Cotopaxi Province

Cotopaxi
Cotopaxi
Province
	Province of Cotopaxi
	Flag
	Location of Cotopaxi in Ecuador.
	Cantons of Cotopaxi Province
	Coordinates: 0°56′S 78°37′W / 0.933°S 78.617°W
Country	Ecuador
Capital	Latacunga
Cantons	List of Cantons La Maná; Latacunga; Pangua; Pujilí; Salcedo; Saquisilí; Sigchos;
Government
• Provincial Prefect	César Umaginga
Area
• Total	6,108.23 km2 (2,358.40 sq mi)
Population (2010 census)
• Total	409,205
• Density	67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Vehicle registration	X
HDI (2017)	0.722; high · 15th
Website	www.cotopaxi.gov.ec

Cotopaxi (Spanish pronunciation: [kotoˈpaksi]) is one of the provinces of Ecuador. The capital is Latacunga. The province has the Cotopaxi Volcano.

Cantons

The province is divided into 7 cantons.^[2] The following table lists each canton with its population (per the 2019 census), its area in square kilometres (km²), and the name of the canton seat (capital).^[3]

Canton	Pop. (2019)	Area (km²)	Seat/Capital
La Maná	55,500	647	La Maná
Latacunga	202,880	1,377	Latacunga
Pangua	24,470	715	El Corazón
Pujilí	79,060	1,289	Pujilí
Salcedo	66,520	484	Salcedo
Saquisilí	30,910	206	Saquisilí
Sigchos	23,280	1,267	Sigchos

References

↑ Villalba, Juan. "Human Development Index in Ecuador". Scribd (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-02-05.
↑ Danny Palmerlee; Michael Grosberg; Carolyn McCarthy (2006), Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, Lonely Planet, ISBN 174104295X
↑ Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.

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

[2] Danny Palmerlee; Michael Grosberg; Carolyn McCarthy (2006), Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, Lonely Planet, ISBN 174104295X

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

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