Sucumbíos Province
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Sucumbios | |
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Province | |
Province of Sucumbios | |
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Vehicle registration | K |
HDI (2017) | 0.716[2] high · 18th |
Website | www |
Sucumbíos (Spanish pronunciation:
Geography
Sucumbíos is bounded on the north by Colombia, on the south by Napo and Orellana, on the west by Carchi and Imbabura, on the southwest by Pichincha, and on the east by Peru. Sucumbíos is the only province in Ecuador that borders two different countries.
The province is one of the six provinces in the
Orography
The western area of the province belongs to the Eastern
Hydrography
The main river in the province is the
History
Sucumbíos was an unexplored area, where only indigenous people lived, until oil was discovered in its soil. In 1979, after nine years of foundation, Nueva Loja became the seat of its own canton, Lago Agrio Canton, in the Napo Province. On February 13, 1989, Sucumbíos became the 21st province in the country when it separated from Napo province.[citation needed]
Economy
The most important natural resource in the province is oil, the Lago Agrio oil field. Thus, Sucumbíos is one of the most important provinces in the country, economically.
Demographics
Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:[3]
- Mestizo 75.0%
- Indigenous 13.4%
- Afro-Ecuadorian5.9%
- White4.5%
- Montubio 1.0%
- Other 0.2%
Political division
The province is divided into seven
Canton | Pop. (2019) | Area (km2) | Seat/Capital |
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Cascales | 15,390 | 1,248 | El Dorado de Cascales |
Cuyabeno | 7,200 | 3,875 | Tarapoa |
Gonzalo Pizarro | 9,910 | 2,223 | Lumbaqui |
Lago Agrio | 117,050 | 3,139 | Nueva Loja (Lago Agrio) |
Putumayo | 15,450 | 3,559 | Puerto Carmen |
Shushufindi | 56,700 | 2,463 | Shushufindi |
Sucumbíos | 3,790 | 1,502 | La Bonita |
Places of interest
See also
References
- ^ Citypopulation.de
- ^ Villalba, Juan. "Human Development Index in Ecuador". Scribd (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-02-05.
- ^ "Resultados" (PDF).
- ^ Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.