Latacunga Canton Explained

Official Name:Latacunga Canton
Settlement Type:Canton
Image Map1:Parroquias del Cantón Latacunga.JPG
Map Caption1:Parishes of Latacunga Canton
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ecuador
Subdivision Name1:Cotopaxi Province
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Subdivision Name2:Latacunga
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1494
Population As Of:2022 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:217261
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:ECT
Utc Offset:-5
Coordinates:-0.9333°N -115°W

Latacunga Canton is one of seven cantons of the Cotopaxi Province in Ecuador. Its population at the 2001 census was 143,979.[2] Its capital is the town of Latacunga.

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:

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ecuador/admin/cotopaxi/0501__latacunga/ Citypopulation.de
  2. http://www.statoids.com/yec.html Cantons of Ecuador
  3. Web site: Resultados.