Latacunga 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 143,979. Its capital is the town of
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 ...
.
Subdivision
The capital of the canton consists of the following urban parishes: Eloy Alfaro (San Felipe), Ignacio Flores (La Laguna), Juan Montalvo (San Sebastián), La Matríz, San Buenaventura.
The canton is divided into the following rural parishes:
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Toacaso
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San Juan de Pastocalle
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Mulaló
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Tanicuchí
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Guaytacama
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Alaques
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Poaló
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Once de Noviembre
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Belisario Quevedo
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Joseguango Bajo
Demographics
Ethnic groups as of the
Ecuadorian census of 2010:
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Mestizo 86.4%
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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 ...
8.5%
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White
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2.7%
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Afro-Ecuadorian 1.5%
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Montubio 0.7%
*Other 0.1%
References
External links
Map of Cotopaxi Provincewww.latacunga.gov.ec
{{Cantons of Ecuador
Cantons of Cotopaxi Province