Zamora-Chinchipe Province

Zamora Chinchipe
Zamora Chinchipe
Mayo River as it flows through the village of Solo
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	Location of Zamora Chinchipe in Ecuador
	Cantons of Zamora Chinchipe Province
	Coordinates: 2°53′S 79°00′W / 2.883°S 79.000°W
Country	Ecuador
Established	November 10, 1953
Capital	Zamora
Cantons	List of Cantons Centinela del Cóndor; Chinchipe; El Pangui; Nangaritza; Palanda; Paquisha; Yacuambi; Yantzaza; Zamora;
Government
• Provincial Prefect	Karla Reátegui
Area
• Total	10,559 km2 (4,077 sq mi)
Population (2022 census)
Vehicle registration	Z
HDI (2017)	0.694; medium · 24th

Zamora Chinchipe (Spanish pronunciation: [saˈmoɾa tʃinˈtʃipe]), Province of Zamora Chinchipe is a province of the Republic of

archaeological legacy; its biodiversity; and its niche and tourist attractions, which include a number of waterfalls well-noted for their beauty. The province takes its name from the bureaucratic fusion of the Zamora and Chinchipe cantons. The provincial capital is the city of Zamora

.

History

Human habitation in the region is thought to date to at least 4500 BCE, and was grounded in the

Saraguros and mixed race people arrived. During the Spanish Colonial period, several explorers surveyed the territory, such as the French geographer and mathematician Charles Marie de La Condamine in a 1743 expedition. In 1781, the Spanish made a second attempt at colonization in the area, lured by the exploitation of gold

deposits, but they found it impossible to dominate the natives.

The current settlement known as

Morona

and Zamora cantons. The Chinchipe and Zamora cantons were each constituted by three parishes. On January 5, 1921, the Yacuambi Canton was created for the Santiago-Zamora Province.

On July 5, 1941, Ecuador was invaded by Peru, with part of the unpopulated territory of the province in contention. A

autonomous province, being separated from the Santiago-Zamora Province by means of a legal term issued in the Ecuadorian Official Registry

No. 360.

In 1981, the tensions with Peru were rekindled by a military confrontation over the Cenepa River in the Cordillera del Cóndor. The conflict was centered in the Paquisha, Mayaycu and Manchinaza localities. By 1995 the conflict had reemerged, and in 1999 the signing of the Peace Agreement between Ecuador and Peru settled the contours of Zamora-Chinchipe's borders with its southern neighbor.

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:^[3]

Mestizo 80.3%
Indigenous 15.6%
White
2.1%
Afro-Ecuadorian
1.4%
Montubio 0.2%
Other 0.4%

Political division

The province is divided into nine

capital.^[4]

Canton	Pop. (2001)	Area (km²)	Seat/Capital
Centinela del Cóndor	7,230	519	Zumbi
Chinchipe	8,495	1,194	Zumba
El Pangui	7,441	614	El Pangui
Nangaritza	4,797	2,096	Guayzimi (Nangaritza)
Palanda	7,066	1,925	Palanda
Paquisha			Paquisha
Yacuambi	5,229	1,242	Yacuambi
Yantzaza	14,552	990	Yantzaza
Zamora	21,791	1,876	Zamora

References

^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Zamora Chinchipe Province
^ 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.

External links

Map of the Zamora-Chinchipe Province

[1] Citypopulation.de Population and area of Zamora Chinchipe Province

[2] Villalba, Juan. "Human Development Index in Ecuador". Scribd (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-02-05.

[3] "Resultados" (PDF).

[4] Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.

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History

Demographics

Political division

See also

References

External links