Riobamba (Ecuador)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
ריובמבה (אקוודור)
Name (Latin)
Riobamba (Ecuador)
Other forms of name
San Pedro de Riobamba (Ecuador)
Coordinates
-78.64833333 -78.64833333 -1.673055555 -1.673055555 (gooearth )
Associated country
Ecuador
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 127968369
Wikidata: Q478675
Library of congress: n 89653318
Sources of Information
  • BGN Ecuador, 1957(Riobamba; popl 1°40ʹS 78°38ʹW)
  • Riobamba, 2018:tomo 1, title page (Riobamba) tomo 1, cover (Ciudad San Pedro de Riobamba) tomo 1, page 396 (San Pedro de Riobamba)
  • Seminario Andino de Riego Parcelario (1988 : Riobamba, Ecuador). Seminario Andino de Riego Parcelario, 1988:t.p. (Riobamba, Ecuador)
  • BGN Ecuador, 1957(Riobamba; popl 1p0s40ʹS 78p0s38ʹW)

Wikipedia description:

Riobamba (Spanish pronunciation: [rjoˈβamba], full name San Pedro de Riobamba; Quechua: Rispampa) is the capital of Chimborazo Province in central Ecuador, and is located in the Chambo River Valley of the Andes. It is located 200 km (120 mi) south of Ecuador's capital Quito and situated at an elevation of 2,754 m. The city is an important regional transport center and a stop on the Pan-American Highway, which runs through Ecuador. Riobamba is one of the largest cities in the central portion of Ecuador's Sierra region.

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