Yacuambi Canton | |
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Country | Ecuador |
Province | Zamora-Chinchipe Province |
Time zone | UTC-5 (ECT) |
Yacuambi Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Zamora-Chinchipe Province. Its capital is the town of Yacuambi. Its population at the 2001 census was 5,229. [1]
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