Tulcan: facts

At a glance

• Country: Ecuador
• Region: Carchi
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 86,498
• Coordinates: 0.8124° N, 77.7171° W
• Time zone: America/Guayaquil (UTC-05:00)
• Currency: Dollar (USD)
• Distance to the capital, Quito: 147 km (91 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Lieutenant Colonel Luis A. Mantilla International Airport (TUA): 1.1 km (0.7 mi), straight line
• San Luis Airport (IPI, Colombia): 7.5 km (4.6 mi), straight line
• Antonio Nariño Airport (PSO, Colombia): 80 km (50 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Urbina: 4.7 km (2.9 mi)
• Carlosama, Colombia: 5.7 km (3.6 mi)
• Aldana, Colombia: 8.0 km (5.0 mi)
• Ipiales, Colombia: 8.7 km (5.4 mi)
• Pupiales, Colombia: 11 km (7 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Pasto, 66 km (41 mi)