Morona-Santiago Province Explained

Morona Santiago
Official Name:Province of Morona Santiago
Settlement Type:Province
Image Map1:Cantones de Morona Santiago.png
Map Caption1:Cantons of Morona Santiago Province
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ecuador
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Macas
Parts Type:Cantons
Parts Style:coll
Parts:List of Cantons
Leader Title:Mayor
Established Title:Established
Established Date:February 24, 1954
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:25690
Population As Of:2022 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:192508
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:ECT
Utc Offset1:-5
Coordinates:-2.3667°N -78.1333°W
Blank Name Sec2:HDI (2017)
Blank Info Sec2:0.708[2]
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Registration Plate:V

Morona Santiago (pronounced as /es/) 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:[3]

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.[4]

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

Luzmila Abad was born here[5] and is one of its representatives (in 2023) at Ecuador's National Assembly.[6]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ecuador/admin/14__morona_santiago/ Citypopulation.de
  2. Web site: Human Development Index in Ecuador. 2019-02-05. Villalba. Juan. Scribd. es.
  3. Web site: Resultados .
  4. http://www.statoids.com/yec.html Cantons of Ecuador
  5. Web site: TuVozNuestraFuerza . 2023-11-16 . Biografía de Luzmila Abad . 2023-11-22 . es.
  6. Web site: 2023-11-17 . Nueve legisladores no votaron por Henry Kronfle . 2023-11-22 . es.