|
Puyango Canton
Puyango is a canton of the Loja Province, Province of Loja, Ecuador. It is located in the west of the province, and borders the cantons of Paltas Canton, Paltas, Celica Canton, Celica, Pindal Canton, Pindal, and Zapotillo Canton, Zapotillo. References Sources *World-Gazetteer.com Cantons of Loja Province {{Ecuador-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar language, Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar language, Shuar: ''Ekuatur Nunka''), is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Ecuador also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about west of the mainland. The country's Capital city, capital and largest city is Quito. The territories of modern-day Ecuador were once home to a variety of Indigenous peoples in Ecuador, Indigenous groups that were gradually incorporated into the Inca Empire during the 15th century. The territory was Spanish colonization of the Americas, colonized by Spain during the 16th century, achieving independence in 1820 as part of Gran Colombia, from which it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loja Province
Loja Province () is one of 24 provinces in Ecuador and shares its southern border on the west with El Oro Province, on the north with El Azuay, and on the east with Zamora-Chinchipe. Founded on its present site in 1548 by Captain Alonso de Mercadillo (Spanish), the site had been previously moved and rebuilt from La Toma due to earthquakes. It also is named as "Cuxibamba Valley", from the Quichua language, which means the "Smiley Valley". Overview Loja is located in a high Andean valley at an elevation of 7,300 feet (2,225 m). It had a population of 448,966 inhabitants at the 2010 census. It is recognized as being a friendly and pleasant city. This was demonstrated when Loja, both the provincial capital and one of the oldest cities in Ecuador, won a community involvement award in 2001 in recognition of the community's ongoing effort to support and to protect the environment. Surrounded by two rivers, the Zamora and Malacatos, Loja has a variety of microclimates. This uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paltas Canton
Paltas is located to the south of Loja city and is one of the oldest cantons of province of the same name. It was named after the Paltas, a community who used to live over the new city now called Catacocha in Ecuador. Shiriculapo it is a pick of the mountain which holds the capital, Catacocha Catacocha is a town in the Loja Province of Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the .... A nice temperature but mostly foggy during night, even though down the valley of Casanga, Macandamine, Yamana, Playas y Naranjo has a temperature that goes over the normal at its capital. References Cantons of Loja Province {{Ecuador-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celica Canton
Celica is a canton in Loja Province, Ecuador. Its seat is Celica. The canton is located in the west of the province and is bordered by the cantons of Puyango and Paltas in the north, Sozoranga in the east, Macará in the south, and Pindal and Zapotillo in the west. It covers 521.9 km2 at an altitude of 2,500 m. Demographics Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010: *Mestizo 95.5% *White 2.1% *Afro-Ecuadorian 1.5% *Montubio 0.6% *Indigenous 0.2% *Other 0.1% Attractions * "El Pucará" Hill * The Pillars of Quilluzara - an archaeological site of pre-Incan petroglyph A petroglyph is an image created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, or abrading, as a form of rock art. Outside North America, scholars often use terms such as "carving", "engraving", or other descriptions ...s References Cantons of Loja Province {{Cantons of Ecuador ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pindal Canton
Pindal Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Loja Province Loja Province () is one of 24 provinces in Ecuador and shares its southern border on the west with El Oro Province, on the north with El Azuay, and on the east with Zamora-Chinchipe. Founded on its present site in 1548 by Captain Alonso de Mer .... Its capital is the town of Pindal. Its population at the 2001 census was 7,351. at statoids.com References Cantons of Loja Province {{Cantons of Ecuador ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zapotillo Canton
Zapotillo Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Loja Province Loja Province () is one of 24 provinces in Ecuador and shares its southern border on the west with El Oro Province, on the north with El Azuay, and on the east with Zamora-Chinchipe. Founded on its present site in 1548 by Captain Alonso de Mer .... Its capital is the town of Zapotillo. Its population at the 2001 census was 10,940. at statoids.com General information Header Cantonal: Zapotillo Elevation: 325 m.s.n.m Average temperature: 26 °C Area: 1238 Km2 Climate: Subtropical dry Location: Southeast of the province of Loja Limits:North and South: Republic of Peru East Puyango Canton, Pinal, and Macara Celica West. Republic of Peru Political Division: 1 urban parish, 5 rural parishes and 69 barrios urban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
