Coordinates: 4°3′0″S 79°39′0″W / 4.05000°S 79.65000°W / -4.05000; -79.65000

Paltas Canton

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Paltas Canton
Location of Loja Province in Ecuador
Location of Loja Province in Ecuador
Paltas Canton in Loja Province
Paltas Canton in Loja Province
CountryFile:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador
ProvinceLoja Province
Area
 • Total
1,156 km2 (446 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)[1]
 • Total
22,841
 • Density19.76/km2 (51.17/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.

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References

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  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Paltas Canton
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