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Cantons Of Ecuador
The cantons of Ecuador are the second-level subdivisions of Ecuador, below the provinces. The cantons are further subdivided into parishes, which are classified as either urban or rural. As of 2025, there are 222 cantons in the country. The most recently created cantons are Sevilla Don Bosco in Morona Santiago Province in 2024; and La Concordia in Esmeraldas Province in 2007, although in 2013 La Concordia was transferred to Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province. Below is a list of cantons by province. Azuay Province (15 cantons) Bolívar Province (7 cantons) Cañar Province (7 cantons) Carchi Province (6 cantons) Chimborazo Province (10 cantons) Cotopaxi Province (7 cantons) El Oro Province (14 cantons) Esmeraldas Province (7 cantons) Galápagos Province (3 cantons) Guayas Province (25 cantons) Imbabura Province (6 cantons) Loja Province (16 cantons) Los Ríos Province (13 cantons) Manabí Province (22 cantons) Morona-S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mapa Del Ecuador (cantones)
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Cuenca Canton
Cuenca is a cantons of Ecuador, canton of Ecuador, located in the Azuay Province. Its capital is the town of Cuenca, Ecuador, Cuenca. During the census of 2001 the canton had 417,632 inhabitants and in 2010 it had 505,585 inhabitants.Somos 14.483.499 de ecuatorianas y ecuatorianos, según el censo (Spanish) Toponymy The city is named after Santa Ana of the 4 Rivers of Cuenca in honor of the city of Cuenca in Spain, the birthplace of the Spanish viceroy of Peru Andrés Hurtado de Mendoza, who was the one who sent Spanish Gil Ramírez Dávalos to fund the city, and the fact that, this place, in its geographical features are very similar ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oña Canton
Oña Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Azuay Province. Its capital is the town of Oña, Ecuador. Its population at the 2001 census was 3,231. Demographics Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010: *Mestizo 93.0% *Indigenous 3.6% *White 2.2% *Afro-Ecuadorian 1.0% *Montubio 0.2% *Other 0.1% Archaeology In the 21st century, archaeologists investigated the Cubilan area, in Ona Canton, Provincia de Azuay. The Cubilan area covers about 52 km2 between Loja and Azuay Provinces. 23 archaeological localities have been identified by previous studies in this area. Lithic workshops or camp sites of hunter-gatherer societies occupied the region by 12,700 to 9900 cal. BP. The early studies were done by Mathilde Temme. Recent microbotanical studies from Cubilan recovered maize starches from milling and scrapping lithic tools associated with contexts dated to 8078-7959 cal. BP (about 6,000 BC). This is the oldest evidence of maize in South American highlands. O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nabón Canton
Nabón Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Azuay Province. Its capital is the town of Nabón. Its population at the 2001 census was 15,121. Demographics Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010: *Mestizo 66.5% *Indigenous 31.7% *White 0.9% *Afro-Ecuadorian 0.7% *Montubio Montubio is the term used to describe the Mestizos in Ecuador, mestizo people of the countryside of coastal Ecuador. The Montubio make up 7.4% of the country's population and were recognized as a distinct ethnicity by the government in the sprin ... 0.1% *Other 0.1% References Cantons of Azuay Province {{Ecuador-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gualaceo Canton
Gualaceo Canton, nicknamed “El Jardin del Azuay” (The Garden of Azuay), is a canton in the sierra region of Ecuador in the Azuay Province. The seat of the canton Gualaceo, is located 35 km east from the city of Cuenca and is one of the biggest cities in Azuay. Gualaceo Canton has a population of 43,188. It is crossed by the three rivers Santa Bárbara, San Francisco and Guaymincay, and carries the nickname “El Jardin del Azuay” due to the natural surroundings and mountains. The city of Gualaceo currently holds the title of Cultural Heritage Site of the Nation. Gualaceo became an independent canton on the 25 June 1824. History The etymology of the name, "GUALACEO", is derived from a cañari word modified from the Chibcha word Gualaca meaning “macaw’s settlement”; it was a Cañari settlement for long time, belonging to the Kingdom of Quito, until it was conquered by the Incas. In the year 1531 - 1532, the Inca Empire of Tahuantinsuyo ended with the death of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guachapala Canton
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. Demographics Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010: *Mestizo 95.6% *White 2.4% *Afro-Ecuadorian 1.6% *Indigenous 0.3% *Montubio 0.1% *Other 0.0% History The idea that Guachapala, is elevated to Canton, goes back to the decade of the seventies, in which members of the vestry, together with the Directors of the Central School of the population. Has the first meeting for this purpose, agreeing find the main requirements to start this project. Subsequently, at the age of 90, knowing that the neighboring parishes of Bread and Sevilla de Oro, were promoting projects to National Congress of Ec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girón, Azuay
Girón is a town and parish in Azuay Province, Ecuador. The town has a population of 4,353, and Girón parish as a whole has a population of 8,441. History Girón was initially occupied by the Leoquina culture. During the Inca Empire, the area was known as Pacaybamba, meaning guava tree valley. The name Girón was given to the city by Captain Francisco Hernández Girón during his stay there in 1534. The exact date of the city's founding is unknown, as the relevant documents have been lost. When the Spanish built ranches on the land, its indigenous inhabitants moved away into the surrounding countryside and mountains. During the colonial era, land was concentrated in the hands of the rich, and there was a high level of social stratification."Reseña histórica" . Municipalidad de Girón. Girón ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girón Canton
Girón Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Azuay Province. Its capital is the town of Girón. Its population at the 2001 census was 12,583 . Demographics Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010: *Mestizo 94.7% *White 2.9% *Afro-Ecuadorian 1.5% *Indigenous 0.6% *Montubio Montubio is the term used to describe the Mestizos in Ecuador, mestizo people of the countryside of coastal Ecuador. The Montubio make up 7.4% of the country's population and were recognized as a distinct ethnicity by the government in the sprin ... 0.3% *Other 0.1% References Cantons of Azuay Province {{Ecuador-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
