Santiago de Méndez Canton

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Santiago de Méndez Canton
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Tayuza, Santiago de Méndez Canton
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Location of Morona-Santiago Province in Ecuador.
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Cantons of Morona Santiago Province
Coordinates: 3°25′47″S78°33′56″W / 3.4298°S 78.5656°W / -3.4298; -78.5656
CountryFlag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Province Morona-Santiago Province
Time zone ECT (UTC-5)

Santiago de Méndez Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Morona-Santiago Province. Its capital is the town of Santiago. Its population at the 2001 census was 9,841. [1]

Cantons of Ecuador Ecuador territorial subdivision of a province

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.

Ecuador Republic in South America

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 and the largest city as well.

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References

  1. Cantons of Ecuador at statoids.com