Zaruma Canton
Zaruma Canton | |
|---|---|
 Location of El Oro Province in Ecuador. | |
 Cantons of El Oro Province | |
| Coordinates: 3°26′S 79°36′W / 3.433°S 79.600°W | |
| Country |  Ecuador |
| Province | El Oro Province |
| Area | |
| • Total | 652.1 km2 (251.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 24,374 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (97/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (ECT) |
Zaruma Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the El Oro Province. Its capital is the town of Zaruma. Its population at the 2001 census was 23,407.[2]
Zaruma was named a Pueblo Mágico (magical town) by the Ecuadorian Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR) in 2019. It is one of five communities across the country that inaugurated the programme that year.[3]
Demographics
[edit]Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:[4]
- Mestizo 83.6%
- White 7.4%
- Montubio 6.6%
- Afro-Ecuadorian 2.1%
- Indigenous 0.2%
- Other 0.2%
References
[edit]- ^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Zaruma Canton
- ^ Cantons of Ecuador at statoids.com
- ^ "Zaruma declarada Pueblo Mágico de Ecuador – Ministerio de Turismo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ "Resultados".
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