Pedro Moncayo
Cantón Pedro Moncayo
Canton
Pedro Moncayo Canton
Flag of Pedro Moncayo
Official seal of Pedro Moncayo
Location of Pichincha Province in Ecuador.
Location of Pichincha Province in Ecuador.
Pedro Moncayo Canton in Pichincha Province
Pedro Moncayo Canton in Pichincha Province
Country  Ecuador
Province Pichincha
Creation of the canton 1911-09-26
Named for Pedro Moncayo
Canton seat Tabacundo
Parishes Tabacundo, La Esperanza, Malchinguí
Government
 • Type Municipality
Area
 • Total 334.3 km2 (129.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)[1]
 • Total 40,483
 • Density 120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (ECT)
Postal code
EC1704 (new format), P04 (old format)
Area code 593 2
Website http://www.pedromoncayo.gov.ec

Pedro Moncayo is a canton in the north of the Pichincha Province, Ecuador. The seat of the canton is the city of Tabacundo. The canton is named after politician Pedro Moncayo. The canton is separated by the Mojanda volcano from the canton of Otavalo in the province of Imbabura in the north. It borders the same-province cantons of Cayambe and Quito.

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

References

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Pedro Moncayo Canton