Chunchi, Ecuador

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Chunchi
Coordinates: 02°17′0″S78°55′0″W / 2.28333°S 78.91667°W / -2.28333; -78.91667 Coordinates: 02°17′0″S78°55′0″W / 2.28333°S 78.91667°W / -2.28333; -78.91667
CountryFlag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Province Bandera Provincia Chimborazo.svg  Chimborazo Province
Canton Chunchi Canton
Government
  Mayor Carlos Aguirre
Population (2001)
  Total 3,411
Time zone ECT
Website https://web.archive.org/web/20090503181802/http://www.municipiodechunchi.gov.ec/

Chunchi is a location in the Chimborazo Province, Ecuador. It is the seat of the Chunchi Canton.

Chimborazo Province Province in Ecuador

Chimborazo is a province in the central Ecuadorian Andes. It is a home to a section of Sangay National Park. The capital is Riobamba. The province contains Chimborazo, Ecuador's highest mountain.

Ecuador Republic in South America

Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Ecuador also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) west of the mainland. The capital city is Quito and the largest city as well.

Chunchi Canton Canton in Chimborazo Province, Ecuador

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