Saraguro (also Sarakuru) 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 ...

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: ''Eku ...

, located in

Loja Province Loja Province () is one of 24 provinces in Ecuador and shares its southern border on the west with El Oro Province, on the north with El Azuay, and on the east with Zamora-Chinchipe. Founded on its present site in 1548 by Captain Alonso de Mer ...

. Its capital is the town of

Saraguro Saraguro (also Sarakuru) is the capital of Saraguro Canton in Loja Province, Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which litera ...

. The area of the canton is . The capital of the canton is the parish and town of

Demographics

The population of Saraguro Canton in the 2001 census was 28,029. In 2010 the population had increased to 30,183."Fascículo Provincial Loja", http://www.ecuadorencifras.gob.ec//wp-content/descargas/Manu-lateral/Resultados-provinciales/loja.pdf, accessed 22 Mar 2017 A sizable percentage of the population is made up of the

Saraguro people The Saraguro is a people of the Kichwa nation most of whom live in Saraguro Canton in the Loja Province of Ecuador. Although most now speak Spanish, ''Runashimi'' or Kichwa, a Quechua dialect, is also spoken and language revitalization efforts ...

, an indigenous ethnic group whose members have retained much of their land and customs. Saraguro dress

Parishes

Saraguro canton is divided into ll parishes. * Saraguro (capital) * El Paraíso de Celen * El Tablón * Lluzhapa * Manu * San Antonio de Cumbe * San Pablo de Tenta * San Sebastián de Yuluc * Selva Alegre * Urdaneta (Paquishapa) * Sumaypamba

References

Cantons of Loja Province {{Ecuador-geo-stub