Paltas Canton
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Paltas Canton | |
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Country | Ecuador |
Province | Loja Province |
Area | |
• Total | 1,156 km2 (446 sq mi) |
Population (2022 census)[1] | |
• Total | 22,841 |
• Density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) |
Paltas Canton is located to the south of Loja city[2] and is one of the oldest cantons of province of the same name. It was named after the Paltas, a community who used to live over the new city now called Catacocha in Ecuador.
Shiriculapo it is a pick of the mountain which holds the capital, Catacocha. A nice temperature but mostly foggy during night, even though down the valley of Casanga, Macandamine, Yamana, Playas y Naranjo has a temperature that goes over the normal at its capital.
4°3′0″S 79°39′0″W / 4.05000°S 79.65000°W
References
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Paltas Canton
- ^ "Paltas Canton, Loja Province, Ecuador". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
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