Latacunga Canton | |
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Canton | |
Guaytacama with Cotopaxi volcano in the background | |
Cantons of Cotopaxi Province | |
Parishes of Latacunga Canton | |
Coordinates: 0°56′S78°37′W / 0.933°S 78.617°W Coordinates: 0°56′S78°37′W / 0.933°S 78.617°W | |
Country | |
Province | Cotopaxi Province |
Capital | Latacunga |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 143,979 |
Time zone | ECT (UTC-5) |
Latacunga Canton is one of seven cantons of the Cotopaxi Province in Ecuador. Its population at the 2001 census was 143,979. [1] Its capital is the town of Latacunga.
The Cantons of Ecuador are the second-level subdivisions of Ecuador, below the provinces. There are 221 cantons in the country, of which three are not in any province. The cantons are further sub-divided into parishes, which are classified as either urban or rural. Below is a list of cantons by province.
Cotopaxi is one of the provinces of Ecuador. The capital is Latacunga. The province contains the Cotopaxi Volcano, an intermittent volcano with a height of 19,388 feet.
Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Ecuador also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) west of the mainland. The capital city is Quito, which is also the largest city.
The capital of the canton consists of the following urban parishes: Eloy Alfaro (San Felipe), Ignacio Flores (La Laguna), Juan Montalvo (San Sebastián), La Matríz, San Buenaventura.
The canton is divided into the following rural parishes:
Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010: [2]
The Ecuadorian census is conducted by the governmental institution known as INEC, Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas y Censos. The census in Ecuador is conducted every 10 years, and its objective is to obtain the number of people residing within its borders. The current census now includes household information.
Mestizo is a term traditionally used in Spain, Latin America and the Philippines that originally referred to a person of combined European and Indigenous American descent, regardless of where the person was born. The term was used as an ethnic/racial category in the casta system that was in use during the Spanish Empire's control of its American and Asian colonies. Nowadays though, particularly in Spanish America, mestizo has become more of a cultural term, with culturally mainstream Latin Americans regarded or termed as mestizos regardless of their actual ancestry and with the term Indian being reserved exclusively for people who have maintained a separate indigenous ethnic identity, language, tribal affiliation, etc. Consequently, today, the vast majority of Spanish-speaking Latin Americans are regarded as mestizos.
Indigenous peoples in Ecuador, also Native Ecuadorians or Native Americans, are the groups of people who were present in what became Ecuador before the Spanish colonization of the Americas. The term also includes their descendants from the time of the Spanish conquest to the present. Their history, which encompasses the last 11,000 years, reaches into the present; 25 percent of Ecuador's population is of indigenous heritage, while another 70 percent is of mixed indigenous and European heritage.
Afro-Ecuadorians are an ethnic group in Ecuador who are descendants of formerly enslaved Africans brought by the Spanish during their conquest of Ecuador from the Incas. They make up from 7% to 10% of Ecuador's population.
El Oro is the southernmost of Ecuador's coastal provinces. It was named for its historically important gold production. Today it is one of the world's major exporters of bananas. The capital is Machala.
Chimborazo is a province in the central Ecuadorian Andes. It is a home to a section of Sangay National Park. The capital is Riobamba. The province contains Chimborazo, Ecuador's highest mountain.
Esmeraldas is a province in northwestern Ecuador. The capital is Esmeraldas.
The Guayaquil Canton, official the Municipality of Guayaquil, is a canton in the center of the Guayas Province in western Ecuador. The canton was named after its seat, the city of Guayaquil, the most populous city in Ecuador.
Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas is a province in the Republic of Ecuador, created in October 2007 from territory previously in the province of Pichincha.
Salcedo is a canton in the Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador. in 2014 it had a population of 70,000. The capital of the canton is San Miguel de Salcedo.
Cuenca Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Azuay Province. Its capital is the town of Cuenca. During the census of 2001 the canton had 417,632 inhabitants and in 2010 it had 505,585 inhabitants.
Bolívar Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in Carchi Province. Its capital is the town of Bolívar. Its population at the 2001 census was 13,898 and in 2010 was 14,347.
Mira Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in Carchi Province. Its capital is the town of Mira. Its population in the 2001 census was 12,919 and was 12,180 in the 2010 census. The area is 588 square kilometres (227 sq mi).
Montúfar Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in Carchi Province. Its capital is the city of San Gabriel. The canton's population in the 2001 census was 28,576 and was 30,511 in the 2010 census.
La Maná Canton is a canton of Ecuador in the Cotopaxi Province. Its capital is the town of La Maná. Its population at the 2001 census was 32,115.
Pangua Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Cotopaxi Province. Its capital is the town of El Corazón. Its population at the 2001 census was 19,877.
Pujilí Canton is one of seven cantons of the Cotopaxi Province in Ecuador. Its population at the 2001 census was 60,728. Its capital is the town of Pujilí.
Saquisilí Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Cotopaxi Province. Its capital is the town of Saquisilí. Its population at the 2001 census was 20,815.
Sigchos Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Cotopaxi Province. Its capital is the town of Sigchos. Its population at the 2001 census was 20,722.
Antonio Ante Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in Imbabura Province. Its population at the 2001 census was 36,053. and increased to 43,518 in the 2010 census. The canton has an area of 81 square kilometres (31 sq mi).
Ibarra Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in Imbabura Province. Its capital is the town of Ibarra. Its population in the 2001 census was 153,256 and 181,175 in the 2010 census. The area of the canton is 1,093 square kilometres (422 sq mi).
San Miguel de Urcuquí Canton, or Urkuki, is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Imbabura Province. Its seat is the town of Urcuquí. Its population in the 2001 census was 14,381 and was 15,671 in the 2010 census. The area of the canton is 779 square kilometres (301 sq mi).
San Vicente Canton is a canton of Ecuador. It is the youngest canton in the Manabí Province, having been founded on November 16, 1999 when it was separated from Sucre Canton as a result of citizen procedures. Its capital is the urban parish of San Vicente, while Canoa is the only officially recognized rural parish. Canoa is well known by tourists and foreigners for its good conditions for surfing and paragliding. Another oceanside community, Boca de Briceño, also lies within the canton. Its population at the 2001 census was 19,116. The canton's economy relies on agriculture, livestock, shrimp farming, and tourism.
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