Imbabura Province

Imbabura Province Provincia de Imbabura
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Location in Ecuador
Basic data
Capital	Ibarra
population	380,602 (2005,)
- Share in Ecuador	2.9%
- Rank in Ecuador	Rank 12 of 22
- density	78 inhabitants per km²
surface	4,896 km²
- Share in Ecuador	1.9%
- Rank in Ecuador	Rank 18 out of 22
License Plate	I.
Set up	1861
prefect	Pablo Jurado Moreno ( Movimiento Avanza )
Vice Prefect	Ma. Gabriela Jaramillo ( Movimiento Avanza )
governor	Diego García Pozo
Seats in the National Congress	3 out of 100
structure	6 cantons
ISO 3166-2	EC-I
www.imbabura.gob.ec

The Imbabura Province is a province in Ecuador . It is named after the Imbabura volcano and has about 350,000 inhabitants on an area of ​​4896 km² . Their capital is Ibarra .

geography

The Imbabura Province is located in the northern Andean region of Ecuador. The province borders in the north on the provinces Esmeraldas and Carchi , in the east on the provinces Sucumbíos and Napo , in the south on the province Pichincha and in the west again on Esmeraldas.

The province is also known as the “lake province” or “the blue province” because over 400 lakes are part of its natural heritage. The best known are the Lago San Pablo , located at the foot of the Imbabura volcano , near the Peguche waterfall, and the crater lake Laguna de Cuicocha .

In addition to the Imbabura (4610 m), the volcanoes Cotacachi (4944 m) and Yanahurco de Piñán (4535 m) are the highest mountains in the province.

The Panamericana crosses the province from north to south.

population

The province's population consists largely of Quichua - indigenous people and mestizos . In the Chota Valley (Spanish: Valle del Chota ) on the border with the province of Carchi there are numerous settlements that are inhabited by Afro-Ecuadorians .

In particular, the indigenous population of the Otavalo area is known worldwide for their handicraft weaving. The leather handicrafts from Cotacachi and the wood carvings from San Antonio de Ibarra also have a good reputation.

politics

The directly elected prefect of Imbabura is called Pablo Jurado Moreno and belongs to the Movimiento Avanza , a social democratic alliance. Mayor of the capital Ibarra is Álvaro Castillo (Movimiento Avanza). The most famous politician in the province is Auki Tituaña ( Pachakutik ), former mayor of Cotacachi and an important representative of the Indian movement in Ecuador.

The governor appointed by the president is Diego García Pozo.

Cantons

The Imbabura Province is divided into six cantons . These are (in order of their establishment):

1. Ibarra (already administrative center during colonial times, capital: Ibarra )
2. Otavalo (capital: Otavalo )
3. Cotacachi (established in 1861, capital: Cotacachi )
4. Antonio Ante (established in 1938, capital: Atuntaqui ; Antonio Ante was a liberation fighter from the region in the first half of the 19th century)
5. Pimampiro (established in 1981, capital: Pimampiro )
6. San Miguel de Urcuquí (established in 1984, capital: Urcuquí )

Remarks

1. ^ INEC, Población total y tasas brutas de natalidad, mortalidad general, mortalidad infantil y materna según regiones y provincias de residencia habitual, año 2005 ( Memento of June 8, 2006 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on October 13, 2007.

Coordinates: 0 ° 24 ′  N , 78 ° 19 ′  W