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Cayambe Canton

Coordinates: 0°13′S 78°31′W / 0.217°S 78.517°W / -0.217; -78.517
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Cayambe
Canton
Cayambe Canton
Location of Pichincha Province in Ecuador.
Location of Pichincha Province in Ecuador.
Cantons of Pichincha Province
Cantons of Pichincha Province
Country Ecuador
Province Pichincha
Creation of the canton1883-07-23
Canton seatCayambe
ParishesAscázubi, Ayora, Cangahua, Cayambe, Cusubamba, Juan Montalvo, Olmedo, Otón
Websitehttp://www.municipiocayambe.gov.ec

Cayambe is a canton in the northeast of the province of Pichincha, in northern Ecuador, South America. The canton is named after the Cayambe, a 5,800-meter-high snow-covered stratovolcano in the east of the canton. The main part of the canton occupies the eastern portion of the Pisque river basin and is surrounded by volcanoes.

The seat of the canton, also named after the volcano, is Cayambe. The economy of the canton is basically agricultural, based on raising cattle and producing dairy products and growing flowers for export in greenhouses, and also cereals for local consumption. The Swiss food company Nestlé and the Cayambean company Miraflores have dairy-product factories in the city of Cayambe.

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