Penipe, Chimborazo, Ecuador Genealogy

Guide to Canton of Penipe ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History

 * Penipe was founded on October 4, 1563.
 * In 1845 Penipe became a civil part of the Guano Canton.
 * Penipe was elevated to the canton level on February 9, 1984.
 * The Penipe Canton has a population of approximately 7,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no online records for the Penipe Canton.

Parish Records

 * 1565-2011 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1714-1945 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio de Penipe
 * Cementerio de la jurisdicción parroquial de El Altar
 * Cementerio de Matus

Urban Parishes

 * Penipe

Rural Parishes

 * Bayushig
 * Bilbao
 * La Candelaria
 * El Altar
 * Matus
 * Puela