Tosagua
Sign in to saveTosagua is a city in Ecuador, with a population of 11,317, and the seat of Tosagua Canton. It is located on the river Carrizal in the northwestern part of Manabí Province. Its name comes from the native tribe called The Tosahuas. Founded as a county on January 20, 1984, after approval by Congress and the president of the republic Osvaldo Hurtado Larrea. In the city are the main institutions and organizations Tosagua council. Tasagua Canton has an area of 381.6 square kilometers and is the geographical axis of what is known as the northern part of Manabí.
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Place details
- Locality
- Parroquia Tosagua
- Region
- Manabí
- Country
- Ecuador
- Population
- 14,680
- Timezone
- America/Guayaquil
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Tosagua
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.total_type
- City
- Settlement.image_flag
- Bandera de Tosagua.svg
- Settlement.nickname
- Corazón de Manabí (The heart of Manabí)
- Settlement.mapsize
- 200px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ecuador
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Ecuador
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Manabí
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Canton
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Tosagua
- Settlement.established_title
- City Established
- Settlement.established_date
- January 20, 1984
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Sra. Elba Gonzalez Alava (2019-2023)
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 4.53
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Tosagua
- Demonym
- tosagüense
- Country
- Ecuador
- Located in
- Tosagua Canton
- Population
- 11317
- Area
- 6.41
- Elevation
- 11
- Time zone
- Q5390
- Capital of
- Tosagua Canton
- Official website
- tosagua.gob.ec
- Dialing code
- 593 5
- Patron saint
- Immaculate Conception of Mary
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- inception
- 1628-12-08
- office held by head of government
- mayor
- postal code
- EC131550
- P12749
- 1904 Summer Olympics
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Encyclopedic overview
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Tosagua is a city in Ecuador, with a population of 11,317, and the seat of Tosagua Canton. It is located on the river Carrizal in the northwestern part of Manabí Province. Its name comes from the native tribe called The Tosahuas. Founded as a county on January 20, 1984, after approval by Congress and the president of the republic Osvaldo Hurtado Larrea. In the city are the main institutions and organizations Tosagua council. Tasagua Canton has an area of 381.6 square kilometers and is the geographical axis of what is known as the northern part of Manabí.
==Economy== It is a prosperous area with outstanding traditional planting and harvesting a variety of nutritious fruits coastal area, such as cocoa, coffee, banana, cassava, maize, among others.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tosagua” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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