El Quinche is a city of Ecuador

Ecuador

Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...

, in the Pichincha Province

Pichincha Province

Pichincha is a province of Ecuador located in the northern sierra region; its capital and largest city is Quito. It is bordered by Imbabura & Esmeraldas to the north, Cotopaxi & Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas to the south, Napo & Sucumbíos to the east, and Esmeraldas & Santo Domingo de los...

, about 20 mi (32 km) from the city of Quito

Quito

San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...

. The city, administratively a rural parish of the canton of Quito

Quito (canton)

Quito, officially the Metropolitan District of Quito , is a canton in the province of Pichincha, Ecuador.-Governance:The canton is governed by the same mayor and city council that govern the city of Quito.-Population figures:...

, is located in the valley of the headwaters of the Guayllabamba River

Guayllabamba River

The Guayllabamba is a river that originates in the east of Pichincha in northern Ecuador and flows into Esmeraldas. The river is named after the Guayllabamba plain....

, to the west of Pambamarca

Pambamarca

The Pambamarca is an eroded stratovolcano in the Central Cordillera of the northern Ecuadorian Andes in the northeast of Pichincha.The Pambamarca Fortress Complex is a large installation of many Inca fortresses located on the peaks and ridges of the extinct Pambamarca stratovolcano...

. It borders Cayambe Canton to the northeast.

The city is known for the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Presentation of El Quinche.