Palanda Canton

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Palanda Canton
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Palanda Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Zamora-Chinchipe Province. Its capital is the town of Palanda [es]. Its population at the 2001 census was 7,066.[1]

History

This canton has a long history, from the earliest known humans occupation[2] to one of the latest inca battle, just before the colonial time.[3]

Parishes

The canton is administratively divided into 4 parishes

Archaeology

The site of Santa Ana (La Florida) is located just to the north of Palanda.[4] This is an important archaeological site going back as early as 3,500 BC.

The work in this area was started in 2002 by a team of French and Ecuadoran archaeologists.

References

  1. ^ Cantons of Ecuador at statoids.com
  2. ^ "Mayo-Chinchipe - Proyecto Zamora Chinchipe". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
  3. ^ "San Agustín - Proyecto Zamora Chinchipe". Archived from the original on 2013-10-01. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
  4. ^ area map

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