Pedro Moncayo Canton
| Pedro Moncayo Cantón Pedro Moncayo | |||
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| Canton | |||
| Pedro Moncayo Canton | |||
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 Location of Pichincha Province in Ecuador. | |||
 Cantons of Pichincha Province | |||
| Country |
 Ecuador | ||
| Province | Pichincha | ||
| Creation of the canton | 1911-09-26 | ||
| Named for | Pedro Moncayo | ||
| Canton seat | Tabacundo | ||
| Parishes | Tabacundo, La Esperanza, Malchinguí | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Municipality | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 336 km2 (130 sq mi) | ||
| Population (INEC census 2001-11-25) | |||
| • Total | 25,594 | ||
| Decadal national census by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC) | |||
| Time zone | ECT (UTC-5) | ||
| Postal code | EC1704 (new format), P04 (old format) | ||
| Area code(s) | 593 2 | ||
| Website | http://www.pedromoncayo.gov.ec | ||
Pedro Moncayo is a canton in the north of the Pichincha Province, Ecuador. The seat of the canton is the city of Tabacundo. The canton is named after politician Pedro Moncayo. The canton is separated by the Mojanda volcano from the canton of Otavalo in the province of Imbabura in the north. It borders the same-province cantons of Cayambe and Quito.
Coordinates: 0°13′S 78°31′W / 0.217°S 78.517°W
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