Latacunga Canton
Latacunga Canton is one of seven cantons of the Cotopaxi Province in Ecuador. Its population at the 2001 census was 143,979. Its capital is the town of Latacunga.
Subdivision
The capital of the canton consists of the following urban parishes: Eloy Alfaro, Ignacio Flores, Juan Montalvo, La Matríz, San Buenaventura.The canton is divided into the following rural parishes:
- Toacaso
- San [Juan de Pastocalle Parish|San Juan de Pastocalle]
- Mulaló
- Tanicuchí
- Guaytacama
- Alaques
- Poaló
- Once de Noviembre
- Belisario Quevedo
- Joseguango Bajo
Demographics
- Mestizo 86.4%
- Indigenous 8.5%
- White 2.7%
- Afro-Ecuadorian 1.5%
- Montubio 0.7%
- Other 0.1%
Climate