Chambo

Chambo is a town in , . It is the county seat of the . It is also the birthplace of former Ecuadorian president Osvaldo Hurtado as well as notable 19th-century educator Leopoldo Freire, entrepreneur Alejandrino Capelo, and educator Jorge Capelo Freire.
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is a city in the Andean highlands of . It is known locally as the "Sultan of the Andes". sits in a valley surrounded by several large hills and snowcapped mountains.

Chambo

Latitude
-1.73207° or 1° 43′ 55″ south
Longitude
-78.59511° or 78° 35′ 42″ west
Elevation
2,751 metres (9,026 feet)
United Nations Location Code
EC CHM
Open location code
67C37C93+5X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 249422551
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3659451
Wiki­data ID
Q5069695
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Russian—“Chambo” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: Чамба
  • Dutch: Chambo
  • French: Chambo
  • Galician: Chambo
  • Irish: Chambo
  • Italian: Chambo (Ecuador)
  • Italian: Chambo
  • Polish: Chambo
  • Quechua: Chambo
  • Quechua: Champu
  • Russian: Чамбо

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