Alausí Parish
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Alausí Parish is an urban parish
in Ecuador
, Chimborazo Province
, Alausí Canton
. Its seat is Alausí
.
Parishes of Ecuador
The Parishes of Ecuador are the third-level administrative units of Ecuador. The Cantons of Ecuador are divided into parishes which are similar to municipalities or communes in many countries. There are over 1,500 parishes in Ecuador....
in Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
, Chimborazo Province
Chimborazo Province
Chimborazo is a province in Ecuador, located in the central Ecuadorian Andes, containing a section of Sangay National Park. The capital is Riobamba. The province contains Chimborazo , Ecuador's highest mountain.- Cantons :...
, Alausí Canton
Alausí Canton
Alausí Canton is a canton in the Chimborazo Province in Ecuador. Its seat is Alausí.- Subdivision :The canton is divided into 10 parishes, one urban parish, Alausí, and nine rural parishes: Achupallas, Guasuntos, Multitud, Pistishi, Pumallacta, Tixán, Sibambe, Sevilla, Huigra.- References :* * -...
. Its seat is Alausí
Alausí
Alausí is a town in the Chimborazo province of Ecuador.- History :During the Spanish conquest of Ecuador, the city was named by Sebastián de Belalcázar as San Pedro de Alausí, giving the city the name of the saint of the day, coinciding with the founding of the city of Quito. Later the founding of...
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