Mira Canton is a canton 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 Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...

, located in

Carchi Province Carchi () is a province in Ecuador. The capital is Tulcán. The Carchi River rises on the slopes of Chiles volcano and forms the boundary between Colombia and Ecuador near Tulcan. Rumichaca Bridge is the most important land route between Colom ...

. Its capital is the town of

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. Its population in the 2001 census was 12,919 and was 12,180 in the 2010 census. The area is . The canton is located in the

Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...

and western foothills of the Andes on the upper tributaries of the Mira River. The town of Mira has an elevation of above sea level. The parishes in the canton are Concepción, Jijón y Caamańo, Juan Montalvo (San Ignacio de Quil), and Mira (Chontahuasi). Cantón Mira, fiesta de la Virgen de la Caridad.jpg, Festivities of Our Lady of Charity

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010: * Mestizo 62.7% * Afro-Ecuadorian 32.0% *

Indigenous Indigenous may refer to: *Indigenous peoples *Indigenous (ecology), presence in a region as the result of only natural processes, with no human intervention *Indigenous (band), an American blues-rock band *Indigenous (horse), a Hong Kong racehorse ...

2.7% *

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2.2% *Montubio 0.3% *Other 0.0%

References

Cantons of Carchi Province {{Cantons of Ecuador