Cayambe, Ecuador

Cayambe
Kayampi
City
Flag of Cayambe
Motto: 
It is my passion (Es mi Pasion)
Cayambe is located in Ecuador
Cayambe
Cayambe
Location of Cayambe within Pichincha and Ecuador
Coordinates: 0°02′38″N 78°09′22″W / 0.04389°N 78.15611°W / 0.04389; -78.15611
CountyEcuador
ProvincePichincha
CantonCayambe
Legal creationJuly 23, 1883
Urban parishes
Government
Area
 • City
11.71 km2 (4.52 sq mi)
Elevation
2,830 m (9,280 ft)
Population
 (Census 2022-10-01)[1]
 • City
44,559
 • Density3,800/km2 (9,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (ECT)
Climate14° Csb

Cayambe is an agricultural service city (population 44,559 at the last census on October 1, 2022) in highland Ecuador. It lies at the foot of the Cayambe volcano. While the city is mainly peopled by mestizos, the surrounding rural population is primarily composed of indigenous people who are mainly involved in subsistence agriculture, dairy farming and procurement of lumber. It is the third-largest city in Pichincha Province.

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Cayambe