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Morona Santiago
Morona Santiago (Spanish pronunciation: [moˈɾona sanˈtjaɣo]) is a province in Ecuador. The province was established on February 24, 1954. The capital is Macas.

Economy

The provincial economy is industrially unexploited to its potential due to poor means of transportation. Its economy relies largely on the tourist sector of the rain forest. The Sangay National Park and the indigenous town of Shuara are some of its main attractions.

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:

Cantons

The province is divided into 12 cantons. The following table lists each with its population at the 2001 census, its area in square kilometres (km²), and the name of the canton seat or capital.

Canton Pop. (2001) Area (km²) Seat/Capital
Gualaquiza 15,288 2,203 Gualaquiza
Huamboya 5,965 653 Huamboya
Limón Indanza 10,192 2,101 General Leonidas Plaza Gutiérrez
Logroño 4,621 1,218 Logroño
Morona 31,379 5,095 Macas
Pablo Sexto 1,188 1,371 Pablo Sexto
Palora 6,317 1,436 Palora
San Juan Bosco 3,131 1,047 San Juan Bosco
Santiago de Méndez 9,841 1,691 Santiago de Méndez (Santiago)
Sucúa 14,412 893 Sucúa
Taisha 13,078 6,090 Taisha
Tiwintza     Santiago

Notable people

Luzmila Abad was born here and is one of its representatives (in 2023) at Ecuador's National Assembly.

See also

Pastazas river near Baños

References

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Morona Santiago Province
  2. ^ Villalba, Juan. "Human Development Index in Ecuador in 2022". Scribd (in Spanish).
  3. ^ "Resultados" (PDF).
  4. ^ Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
  5. ^ TuVozNuestraFuerza (2023-11-16). "Biografía de Luzmila Abad" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  6. ^ "Nueve legisladores no votaron por Henry Kronfle" (in Spanish). 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
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