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Latacunga Canton

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Country
  
Ecuador

Capital
  
Latacunga

Time zone
  
ECT (UTC-5)

Province
  
Cotopaxi

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University
  
Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi

Clubs and Teams
  
C.D. Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi, S.D. Flamengo

Points of interest
  
Cotopaxi, Illiniza, Rumiñawi, Corazón, Cotopaxi National

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

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Map of Latacunga, Ecuador

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:

  • Toacaso
  • San Juan de Pastocalle
  • Mulaló
  • Tanicuchí
  • Guaytacama
  • Alaques
  • Poaló
  • Once de Noviembre
  • Belisario Quevedo
  • Joseguango Bajo

    • Demographics

    Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:

  • Mestizo 86.4%
  • Indigenous 8.5%
  • White 2.7%
  • Afro-Ecuadorian 1.5%
  • Montubio 0.7%
  • Other 0.1%

    • References

    Latacunga Canton Wikipedia
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