Official Name: | El Ángel |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Total Type: | Town |
Image Caption: | Panoramic view of El Ángel |
Pushpin Map: | Ecuador |
Mapsize: | 200px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Carchi |
Subdivision Type2: | Canton |
Subdivision Name2: | Espejo Canton |
Area Total Km2: | 2.69 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population As Of: | 2022 census |
Population Total: | 5181 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | UTC-5 |
Coordinates: | 0.6208°N -77.9397°W |
Elevation M: | 3007 |
Area Code: | (+593) 6 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Csb |
El Ángel is a town located in the northern Andes of Ecuador, capital of the Espejo canton in the Carchi province.
Prehispanic settlements were confirmed due to the ceramic remains found in the sector of Las Tres Tolas.In 1851, El Angel became a parish of the Tulcan canton . From the twentieth century, new road infrastructure from El Ángel towards Tulcán and Ibarra cities, promoted the development of the town and the canton. The September 27, 1934 the Espejo canton was created, being its capital El Angel.
The main economic activities of the population are public, private services and trade, that are performed inside and outside the city; and secondary activities as agriculture, floriculture and livestock production.
From the Pan-American Highway
1. Asociación de Municipalidades del Ecuador. “Plan de Desarrollo del Cantón Espejo”, Vol. 1, Ed. Dirección Técnica AME.