Ambato is a department in the province of Catamarca in the northwest of Argentina . It covers an area of 1761 km and features a mountainous terrain throughout. Administratively, it is divided into 7 districts: El Rodeo, Las Juntas, La Puerta, Los Varela, El Bolsón, Singuil, and Los Castillos.
5-773: Ambato may refer to: Ambato Department , an administrative division in Catamarca Province, Argentina Ambato Canton , Ecuador Ambato, Ecuador , a city in Ambato Canton Ambato-Boeni , a district in Madagascar Ambato Ambarimay , a town and commune in Ambato-Boeni Ambato River , in Ecuador Ambato, Ambohidratrimo , a town in
10-636: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ambato Department According to some authors, its name comes from the Kakán expression An-Huatu, which means "high sorcerer," and is related to the highest hill in the area, the Manchao hill. Other versions suggest that it comes from the Quechua word Hamppatu or Ampatu, which means "Toad Hill". The department entirely features mountainous relief, typical of
15-572: The Sierras Pampeanas region. The highest point is the Manchao hill (4500 m above sea level). Within Ambato is the source of the Valle river and most of its basin, formed by various rivers and streams. Ambato falls within the arid climate region of mountains and basins, but the numerous watercourses create a more humid microclimate, with average annual precipitation of 350 mm, primarily during
20-657: The district of Ambohidratrimo, Analamanga, Madagascar See also [ edit ] Ampato , a volcano in the Andes of southern Peru [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ambato&oldid=1206309469 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
25-533: The summer months. These conditions favor the development of abundant mountain vegetation. It has a population of 4463 inhabitants (INDEC, 2010), representing a decrease of 1.4% from the 4525 inhabitants (INDEC, 2001) recorded in the previous census. The seismic activity in the Catamarca region is frequent and of low intensity, with a seismic silence of medium to severe earthquakes every 30 years in random areas. The last occurrences were: This article about
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