| Paltas Canton | |
| Settlement Type: | Canton |
| Image Map1: | Paltas in Loja (Ecuador).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Paltas Canton in Loja Province |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Loja Province |
| Area Total Km2: | 1156 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population As Of: | 2022 census |
| Population Total: | 22841 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
Paltas Canton is located to the south of Loja city[2] and is one of the oldest cantons of province of the same name. It was named after the Paltas, a community who used to live over the new city now called Catacocha in Ecuador.
Shiriculapo it is a pick of the mountain which holds the capital, Catacocha. A nice temperature but mostly foggy during night, even though down the valley of Casanga, Macandamine, Yamana, Playas y Naranjo has a temperature that goes over the normal at its capital.