Zamora-Chinchipe Province facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Zamora Chinchipe
|
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| Province of Zamora Chinchipe | |||
A picture of the Mayo River as it flows through the village of Solo
|
|||
|
|||
.svg)
Location of Zamora Chinchipe in Ecuador
|
|||
Cantons of Zamora Chinchipe Province
|
|||
| Country |  Ecuador |
||
| Established | November 10, 1953 | ||
| Capital | Zamora | ||
| Cantons |
List of Cantons
Centinela del Cóndor
Chinchipe El Pangui Nangaritza Palanda Paquisha Yacuambi Yantzaza Zamora |
||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 10,584.28 km2 (4,086.61 sq mi) | ||
| Population
(2010 census)
|
|||
| • Total | 91,376 | ||
| • Density | 8.63318/km2 (22.35983/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC-05 (ECT) | ||
| Vehicle registration | Z | ||
| HDI (2017) | 0.694 medium · 24th |
||
Zamora Chinchipe, Province of Zamora Chinchipe is a province of the Republic of Ecuador, located at the southeastern end of the Amazon Basin. The provincial capital is the city of Zamora.
Political division
The province is divided into nine 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.
| Canton | Pop. (2001) | Area (km²) | Seat/Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centinela del Cóndor | 7,230 | 519 | Zumbi |
| Chinchipe | 8,495 | 1,194 | Zumba |
| El Pangui | 7,441 | 614 | El Pangui |
| Nangaritza | 4,797 | 2,096 | Guayzimi (Nangaritza) |
| Palanda | 7,066 | 1,925 | Palanda |
| Paquisha | Paquisha | ||
| Yacuambi | 5,229 | 1,242 | Yacuambi |
| Yantzaza | 14,552 | 990 | Yantzaza |
| Zamora | 21,791 | 1,876 | Zamora |
Images for kids
-
iver Bombuscaro Las Ballenas, January 23, 2011
See also
In Spanish: Provincia de Zamora Chinchipe para niños
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Zamora-Chinchipe Province Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.