Sucumbíos Province

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Sucumbíos (Spanish pronunciation:

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

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-Ecuadorian
  5.9%
• White
  4.5%
• Montubio 1.0%
• Other 0.2%

Political division

The province is divided into seven

• Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

See also

• Provinces of Ecuador
• Cantons of Ecuador

References

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