Morona-Santiago Province

Province of Ecuador

Province in Ecuador

Morona Santiago

Province

Province of Morona Santiago

Photo of Volcan Sangay

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Coat of arms

Location of Morona-Santiago Province in Ecuador.

Cantons of Morona Santiago Province

Coordinates: 02°22′00″S 78°08′00″W﻿ / ﻿2.36667°S 78.13333°W﻿ / -2.36667; -78.13333
Country| Ecuador
Established| February 24, 1954
Capital| Macas
Cantons| List of Cantons
Area

• Total| 25,690 km2 (9,920 sq mi)
Population

(2022 census)[1]

• Total| 192,508
• Density| 7.5/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC-5 (ECT)
Vehicle registration| V
HDI (2022)| 0.700[2]
medium · 24th
Website| www.moronasantiago.gob.ec

Morona Santiago (Spanish pronunciation: [moˈɾona sanˈtjaɣo]) is a province in Ecuador. The province was established on February 24, 1954. The capital is Macas.

## Economy

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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.[citation needed]

## Demographics

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Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:[3]

* Indigenous 48.4%
* Mestizo 46.6%
* White 3.1%
* Afro-Ecuadorian 1.2%
* Montubio 0.2%
* Other 0.5%

## Cantons

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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

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Gualaquiza | 15,288 | 2,203 | Gualaquiza
Huamboya | 5,965 | 653 | Huamboya
Limón Indanza | 10,192 | 2,101 | General Leonidas Plaza Gutiérrez
Logroño | 4,621 | 1,218 | Logroño
Morona | 31,379 | 5,095 | Macas
Pablo Sexto | 1,188 | 1,371 | Pablo Sexto
Palora | 6,317 | 1,436 | Palora
San Juan Bosco | 3,131 | 1,047 | San Juan Bosco
Santiago de Méndez | 9,841 | 1,691 | Santiago de Méndez (Santiago)
Sucúa | 14,412 | 893 | Sucúa
Taisha | 13,078 | 6,090 | Taisha
Tiwintza |  |  | Santiago

## Notable people

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

## See also

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* Provinces of Ecuador
* Cantons of Ecuador

Pastazas river near Baños

## References

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1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Morona Santiago Province
2. ^ Villalba, Juan. "Human Development Index in Ecuador in 2022". Scribd (in Spanish).
3. ^ "Resultados" (PDF).
4. ^ Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
5. ^ TuVozNuestraFuerza (2023-11-16). "Biografía de Luzmila Abad" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-22.
6. ^ "Nueve legisladores no votaron por Henry Kronfle" (in Spanish). 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2023-11-22.

## External links

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* (in Spanish) Gobierno Provincial de Morona Santiago, official website
* (in Spanish) Gobierno Provincial de Morona Santiago, official website
* (in Spanish) Actividades de La Capital de Morona Santiago,
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