El Quinche
El Quinche | |
|---|---|
Rural parish | |
| Coordinates: 0°6′36.08″S 78°17′46.28″W / 0.1100222°S 78.2961889°W | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Province | Pichincha |
| Canton | Quito |
| Elevation | 2,619 m (8,593 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 12,870 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (ECT) |
| Climate | Cwb |
El Quinche is a city of Ecuador, in the Pichincha Province, about 22 km (14 mi) in a straight line distance northeast of the city of Quito. The city, administratively a rural parish of the canton of Quito, is located in the valley of the headwaters of the Guayllabamba River, to the west of Pambamarca. It borders Cayambe Canton to the northeast.