Tulcán
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Place details
- Locality
- Tulcán
- Region
- Carchi
- Country
- Ecuador
- Population
- 86,498
- Timezone
- America/Guayaquil
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
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- Csb
- Settlement.official_name
- Tulcán
- Settlement.nickname
- "Heir of the Sun, and Earth"
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- City
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- City
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- From top, left to right: Aerial view of the city, south of Tulcan, Central Park of Independence, University Avenue, José María Azael Franco Guerrero Cemetery, Lemarie Theater, City of Tulcán Velodrome, Carchi State Polytechnic University and Eloy Alfaro Market.
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- Flag of Tulcán.svg
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- Ecuador
- Settlement.mapsize
- 200px
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- Country
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- Province
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Key dates
- Inception
- 11 June 1535
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- border city
- Official name
- Tulcán
- Demonym
- tulcaneña
- Country
- Ecuador
- Located in
- Tulcán Canton
- Population
- +56719
- Area
- +15
- Elevation
- +2980
- Time zone
- Q5390
- Capital of
- Tulcán Canton
- Official website
- www.gmtulcan.gob.ec
Article
10 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Independence
- Proximity to Colombia
- Geography
- Climate
- Transportation
- See also
- References
- External links
"Tulcan" is also an alternative spelling of tulchan
Tulcán () is the capital of the province of Carchi in Ecuador and the seat of Tulcán Canton. The population of the city of Tulcán was 56,719 in the 2022 census. Tulcán is known for its hot springs, deep wells, 3-acre topiary garden cemetery, the most elaborate topiary in the New World, created with Cupressus sempervirens by José Maria Azael Franco in 1936. The city is the highest in Ecuador, at above sea level, and it is located in the north of Andes Mountains in Ecuador, at of the border between Ecuador and Colombia.