Bolívar Canton 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
Ecuador, located in
Carchi Province. Its capital is the town of
Bolívar. Its population at the 2001 census was 13,898 and in 2010 was 14,347.
Bolivar is located in the
Andes and the town of Bolivar has an elevation of above sea level. Aside from Bolívar itself, the canton contains the rural parishes of García Moreno, Los Andes, Monte Olivo, San Rafael and San Vicente de Pusir.
Demographics
Ethnic groups as of the
Ecuadorian census The Ecuadorian census is conducted by the governmental institution known as ''INEC'', ''Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas y Censos'' (National Institute of Statistics and Census).INEC The census in Ecuador is conducted every 10 years, and its obj ...
of 2010:
*
Mestizo
(; ; fem. ) is a term used for racial classification to refer to a person of mixed Ethnic groups in Europe, European and Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Indigenous American ancestry. In certain regions such as Latin America, it may also r ...
78.9%
*
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 ...
18.0%
*
White 2.2%
*
Indigenous 0.7%
*Montubio 0.2%
*Other 0.0%
References
Cantons of Carchi Province
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