Penipe Canton
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Penipe Canton is a canton
of Ecuador
, located in the Chimborazo Province
. Its capital is the town of Penipe. Its population at the 2001 census was 6,485.
The canton consists of one urban parish, Penipe Parish and six rural ones:
Cantons of Ecuador
The Cantons of Ecuador are the second-level subdivisions of Ecuador, below the provinces. There are 226 cantons in the country, of which three are not in any province. The cantons are further sub-divided into parishes, which are classified as either urban or rural...
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...
, located in the Chimborazo Province
Chimborazo Province
Chimborazo is a province in Ecuador, located in the central Ecuadorian Andes, containing a section of Sangay National Park. The capital is Riobamba. The province contains Chimborazo , Ecuador's highest mountain.- Cantons :...
. Its capital is the town of Penipe. Its population at the 2001 census was 6,485.
The canton consists of one urban parish, Penipe Parish and six rural ones:
- Bayushig Parish
- Bilbao Parish
- La Candelaria Parish
- El Altar Parish
- Matus Parish
- Puela Parish