Cotopaxi () is one of the

provinces of Ecuador Ecuador is divided into 24 provinces ( es, provincias, singular''provincia''). The provinces of Ecuador and their capitals are: List 1 Population as per the census carried out on 2010-11-28 In addition, there were four areas that were non-del ...

. The capital is

Latacunga Latacunga (; Quechua: Latakunga) is a plateau town of Ecuador, capital of the Cotopaxi Province, south of Quito, near the confluence of the Alaquez and Cutuchi rivers to form the Patate, the headstream of the Pastaza. At the time of census 2 ...

. The province contains the

Cotopaxi Cotopaxi () is an active stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains, located in Latacunga city of Cotopaxi Province, about south of Quito, and northeast of the city of Latacunga, Ecuador. It is the second highest summit in Ecuador, reaching a h ...

Volcano, an intermittent volcano with a height of .

Cantons

The province is divided into 7 cantons. The following table lists each canton with its population (per the 2001

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), its area in square kilometres (km²), and the name of the

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( capital).

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010: * Mestizo 72.1% *

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22.1% *

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2.3% * Montubio 1.8% * Afro-Ecuadorian 1.7% *Other 0.1%

References

External links

*
Gobierno Provincia de Cotopaxi
official website
Cotopaxi Tours
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Cantons

Demographics

See also

References

External links