Rumiñahui Canton

This article is about the canton in Ecuador. For other uses, see Rumiñawi.
Rumiñahui
Rumiñawi
Canton

Rumiñahui and Lake Limpiopunku

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Location of Pichincha Province in Ecuador.

Cantons of Pichincha Province
Country  Ecuador
Province Pichincha Province
Capital Sangolquí
Population (2001)
  Total 62,888
Time zone ECT (UTC-5)

Rumiñahui (in hispanicized spelling, [rumiˈɲawi]) or Rumiñawi (Quechua rumi stone, ñawi eye,[1] "stone eye") is a canton of Pichincha Province in Ecuador. Its seat is Sangolquí. The canton lies southeast of Quito Canton.

Parishes

The canton is made up of the following parishes:

See also

Sources

  1. Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)

Coordinates: 0°13′S 78°31′W / 0.217°S 78.517°W / -0.217; -78.517


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