Tulcán is the capital of Carchi Province in northern Ecuador, sitting just a few kilometers from the border with Colombia. At about 2,980 meters elevation it is considered the highest city in Ecuador, with a population of roughly 56,719 at the 2022 census. The city is known for its topiary cemetery, an elaborate garden of cypress hedges cut into figures beginning in 1936. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Tulcán (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 56,719 (2022)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 0.811667, longitude -77.718611
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 2980 m
P2046 (area)
area 15.0 sq km
P571 (inception)
inception 1535
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 56719 (2022)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Tulcán - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevationQuote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 2962 m
3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 0.75, -77.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 0.75, -77.75
0.75 -77.75 Csb
4. GeoNames: Tulcán - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3650472Quote, cities500 record 3650472
0.8124 -77.71709 P PPLA EC 05 0401 040150 86498 2962 America/Guayaquil
Tulcán (Wikipedia)
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"Tulcan" is also an alternative spelling of tulchan Tulcán (Spanish pronunciation: [tulˈkan]) is the capital of the province of Carchi in Ecuador and the seat of Tulcán Canton.
- In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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