Morona-Santiago Province

Morona Santiago

*Nampu Wentsa* (Shuar)
Morona Santiago Nampu Wentsa (Shuar)
Province
	Province of Morona Santiago; Provincia de Morona Santiago (Spanish)
	Photo of Volcan Sangay
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Morona-Santiago Province in Ecuador.
	Cantons of Morona Santiago Province
	Coordinates: 02°22′00″S 78°08′00″W / 2.36667°S 78.13333°W
Country	Ecuador
Established	February 24, 1954
Capital	Macas
Cantons	List of Cantons
Area
• Total	25,690 km2 (9,920 sq mi)
Population (2022 census)
• Total	192,508
• Density	7.5/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (ECT)
Vehicle registration	V
HDI (2022)	0.700; medium · 24th
Website	www.moronasantiago.gob.ec

Morona Santiago (Spanish pronunciation: [moˈɾona sanˈtjaɣo]) is a province in Ecuador. The province was established on February 24, 1954. The capital is Macas.

Economy

The provincial economy is industrially unexploited to its potential due to poor means of transportation. Its economy relies largely on the tourist sector of the rain forest. The Sangay National Park and the indigenous town of Shuara are some of its main attractions.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:^[3]

Indigenous 48.4%
Mestizo 46.6%
White 3.1%
Afro-Ecuadorian 1.2%
Montubio 0.2%
Other 0.5%

Cantons

As of 2025, the province is divided into 13 cantons. The most recently created cantons are Sevilla Don Bosco in 2024,^[4]^[5] and Tiwintza in 2002.^[6]^[7] The following table lists the cantons with the name of the canton seat or capital. For the cantons that existed at the time of the 2001 national census, the area in square kilometres (km²) and the 2001 population is provided.^[7]

Canton	Pop. (2001)	Area (km²)	Seat/Capital
Gualaquiza	15,288	2,203	Gualaquiza
Huamboya	5,965	653	Huamboya
Limón Indanza	10,192	2,101	General Leonidas Plaza Gutiérrez
Logroño	4,621	1,218	Logroño
Morona	31,379	5,095	Macas
Pablo Sexto	1,188	1,371	Pablo Sexto
Palora	6,317	1,436	Palora
San Juan Bosco	3,131	1,047	San Juan Bosco
Santiago de Méndez	9,841	1,691	Santiago de Méndez (Santiago)
Sevilla Don Bosco			Sevilla Don Bosco
Sucúa	14,412	893	Sucúa
Taisha	13,078	6,090	Taisha
Tiwintza			Santiago

Notable people

Luzmila Abad was born here^[8] and is one of its representatives (in 2023) at Ecuador's National Assembly.^[9]

References

^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Morona Santiago Province
^ Villalba, Juan. "Human Development Index in Ecuador in 2022". Scribd (in Spanish).
^ "Resultados" (PDF).
^ "Sevilla Don Bosco es el cantón 13 de Morona Santiago". El Telégrafo (in Spanish). 8 October 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
^ "Asamblea Nacional crea el cantón Sevilla Don Bosco, el número 222". Ecuador221 (in Spanish). 9 October 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
^ "N° 2002-86: Ley de creación del cantón Tiwintza" (PDF) (in Spanish). National Assembly (Ecuador). 18 October 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
^ ^a ^b Law, Gwillim. "Cantons of Ecuador". Statoids. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
^ TuVozNuestraFuerza (2023-11-16). "Biografía de Luzmila Abad" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-22.
^ "Nueve legisladores no votaron por Henry Kronfle" (in Spanish). 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2023-11-22.

External links

(in Spanish) Gobierno Provincial de Morona Santiago, official website
(in Spanish) Gobierno Provincial de Morona Santiago, official website
(in Spanish) Actividades de La Capital de Morona Santiago,
Logroño Turismo

[1] Citypopulation.de Population and area of Morona Santiago Province

[2] Villalba, Juan. "Human Development Index in Ecuador in 2022". Scribd (in Spanish).

[3] "Resultados" (PDF).

[4] "Sevilla Don Bosco es el cantón 13 de Morona Santiago". El Telégrafo (in Spanish). 8 October 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025.

[5] "Asamblea Nacional crea el cantón Sevilla Don Bosco, el número 222". Ecuador221 (in Spanish). 9 October 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025.

[6] "N° 2002-86: Ley de creación del cantón Tiwintza" (PDF) (in Spanish). National Assembly (Ecuador). 18 October 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025.

[statoids-7] Law, Gwillim. "Cantons of Ecuador". Statoids. Retrieved 4 November 2009.

[8] TuVozNuestraFuerza (2023-11-16). "Biografía de Luzmila Abad" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-22.

[9] "Nueve legisladores no votaron por Henry Kronfle" (in Spanish). 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2023-11-22.

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