Rumiñahui Canton

Rumiñahui
Rumiñawi
Canton
Rumiñahui and Lake Limpiopunku

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Location of Pichincha Province in Ecuador.

Cantons of Pichincha Province
Country  Ecuador
Province Pichincha Province
Capital Sangolquí
Established 31 May 1938
Population (2016 projection)[1]
 • Total 104,311
Time zone UTC-5 (ECT)
Website http://www.ruminahui.gob.ec

Rumiñahui (in Hispanicized spelling, [rumiˈɲawi]) or Rumiñawi (Quechua rumi stone, ñawi eye,[2] "stone eye") is a canton of Pichincha Province in Ecuador. Its seat is Sangolquí. The canton lies southeast of Quito Canton and forms a suburb of Quito.[3]

Parishes

The canton is made up of the following parishes:

  • Urban parishes: Sangolquí, Taboada
  • Rural parishes: Cotogchoa, Rumipamba

See also

Sources

  1. ↑ "Proyección de la Población Ecuatoriana, por años calenario, según cantones 2010-2020". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "2.3. General characteristics of the urban socio-ecosystem in Quito". Urban and Peri-Urban Forestry in Quito, Ecuador: a Case-Study. FAO. Retrieved 15 December 2016.

Coordinates: 0°13′S 78°31′W / 0.217°S 78.517°W / -0.217; -78.517


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