Calvas is a

canton Canton may refer to: Administrative division terminology * Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland * Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French Arts and ent ...

of the Province of Loja,

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, located in the south of the province, bordering

Paltas 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 Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua ...

and

Gonzanamá Gonzanamá is a small town and also part of one of the 16 cantons ( Gonzanamá) in Loja Province, Ecuador. History The name of the city was created by two different native languages of Ecuador: Spanish and Quechua. The name of the cacique from ...

in the north, Quilanga and Espíndola in the east,

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in the south, and Sozoranga in the west. It covers 1700 km² at an altitude of about 1932m. Total population is about 31,000, and the capital city of the canton is

Cariamanga Cariamanga 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 th ...

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the

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of 2010: *

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95.9% *

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2.2% *

Afro-Ecuadorian Afro-Ecuadorians or Afroecuatorianos (Spanish), are Ecuadorians of predominantly Sub-Saharan African descent. History and background Most Afro-Ecuadorians are the descendants of enslaved Africans who were transported by Spanish slavers to Ecuad ...

1.2% * Indigenous 0.4% *

Montubio Montubio is the term used to describe the 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 spring of 2001 after prot ...

0.3% *Other 0.1%

Attractions

* Ahuaca Hill - 2463m tall, it is made up of two peaks. A cross is placed at 2454m as a symbol of local faith.

References

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