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Place details
- Locality
- Tulcán
- Region
- Carchi
- Country
- Ecuador
- Population
- 86,498
- Timezone
- America/Guayaquil
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.blank_info
- Csb
- Settlement.official_name
- Tulcán
- Settlement.nickname
- "Heir of the Sun, and Earth"
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.total_type
- City
- Settlement.image_caption
- 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.
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Tulcán.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ecuador
- Settlement.mapsize
- 200px
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Carchi
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Canton
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Tulcán Canton
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Andrés Ruano
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 11.09
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2022 census
via Wikipedia infobox
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
- UTC−05:00
- Capital of
- Tulcán Canton
- Official website
- www.gmtulcan.gob.ec
- Dialing code
- 593 6
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- Commons category
- Tulcán
- twinned administrative body
- Pasto
- Commons gallery
- Tulcán
- inception
- 1535-06-11
- office held by head of government
- mayor
- postal code
- EC040150
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Tulcán
- P12749
- Mr. Lawrence
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0
Travel guide
Get around
Unfortunately the taxis have fixed the price to and from the border into town at $3/trip, even though this is more than it should be (or would be if they had meters).
There is frequent city bus running between terminal and the centre (and beyond). The fare is $0.30. At parque Ayoro, you can catch a colectivo to the border (Rumichaca, $0.75).
Sleep
There are many hotels ranging from $10/single in downtown area and near the bus terminal.
Go next
Ipiales is just on the other side of the border and can be reached with collectivos or taxis.
Otavalo is a few hours south on the Panamericana.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Article · Deutsch
Tulcán ist die Hauptstadt und größte Stadt der ecuadorianischen Provinz Carchi. Außerdem ist Tulcán ein Municipio. Die Stadt hatte beim Zensus 2010 53.558 Einwohner. Die Lage in 2960 m Höhe in den Anden verleiht Tulcán das ganze Jahr über eine für Ecuador ungewöhnliche Kühle. Die Stadt ist Sitz des gleichnamigen Bistums. Ihre Bedeutung gewinnt die Stadt vor allem durch die unmittelbare Nähe zur kolumbianischen Grenze, wo ihr die kolumbianische Stadt Ipiales gegenüberliegt. Tulcán liegt an der Panamericana, die hier die Grenze überquert. Als größte Sehenswürdigkeit des Ortes gilt der Friedhof von Tulcán mit seinen kunstvoll beschnittenen Büschen und Hecken, eine Arbeit, die 1936 von José Franco aus dem nahegelegenen Dorf El Ángel begonnen wurde und von einem Sohn fortgesetzt wurde.
Abstract from DBpedia / Wikipedia · CC BY-SA
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