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Morona-Santiago
Morona Santiago () is a province in Ecuador. The province was established on February 24, 1954. The capital is Macas. Economy The provincial economy is industrially unexploited to its potential due to poor means of transportation. Its economy relies largely on the tourist sector of the rain forest. The Sangay National Park and the indigenous town of Shuara are some of its main attractions. Cantons The province is divided into 12 cantons. The following table lists each with its population at the 2001 census, its area in square kilometres (km²), and the name of the canton seat or capital. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009. See also * * |
Palora Canton
Palora Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Morona-Santiago Province Morona Santiago () is a province in Ecuador. The province was established on February 24, 1954. The capital is Macas. Economy The provincial economy is industrially unexploited to its potential due to poor means of transportation. Its economy .... Its capital is the town of Palora. Its population at the 2001 census was 6,317. at statoids.com References Cantons of Morona-Santiago Province {{Cantons of Ecuador ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pablo Sexto Canton
Pablo Sexto Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Morona-Santiago Province Morona Santiago () is a province in Ecuador. The province was established on February 24, 1954. The capital is Macas. Economy The provincial economy is industrially unexploited to its potential due to poor means of transportation. Its economy .... Its capital is the town of Pablo Sexto. Its population at the 2001 census was 1,188. at statoids.com References Cantons of Morona-Santiago Province {{Cantons of Ecuador ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sucúa Canton
Sucúa Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Morona-Santiago Province Morona Santiago () is a province in Ecuador. The province was established on February 24, 1954. The capital is Macas. Economy The provincial economy is industrially unexploited to its potential due to poor means of transportation. Its economy .... Its capital is the town of Sucúa. Its population at the 2001 census was 14,412. at statoids.com References Cantons of Morona-Santiago Province {{Ecuador-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limón Indanza Canton
Limón Indanza Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Morona-Santiago Province Morona Santiago () is a province in Ecuador. The province was established on February 24, 1954. The capital is Macas. Economy The provincial economy is industrially unexploited to its potential due to poor means of transportation. Its economy .... Its capital is the town of General Leonidas Plaza Gutiérrez. Its population at the 2001 census was 10,192. at statoids.com It is located in the southeast of the Ecuador Republic in the Oriente. References Cantons of Morona-Santiago Province { ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiago De Méndez Canton
Santiago de Méndez Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Morona-Santiago Province. Its capital is the town of Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose .... Its population at the 2001 census was 9,841. at statoids.com References Cantons of Morona-Santiago Province {{Ecuador-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huamboya Canton
Huamboya Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Morona-Santiago Province Morona Santiago () is a province in Ecuador. The province was established on February 24, 1954. The capital is Macas. Economy The provincial economy is industrially unexploited to its potential due to poor means of transportation. Its economy .... Its capital is the town of Huamboya. Its population at the 2001 census was 5,965. at statoids.com References Cantons of Morona-Santiago Province {{Ecuador-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Juan Bosco Canton
San Juan Bosco Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Morona-Santiago Province Morona Santiago () is a province in Ecuador. The province was established on February 24, 1954. The capital is Macas. Economy The provincial economy is industrially unexploited to its potential due to poor means of transportation. Its economy .... Its capital is the town of San Juan Bosco. Its population at the 2001 census was 3,131. at statoids.com References Cantons of Morona-Santiago Province {{Cantons of Ecuador ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gualaquiza Canton
Gualaquiza Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Morona-Santiago Province. Its capital is the town of Gualaquiza Gualaquiza is a town in the Morona Santiago province of Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Repub .... Its population at the 2001 census was 15,288. at statoids.com References Cantons of Morona-Santiago Province {{Ecuador-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morona Canton
Morona Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Morona-Santiago Province. Its capital is the town of Morona The Morona River is a tributary to the Marañón River, and flows parallel to the Pastaza River and immediately to the west of it, and is the last stream of any importance on the northern side of the Amazon before reaching the Pongo de Manseriche. .... Its population at the 2001 census was 5,065. at statoids.com References Cantons of Morona-Santiago Province {{Cantons of Ecuador ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logroño Canton
Logroño Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Morona-Santiago Province. Its capital is the town of Logroño Logroño () is the capital of the province of La Rioja, situated in northern Spain. Traversed in its northern part by the Ebro River, Logroño has historically been a place of passage, such as the Camino de Santiago. Its borders were disputed b .... Its population at the 2001 census was 4,621. The current town of Logroño is in the vicinity of the lost 16th century mining town of Logroño de los Caballeros. References Cantons of Morona-Santiago Province {{Ecuador-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logroño, Ecuador
Logroño is a town in Morona-Santiago Province, Ecuador. It is the seat of Logroño Canton. It has a population of 5,723, the majority of which are Shuar. There is a network of limestone caves 2 km from the town, "Caverna de Las Cascadas". History Logroño has been inhabited for over 500 years by the Shuar. In 1930, the first to explore the area were missionaries who traveled down from the highlands of Ecuador (Azuay and Canar). The first evangelical missionary settlements were located south of Logrono (in Chupiankas) and the first catholic missionaries were located in the town center of Logroño. Due to its geographic location and economic assets, Logroño began its intent to become a canton on 14 October 1992, and official canton and political status were recognized on 22 January 1997. Yaupi, a sector located within canton Logroño has its own governor in the area of 'Cordillera de Kutukú'. The first mayor of Logroño was Jorge Enriquez (1997-2001), born in Quito, Ecuador ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sangay National Park
Sangay National Park ( es, Parque Nacional Sangay) is a national park located in the Morona Santiago, Chimborazo, Tungurahua, Cañar and Azuay provinces of Ecuador. The park contains two active volcanoes (Tungurahua and Sangay), one extinct volcano El Altar (Kapak Urku). Protecting a range of elevations from 900 to 5319 meters above sea level, Sangay National Park contains a wide variety of habitats, including glaciers, volcanic landscapes, tropical rainforests, cloud forests, wetlands, grasslands, and one of the largest regions of páramo (high elevation moorlands) in Ecuador. 327 lakes feed into a vast wetland system covering 31.5 square kilometers. Because of its complex ecology and geology, as well as its outstanding biodiversity, the park has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983. In 1992, it was added to the List of World Heritage in Danger due to illegal poaching, extensive grazing, unplanned road construction and encroachment of the park's perimeter. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
