Colombia is a unitary republic made up of thirty-two departments and a Capital District. Each department has a governor (gobernador) and an Assembly, elected by popular vote for a four-year period. The governor cannot be re-elected in consecutive periods. Departments are country subdivisions and are granted a certain degree of autonomy.
Miranda State is one of the 23 states (estados) of Venezuela and the second most populous after Zulia State. As of the 2011 census, it had a population of 2,675,165 residents. It also has the greatest Human Development Index in Venezuela, according to the Venezuelan National Institute of Statistics. The most recent population estimate was 3,194,390 in mid-2016.
The Tsachila, also called the Colorados, are an indigenous people of the Ecuadorian province of Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, partly named after them. Their native language is Tsafiki, a member of the Barbacoan linguistic family, and translates to mean "true word".
The National Assembly is the legislative branch of the government of Nicaragua founded in 1986 to replace the bicameral National Congress of Nicaragua, which consisted of two chambers.
Salinas is a coastal city located in the Province of Santa Elena, Ecuador. It is the seat of the canton that bears its name. The westernmost city on mainland Ecuador, Salinas is an important tourist center. Salinas, Ecuador's largest coastal resort, offers one of the country's best real estate investment markets and most popular and most upscale beach lifestyle. It was the site of the ISA World Junior Surfing Games Ecuador in 2009. There are two major yacht clubs in Salinas, the first is Salinas Yacht Club, which is smaller than the Puerto Lucia Yacht Club, in Santa Elena, in an area known as 'La Libertad' which, in Spanish means 'The Freedom Town'. Puerto Lucia boasts a hotel, several restaurants, a private beach and apartment buildings, as well as the large marina and port.
Babahoyo, founded May 27, 1948, by legislative decree, is the capital of the Los Ríos province of Ecuador. Its population is cited around 153,000. It is bordered by two rivers, the San Pablo and the Caracol, which join to form the Babahoyo River. This meets the Daule River to form the Guayas River, which runs to the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Guayaquil.
The Diocese of Segorbe-Castellón is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Castellón, part of the autonomous community of Valencia. The diocese forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Valencia, and is thus suffragan to the Archdiocese of Valencia.
Barva is the second canton in the province of Heredia in Costa Rica.
Esparza is a canton in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica. The head city is Esparza in Espíritu Santo district.
Buena Fe a city in Los Ríos Province, Ecuador. Its history dates back to 1943 when settlers arrived and Medardo Rosa Espinoza Cabezas Figueroa Carrillo rented a village in what is now the Las Vegas, where they set up a shop which gave the name of Buena Fe . Over the years the name became generic, and others soon built their homes in the surrounding areas, gradually forming the village. Having reached a relative development, by decree No. 174 of October 11, 1979 Buena Fe was built as a rural parish of Quevedo Canton, to which it belonged until 1992, when a pro cantonization committee chaired by Gilberto Salinas got the Whole Standing Legislative Committees issued the decree in question, which after being signed by President Rodrigo Borja Cevallos was published in Official Gazette No. 995 of 7 August. Earnest jurisdiction extends in a very fertile and rich, which has taken a big boost agro-industry, especially in the production of beef, cocoa, coffee, oil palm and a variety of fruits. Buena Fe is the rural district of parish Patricia Pilar and sections of San Francisco, Cuatro Mangas, La Reserva, Fumisa, 24 de Mayo, Glance, La Catorce, Pechiche, Los Angeles and Zulema.
La Maná is a town in the Cotopaxi Province of Ecuador. It is the seat of the La Maná Canton.La Maná, is one of seven canton of the Cotopaxi Province in Ecuador. La Maná is not only a canton but also is the name the main town. It has a total area of 66,258 acres. It is the sixth canton of the province of Cotopaxi. The origin of La Mana has its mysteries and charms. La Mana, is derived from LANG MANA ATTI which means “mine of great king”. It is named that because of its abundance of gold and other minerals in the subsoil. The “Colorado” word (safiqui) MANA means “beautiful, big” which is attributed to the fertility of the land. La Mana was inhabited by the Tsachilas or “Los Colorados”. In the sector, many vestiges of their presence have been discovered, such as pieces of clay, zoomorphic statuettes with ornaments, and clay pots, where presumably, they melted metals like the gold that abounded in the mountains. The legislative Committee of Civil and Penal Law sent a bill for the creation of the canton La Maná, in the Cotopaxi Province. On May 19, 1986, under the government of León Febres Cordero, La Maná became a canton. In the canton, there is a monument to commemorate Carlos Lozada Quintana, who owned the La Merced Hacienda. He donated the lands for plazas, parks, streets, schools, and indispensable services for the community´s welfare. La Mana, unlike other towns, is a settlement town by people who came from different parts of the country. They all brought their customs and traditions with them. Its immense forests, its gigantic plantations of banana, orito, yucca, cocoa, tobacco and coffee, as well as its strategic geographic location and its auriferous wealth, confer special characteristics that favor its development and has a leading role in Ecuadorian economy.
Puyo, also known as El Puyo, is the capital of Pastaza, a province in Ecuador. Puyo is located at an altitude of approximately 950 metres above sea level by the Puyo River, a tributary of the Pastaza River, which eventually leads into the Amazon River. True to its name, derived from the Kichwa word for "cloudy", the local climate is a wet one and the weather is often overcast.
Chone is a town in the province of Manabí in Ecuador. Officially, La Real Santisíma Villa Rica de la Bendita Providencia de San Cayetano de Chone de esta nuestra Nueva Castilla in reference to Saint Cajetan and The City of Kings, called Pueblo Viejo de Chone or Señorío de Pechance was founded in the early days of the colonization. It is in Ecuador's low-lying coastal region and plays an important CHONE transportation hub. It is about seven hours by bus from the capital city of Quito.
Canatlán is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in northwestern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Ciudad Canatlán. The municipality covers an area of 4686.1 km2.
Gonzanamá is a small town and also part of one of the 16 cantons (Gonzanamá) in Loja Province, Ecuador.
Girón is a town and parish in Azuay Province, Ecuador. The town has 3,518 residents, and the Girón Canton as a whole has 12,583 residents.
Guachapala is a canton in the province of Azuay, Ecuador, was created in the presidency of the Architect Sixto Durán Ballén according to the Supplement to Official Gazette No. 623 of January 31, 1995. According to the last census conducted by the INEC, its population is approximately 3409 people, is famous for the religious shrine of Lord Andacocha, so many tourists get religious.
Quinindé Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Esmeraldas Province. Its capital is the town of Quinindé. Its population at the 2001 census was 88,337. It is located in the Costa Region. Its cantonal head is the city of Rosa Zárate, a place where a large part of its total population is grouped.
Palestina is a town located in northern Guayas, Ecuador. It is the seat of Palestina Canton, created in 1988. Palestina currently has 16,065 inhabitants, and its nearby cities are Santa Lucía, Daule, Colimes and Balzar. This town is located 80 km from Guayaquil, at the Northern Centre of the province; in other words, it is located 75 km from the capital province. This town occupies a territory of approximately 300 km2.
Canton in the province of Los Ríos. The history of this county dates back to 1943 when the purpose of settling in the area arrived and Mr. Medardo Rosa Espinoza Cabezas Figueroa Carrillo, who rented a villa in what is now the Las Vegas, where they set up shop which gave the name of Good Faith Over the years the name became generic and others were soon built their homes in the surrounding areas gradually formed the village. Having reached a relative development, by decree No. 174 of October 11, 1979 Buena Fe was built as a rural parish Quevedo Canton, to which it belonged until 1992, when a pro cantonization committee chaired by Mr. Gilberto Salinas got the Whole Standing Legislative Committees issued the decree in question, which after being signed by the President, Dr. Rodrigo Borja, was published in Official Gazette No. 995 of 7 August. Earnest jurisdiction extends in a very fertile and rich, which has taken a big boost agro-industry, especially in the production of beef, cocoa, coffee, oil palm and fruit variety. Buena Fe belong to the district rural parish Patricia Pilar and sections of San Francisco, Four Mangas, La Reserva, Fumisa, May 24, Glance, The Fourteen, Pechiche, Los Angeles and Zulema.
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