| Napo | |||
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| — Province — | |||
| Province of Napo | |||
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| Country | Ecuador | ||
| Established | October 22 1959. | ||
| Capital | Tena, Ecuador | ||
| Cantons | List of Cantons | ||
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| - Mayor | |||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 13,342 km2 (5,151.4 sq mi) | ||
| Population | |||
| - Total | 79,139 | ||
| - Urban | 25,759 | ||
| Time zone | ECT (UTC-5) | ||
Napo is a province in Ecuador. Its capital is Tena. The province contains the Napo River. The province is low developed without much industrial presence. The thick rainforest is home to many natives that remain isolated by preference, descendents of those who fled the Spanish invasion in the Andes, and the Incas years before.
This province is one of the many located in Ecuador's section of the Amazon Rainforest.
In Napo province are also Antisana Ecological Reserve and Limoncocha National Biological Reserve.
Cantons
The province is divided into five cantons. The following table lists each with its population as of the 2001 census, its area in square kilometres (km²), and the name of the canton seat or capital.[1]
| Canton | Pop. (2001) | Area (km²) | Seat/Capital |
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| 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
References
- ^ Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
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