San Gabriel is a name of the capital city of San Gabriel parish in Montúfar Canton in Carchi Province of Ecuador. The city and parish are located in the Andes, at an elevation of 2,878 metres (9,442 ft) above sea level.[2]
San Gabriel | |
|---|---|
City and parish | |
 Aerial view of San Gabriel | |
  San Gabriel | |
| Coordinates: 0°35′54″N 77°50′07″W / 0.59833°N 77.83528°W | |
| Country |  Ecuador |
| Province | Carchi |
| Canton | Montúfar Canton |
| Area | |
| • City | 4.19 km2 (1.62 sq mi) |
| • Parish | 145.5 km2 (56.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 census)[1] | |
| • City | 14,497 |
| • Density | 3,500/km2 (9,000/sq mi) |
| • Parish | 20,576 |
| • Parish density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Climate | Csb |
The city of San Gabriel had a population of 12,575 in 2001 and 14,487 in the 2010 census.[3] The parish had a population of 19,230 in 2001 and 21,096 in the census of 2010.[4]
San Gabriel was designated a Pueblo Mágico (magical town) by the Ecuadorian Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR) in 2019. It is one of the country's five original Pueblos Mágicos.[5]
Climate
edit| Climate data for San Gabriel, elevation 2,860 m (9,380 ft), (1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.2 (63.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
17.4 (63.3) |
17.5 (63.5) |
17.4 (63.3) |
16.2 (61.2) |
15.4 (59.7) |
15.4 (59.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
17.7 (63.9) |
18.0 (64.4) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.2 (43.2) |
6.4 (43.5) |
6.5 (43.7) |
7.0 (44.6) |
6.9 (44.4) |
6.2 (43.2) |
5.8 (42.4) |
5.8 (42.4) |
6.0 (42.8) |
6.4 (43.5) |
6.6 (43.9) |
6.7 (44.1) |
6.4 (43.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 63.0 (2.48) |
83.0 (3.27) |
82.0 (3.23) |
113.0 (4.45) |
56.0 (2.20) |
60.0 (2.36) |
53.0 (2.09) |
36.0 (1.42) |
47.0 (1.85) |
98.0 (3.86) |
115.0 (4.53) |
92.0 (3.62) |
898 (35.36) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 83 | 83 | 89 | 84 | 87 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 84 |
| Source: FAO[6] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
edit- Olavo Yépez, (1937-2021), chess master.
Sources
edit- World-Gazetteer.com
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References
edit- ^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of San Gabriel
- ^ Google Earth
- ^ "San Gabriel, Carchi", https://www.citypopulation.de/php/ecuador.php?cityid=040550, accessed 12 Jul 2017
- ^ Ecuador: Municipal Division," https://www.citypopulation.de/php/ecuador-parish-admin.php, accessed 12 July 2017
- ^ "Pueblos Mágicos - Portal Servicios MINTUR". servicios.turismo.gob.ec. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ "CLIMWAT climatic database". Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations. Retrieved 20 June 2024.