Tulcán Canton (Cantón Tulcán)
Most of the population of the canton is in the Andes, especially in the city and surroundings of Tulcán, but the land area stretches into the Andes foothills to the west. Tulcan has the highest elevation of any city in Ecuador, 2950 m above sea level. The northern limit of the canton is the border with Colombia with the most important land passage between the two countries at Rumichaca Bridge.
The canton is sub-divided into ten parishes: El Carmelo (El Pun), El Chical, Julio Andrade (Orejuela), Maldonado, Pioter, Santa Martha de Cuba, Tobar Donoso (La Bocana de Camumbi), Tufiño, Tulcán, and Urbina (Taya).
Richard Carapaz, winner of the Giro d'Italia and the first Ecuadorian to win a Grand Tour of cycling was born in El Carmelo.
Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:
* Mestizo 87.4%
* Indigenous 5.3%
* Afro-Ecuadorian 3.6%
* White 3.3%
* Montubio 0.3%
Map - Tulcán Canton (Cantón Tulcán)
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Country - Ecuador
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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USD | United States dollar | $ | 2 |
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ES | Spanish language |