Rumiñahui_(canton)

Rumiñahui Canton

Rumiñahui Canton

Canton in Pichincha Province, Ecuador

This article is about the canton in Ecuador. For other uses, see Rumiñawi.

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]

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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. [1]
    Citypopulation.de
  2. [2]
    Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. [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. [4]
    "Rumiñahui, el primer Pueblo Mágico de Pichincha". El Comercio. Retrieved 2021-04-02.

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