Salcedo Canton

Canton in Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador
1°3′0″S 78°35′0″W / 1.05000°S 78.58333°W / -1.05000; -78.58333Country EcuadorProvinceCotopaxi ProvinceCapitalSan Miguel de SalcedoArea
 • Total468.1 km2 (180.7 sq mi)Population
 (2022 census)[1]
 • Total67,493 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (ECT)

Salcedo is a canton in the Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador. in 2022 it had a population of 67,493. The capital of the canton is San Miguel de Salcedo.

Salcedo is famous for its ice cream. Salecdo is a canton that has 6 parroquias Cusubamba, Santa Lucia, Mulalillo, Mulliquindil, Panzaleo and the main parroquia is San Miguel the canton is 484 sq kilometers 300 sq miles the canton is in southern Cotopaxi province.

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:[2]

  • Mestizo 68.6%
  • Indigenous 27.9%
  • White 2.0%
  • Afro-Ecuadorian 1.1%
  • Montubio 0.4%
  • Other 0.0%

References

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Salcedo Canton
  2. ^ "Resultados".
  • www.inec.gov.ec

External links

  • Map of the Cotopaxi Province
  • www.ame.gov.ec
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