Sangolquí is the seat of the Rumiñahui canton in the province of Pichincha

Pichincha Province

Pichincha is a province of Ecuador located in the northern sierra region; its capital and largest city is Quito. It is bordered by Imbabura & Esmeraldas to the north, Cotopaxi & Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas to the south, Napo & Sucumbíos to the east, and Esmeraldas & Santo Domingo de los...

 in northern 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...

. Access to the city of Quito

Quito

San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...

 through the village of Tumbaco or through the "Autopista General Rumiñahui

Rumiñahui (Inca warrior)

Rumiñahui, Ruminavi, Rumiñagui, or alternatively Rumiaoui, born late 15th century, died June 25, 1535, was an Inca warrior who, after the death of Emperor Atahualpa, led the resistance against the Spanish in the northern part of the Inca Empire in 1533.Born in Pillaro in the modern province of...

" (General Rumiñahui Highway).

Currently has the largest shopping center in Ecuador named "San Luis Shopping" but it isn´t the most complete.

It counts with a prestigious university ESPE

ESPE

The Army Polytechnic Institute is a higher education university in Sangolquí, Pinchincha Province, Ecuador. It was established on June 16, 1922.- External links :*...

and schools like: Colegio Liceo del Valle, Colegio Antares, Liceo Naval Quito