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Tulcán
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"Tulcan" is also an alternative spelling of tulchan
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- Locality
- Tulcán
- Region
- Carchi
- Country
- Ecuador
- Population
- 86,498
- Timezone
- America/Guayaquil
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
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- 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
- Official name
- Tulcán
- Demonym
- tulcaneña
- Population
- 56719
- Area
- 15
- Elevation
- 2980
- Official website
- www.gmtulcan.gob.ec
- Dialing code
- 593 6
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- Commons category
- Tulcán
- Commons gallery
- Tulcán
- inception
- 1535-06-11
- postal code
- EC040150
- P12749
- Mr. Lawrence
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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)
~4 min read
Article
10 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Independence
- Proximity to Colombia
- Geography
- Climate
- Transportation
- See also
- References
- External links
"Tulcan" is also an alternative spelling of tulchan
Tulcán () is the capital of the province of Carchi in Ecuador and the seat of Tulcán Canton. The population of the city of Tulcán was 56,719 in the 2022 census. Tulcán is known for its hot springs, deep wells, 3-acre topiary garden cemetery, the most elaborate topiary in the New World, created with Cupressus sempervirens by José Maria Azael Franco in 1936. The city is the highest in Ecuador, at above sea level, and it is located in the north of Andes Mountains in Ecuador, at of the border between Ecuador and Colombia.
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On the map
2 mapped locations