Mira Canton Explained

Official Name:Mira Canton
Settlement Type:Canton
Image Map1:Mira in Carchi (Ecuador).svg
Map Caption1:Mira Canton in Carchi Province
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ecuador
Subdivision Name1:Carchi Province
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2001
Timezone:ECT
Utc Offset:-5
Coordinates:0.5506°N -78.0411°W
Website:http://www.mira.ec/

Mira Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in Carchi Province. Its capital is the town of Mira. Its population in the 2001 census was 12,919[1] and was 12,180 in the 2010 census.[2] The area is 588sqkm.

The canton is located in the Andes and western foothills of the Andes on the upper tributaries of the Mira River. The town of Mira has an elevation of 2423m (7,949feet) above sea level.[3]

The parishes in the canton are Concepción, Jijón y Caamańo, Juan Montalvo (San Ignacio de Quil), and Mira (Chontahuasi).[4]

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.statoids.com/yec.html Cantons of Ecuador
  2. "Ecuador: Municipal Division" https://www.citypopulation.de/php/ecuador-parish-admin.php, accessed 13 July 2017
  3. Google Earth
  4. Web site: Ecuador: Municipal Division (Provinces and Parishes) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map.
  5. Web site: Resultados.