Píllaro

Also known as Santiago de Píllaro

Píllaro () is a town in Ecuador, located in the province of Tungurahua. It is the capital of the Píllaro Canton and stands about 19 km northeast of Ambato, the provincial capital.

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Place details

Locality: Pillaro
Region: Tungurahua
Country: Ecuador
Population: 7,462
Timezone: America/Guayaquil

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Santiago de Píllaro
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.pushpin_map: Ecuador
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Canton
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Píllaro
Settlement.population_demonym: Pillarenos
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Dr. Patricio Sarabia
Settlement.area_total_km2: 5.31
Settlement.population_as_of: 2022 census
Settlement.population_total: 9816
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: ECT
Settlement.utc_offset: -5
Settlement.elevation_m: 2803

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Official website

MUNICIPIO DE PILLARO – GADM SANTIAGO DE PÍLLARO

GADM SANTIAGO DE PÍLLARO

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: city
Official name: Santiago de Píllaro
Demonym: pillareño
Country: Ecuador
Located in: Píllaro Canton
Population: 9816
Area: 6.9
Elevation: 2803
Time zone: Q5390
Capital of: Píllaro Canton
Official website: www.pillaro.gob.ec
Dialing code: 593 3

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inception: 1570-00-00
office held by head of government: mayor
postal code: EC180850
P12749: Tharandt
Commons category: Píllaro

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Píllaro () is a town in Ecuador, located in the province of Tungurahua. It is the capital of the Píllaro Canton and stands about 19 km northeast of Ambato, the provincial capital.

The town is located on a high Andean plain, at an altitude of 2,800 metres above sea level and has an average temperature of around 13 degrees Celsius. It is an agricultural centre, producing primarily cereals, potatoes, and fruit (mainly apples). It is also known as a centre for wood-carving.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Píllaro” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.