Cotopaxi Province

For other uses, see Cotopaxi (disambiguation).

Cotopaxi
—  Province  —
Province of Cotopaxi
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Location of Cotopaxi in Ecuador.
Cantons of Cotopaxi Province
Coordinates: 0°56′S 78°37′W / 0.933°S 78.617°W / -0.933; -78.617Coordinates: 0°56′S 78°37′W / 0.933°S 78.617°W / -0.933; -78.617
Country	Ecuador
Cantons	List of Cantons La Maná Latacunga Pangua Pujilí Salcedo Saquisilí Sigchos
Government
– Provincial Prefect	César Umaginga
Area
– Total	5,985 km2 (2,310.8 sq mi)
Population (2010)
– Total	406,798
– Population 2001	356,804
Website	www.cotopaxi.gov.ec

Cotopaxi is one of the provinces of Ecuador. The capital is Latacunga. The province contains the Cotopaxi Volcano, an intermittent volcano with a height of 19,388 feet.

Cantons

The province is divided into 7 cantons.^[1] The following table lists each canton with its population (per the 2001 census), its area in square kilometres (km²), and the name of the canton seat (capital).^[2]

Canton	Pop. (2001)	Area (km²)	Seat/Capital
La Maná	32,115	647	La Maná
Latacunga	143,979	1,377	Latacunga
Pangua	19,877	715	El Corazón
Pujilí	60,728	1,289	Pujilí
Salcedo	51,304	484	San Miguel
Saquisilí	20,815	206	Saquisilí
Sigchos	20,722	1,267	Sigchos

See also

• Cotopaxi National Park
• Llanganates National Park
• Panzaleo (ethnic group)
• Provinces of Ecuador
• Cantons of Ecuador

References

1. ^ Danny Palmerlee, Michael Grosberg, Carolyn McCarthy (2006), Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, Lonely Planet, ISBN 174104295X 
2. ^ Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.

External links

• (Spanish) Gobierno Provincia de Cotopaxi, official website
• Cotopaxi Tours