Napo Province
Napo
Provincia de Napo | |
|---|---|
Province | |
| Province of Napo | |
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 Flag | |
 Location of Napo Province in Ecuador. | |
 Cantons of Napo Province | |
| Coordinates:0°59′20″S77°48′57″W/ 0.9890°S 77.8159°W | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Established | October 22, 1959. |
| Capital | Tena |
| Cantons | List of Cantons |
| Government | |
| • Provincial Prefect | José Toapanta |
| Area | |
| • Province | 12,513 km2(4,831 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 census)[1] | |
| • Province | 131,675 |
| • Density | 11/km2(27/sq mi) |
| •Urban | 44,675 |
| Time zone | UTC-5(ECT) |
| Vehicle registration | N |
| HDI(2017) | 0.731[2] high·11th |
| Website | www |
Napo(Spanish pronunciation:[ˈnapo]) is aprovinceinEcuador.ItscapitalisTena.The province contains theNapo River.The province is low developed without much industrial presence. The thickrainforestis home to many natives that remain isolated by preference, descendants of those who fled the Spanish invasion in the Andes, and the Incas years before. In 2000, the province was the sole remaining majority-indigenous province of Ecuador, with 56.3% of the province either claiming indigenous identity or speaking an indigenous language.[3]
This province is one of the many located in Ecuador's section of theAmazon Rainforest.
In Napo province are alsoAntisana Ecological Reserve,Sumaco Napo-Galeras National Park,andLimoncocha National Biological Reserve.
Demographics
[edit]Ethnic groups as of theEcuadorian censusof 2010:[4]
- Indigenous56.8%
- Mestizo38.1%
- White2.7%
- Afro-Ecuadorian1.6%
- Montubio0.6%
- Other 0.2%
Cantons
[edit]The province is divided into fivecantons.The following table lists each with its population at the 2001census,its area in square kilometres (km2), and the name of thecanton seatorcapital.[5]
| Canton | Pop. (2001) | Area (km2) | Seat/Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archidona | 18,551 | 3,029 | Archidona |
| Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola | 2,943 | 501 | Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola |
| El Chaco | 6,133 | 3,473 | El Chaco |
| Quijos | 5,505 | 1,577 | Baeza |
| Tena | 46,007 | 3,904 | Tena |
See also
[edit]- Apostolic Vicariate of Napo,the coinciding Roman Catholic missionary circonscription
- Provinces of Ecuador
- Cantons of Ecuador
- A'i (Cofan)people
References
[edit]- ^Citypopulation.dePopulation and area of Napo Province
- ^Villalba, Juan."Human Development Index in Ecuador".Scribd(in Spanish).Retrieved2019-02-05.
- ^"Informe Social 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2011"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on December 10, 2011.RetrievedJuly 30,2011.
- ^"Resultados"(PDF).
- ^Cantons of Ecuador.Statoids. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
Further reading
[edit]- Juncosa, Jose E. (ed.) (1997).Viajes por el Napo: cartas de un misionero (1924-1930).Quito: Abya-Yala.ISBN9978042601
