Rumiñahui
Rumiñawi
Canton
Rumiñahui and Lake Limpiopunku
Rumiñahui and Lake Limpiopunku
Flag of Rumiñahui
Flag
Official seal of Rumiñahui
Seal
Location of Pichincha Province in Ecuador.
Location of Pichincha Province in Ecuador.
Rumiñahui Canton in Pichincha Province
Rumiñahui Canton in Pichincha Province
Country Ecuador
ProvincePichincha Province
CapitalSangolquí
Established31 May 1938
Area
 • Total135.3 km2 (52.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)[1]
 • Total107,904
 • Density800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (ECT)
Websitehttp://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]

Rumiñahui was named a Pueblo Mágico by the Ecuadorian Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR) in 2020. It was the first canton in Pichincha to be awarded that distinction.[4]

Parishes

The canton is made up of the following parishes:

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

See also

Sources

  1. ↑ Citypopulation.de
  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.
  4. ↑ "Rumiñahui, el primer Pueblo Mágico de Pichincha". El Comercio. Retrieved 2021-04-02.

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