Pujilí Canton is one of seven
cantons of the
Cotopaxi Province
Cotopaxi () is one of the provinces of Ecuador. The capital is Latacunga. The province contains the Cotopaxi Volcano, an intermittent volcano with a height of .
Cantons
The province is divided into 7 cantons. The following table lists each c ...
in
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: ' ...
. Its population at the 2001 census was 60,728. Its capital is the town of
Pujilí
Pujilí is a small town in the Cotopaxi Province of Ecuador, located ten to twenty minutes from Latacunga. It is the seat of the Pujilí Canton
Pujilí Canton is one of seven cantons of the Cotopaxi Province in Ecuador. Its population at the 200 ...
.
Subdivision
The canton is divided into seven parishes, one urban parish,
Pujilí
Pujilí is a small town in the Cotopaxi Province of Ecuador, located ten to twenty minutes from Latacunga. It is the seat of the Pujilí Canton
Pujilí Canton is one of seven cantons of the Cotopaxi Province in Ecuador. Its population at the 200 ...
, and six rural ones:
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Angamarca
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Guangaje
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La Victoria
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Pílalo
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Tingo
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Zumbahua
File:Pujilí.jpg, Pujilí
File:MONTAÑAS DE ZUMBAHUA.JPG, Mountains of Zumbahua
File:Zumbahua centro.jpg, Zumbahua
Demographics
Ethnic groups as of the
Ecuadorian census of 2010:
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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 ...
51.8%
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Mestizo 46.1%
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White
White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White o ...
1.0%
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Afro-Ecuadorian 0.6%
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Montubio 0.5%
*Other 0.1%
References
External links
www.codeso.com / Map of Cotopaxi Province
Cantons of Cotopaxi Province
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