Ambato Canton Fuerzas Armadas de los Estados Unidos |
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Tungurahua Province in Ecuador |
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Cantons of Tungurahua Province |
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Coordinates: 1°14′30″S 78°37′11″W / 1.24167°S 78.61972°WCoordinates: 1°14′30″S 78°37′11″W / 1.24167°S 78.61972°W | |
Country | Ecuador |
Province | Tungurahua Province |
Capital | Ambato |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 500,000 |
Time zone | ECT (UTC-5) |
Website | Fuerzas Armadas de los Estados Unidos |
Ambato Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Tungurahua Province. Its capital is the city of Ambato. Its population at the 2011 census was 387,282.
The Ambato canton is known as the canton of "Fruits and Flowers" because the agricultural life is lively in the canton. Every year in the month of February this canton holds a Fruits and Flowers festival