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Chordeleg
Chordeleg () is a town and parish and seat of Chordeleg Canton, Azuay Province, Ecuador. The parish covers an area of and according to the 2022 Ecuadorian census it had a population of 6,907. Population and area of Chordeleg parish Chordeleg is well known for its jewelry industry, especially gold and silver filigree
Filigree (also less commonly spelled ''filagree'', and formerly written ''filigrann'' or ''filigrene'') is a form of intricate metalwork used in jewellery and other small forms of metalwork.
In jewellery, it is usually of gold and silver, m ... jewelry.
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Chordeleg Canton
Chordeleg Canton () is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Azuay Province. Its capital is the town of Chordeleg. Its population at the 2001 census was 10,859. Demographics Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010: *Mestizo 93.8% *White 4.4% *Afro-Ecuadorian 1.5% *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 ... 0.2% * Indigenous 0.2% *Other 0.1% References Cantons of Azuay Province {{Cantons of Ecuador ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azuay Province
Azuay (, ), Province of Azuay is a province of Ecuador, created on 25 June 1824. It encompasses an area of . Its capital and largest city is Cuenca. It is located in the south center of Ecuador in the highlands. Its mountains reach above sea level in the national park of El Cajas. Azuay is located on the Panamerican Highway. Cuenca is connected by national flights from Quito and Guayaquil. It has the largest hydroelectric plant of the country, situated on the river Paute. Demographics Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010: * Mestizo 89.6% * White 5.1% * Indigenous 2.5% * Afro-Ecuadorian 2.2% * Montubio 0.4% * Other 0.2% Cantons The province is divided into 15 cantons. The following table lists each with its population at the 2010 census, its area in square kilometres (km2), and the name of the canton seat or capital. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Parishes Of Ecuador
The Parishes of Ecuador () are the third-level administrative units of Ecuador. The Cantons of Ecuador are divided into parishes which are similar to municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ... or communes in many countries. There are over 1,500 parishes in Ecuador. References * {{Ecuador-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ecuador
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 on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contains the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific, about west of the mainland. The country's Capital city, capital is Quito and its largest city is Guayaquil. The land that comprises modern-day Ecuador was once home to several groups of Indigenous peoples in Ecuador, indigenous peoples that were gradually incorporated into the Inca Empire during the 15th century. The territory was Spanish colonization of the Americas, colonized by the Spanish Empire during the 16th century, achieving independence in 1820 as part of Gran Colombia, from which it emerged as a sovereign state in 1830. The legacy of both empires is reflected in Ecuador's ethnically diverse population, with most of its million people being mestizos, followed by large minorities of Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of Ecuador
Ecuador is divided into 24 provinces (, singular''provincia''). The provinces of Ecuador and their capitals are: List 1 Population as per the census carried out on 2022-10-01 In addition, there were four areas that were non-delimited. These locations were: * Las Golondrinas: In a Las Golondrinas status referendum, 2016, referendum held on April 3, 2016, 56.9% of voters voted in favor of Las Golondrinas being incorporated into the Imbabura Province. * La Manga del Cura: In a La Manga del Cura status referendum, 2015, referendum held on September 27, 2015, 64.2% of the voters voted in favor of La Manga del Cura being incorporated into the Manabí Province. * El Piedrero: incorporated into Guayas Province by the Presidential decree in 2017. * Matilde Esther: incorporated into Guayas Province by the Presidential decree in 2017 Regions and planning areas Regionalization, or zoning, is the union of two or more adjoining provinces in order to decentralize the administrative functio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |