Pujilí Canton
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Pujilí Canton is one of seven canton
s of the Cotopaxi Province
in Ecuador
. Its population at the 2001 census was 60,728. Its capital is the town of Pujilí
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Cantons of Ecuador
The Cantons of Ecuador are the second-level subdivisions of Ecuador, below the provinces. There are 226 cantons in the country, of which three are not in any province. The cantons are further sub-divided into parishes, which are classified as either urban or rural...
s of the Cotopaxi Province
Cotopaxi Province
Cotopaxi is one of the provinces of Ecuador. The capital is Latacunga. The province contains the Cotopaxi Volcano, an intermittent volcano with a height of 19,388 feet.- Cantons :The province is divided into 7 cantons...
in 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...
. Its population at the 2001 census was 60,728. Its capital is the town of Pujilí
Pujilí
Pujilí is a small town in the Cotopaxi Province of Ecuador, located ten to twenty minutes from Latacunga. It is the seat of the Pujilí Canton. Pujilí houses mainly indigenous Ecuadorians, and does not see a lot of tourists. It is well known for the market the town hosts on Sundays and Wednesdays...
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Subdivision
The canton is divided into seven parishes, one urban parish, Pujilí, and six rural ones:- Angamarca
- Guangaje
- La Victoria
- Pílalo
- Tingo
- Zumbahua