Salcedo is a
canton in 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 ...
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Ecuador
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. in 2014 it had a population of 70,000. The capital of the canton is
San Miguel de Salcedo
San Miguel de Salcedo (better known as Salcedo) is a city in Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador
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Salcedo is famous for its
ice cream
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Salecdo is a canton that has 6 parroquias Cusubamba, Santa Lucia, Mulalillo, Mulliquindil,
Panzaleo and the main parroquia is San Miguel the canton is 484 sq kilometers 300 sq miles the canton is in southern Cotopaxi province.
Demographics
Ethnic groups as of the
Ecuadorian census of 2010:
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Mestizo 68.6%
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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 ...
27.9%
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White
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2.0%
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Afro-Ecuadorian 1.1%
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Montubio 0.4%
*Other 0.0%
References
www.inec.gov.ec
External links
www.ame.gov.ec
Cantons of Cotopaxi Province
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