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Key facts
- Country
- Ecuador
- Established
- November 10, 1953
- Capital
- Zamora
- Cantons
- List of Cantons Centinela del Cóndor Chinchipe El Pangui Nangaritza Palanda Paquisha Yacuambi Yantzaza Zamora
- Prefect
- Karla Reátegui [ es ] ( MUPP )
- Vice prefect
- Víctor Sarango
- Governor
- Ivonne Panchi
- Total
- 10,559 km (4,077 sq mi)
- Density
- 10.510/km (27.220/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC-05 ( ECT )
- Vehicle registration
- Z
- Hdi 2022
- 0.799 , high · 5th
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Prefectura de Zamora Chinchipe
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Encyclopedic overview
Zamora Chinchipe ( Spanish pronunciation: [saˈmoɾa tʃinˈtʃipe]), Province of Zamora Chinchipe is a province of the Republic of Ecuador, located at the southeastern end of the Amazon Basin, which shares borders with the Ecuadorian provinces of Azuay and Morona Santiago to the north, Loja and Azuay to the west, and with Peru to the east and south. The province comprises an area of approximately 10,559 km (4,077 sq mi) and is covered with a uniquely mountainous topography which markedly distinguishes it from the surrounding Amazonian provinces. Zamora-Chinchipe is characterized and largely identified by its mining industry; indigenous ethnic groups with a rich archaeological legacy; its biodiversity; and its niche and tourist attractions, which include a number of waterfalls well-noted for their beauty. The province takes its name from the administrative fusion of the Zamora and Chinchipe cantons. The provincial capital is the city of Zamora.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zamora Chinchipe” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.