Catarama
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Catarama is a town
in the Los Ríos Province
of Ecuador
. It is the seat of the Urdaneta Canton
.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in the Los Ríos Province
Los Ríos Province
Los Ríos is a province in Ecuador. The capital is Babahoyo. The province was founded on September 30, 1948 under legistative decree. Its capital Babahoyo was founded October, 6, 1860...
of Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
. It is the seat of the Urdaneta Canton
Urdaneta Canton
Urdaneta Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Los Ríos Province. Its capital is the town of Catarama. Its population at the 2001 census was 25,812....
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