Napo Province

Napo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈnapo]) 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, descendants of those who fled the Spanish invasion in the Andes, and the Incas years before. In 2000, the province was the sole remaining majority-indigenous province of Ecuador, with 56.3% of the province either claiming indigenous identity or speaking an indigenous language.[2]

Napo
Province
Province of Napo
Flag
Location of Napo Province in Ecuador.
Cantons of Napo Province
Coordinates: 0.9890°S 77.8159°W / -0.9890; -77.8159
CountryEcuador
EstablishedOctober 22, 1959.
CapitalTena
CantonsList of Cantons
Area
 • Total12,542.50 km2 (4,842.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 census)
 • Total103,697
 • Density8.3/km2 (21/sq mi)
 • Urban
60,880
Time zoneUTC-5 (ECT)
Vehicle registrationN
HDI (2017)0.731[1]
high · 11th
Websitewww.napo.gob.ec

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 at the 2001 census, its area in square kilometres (km²), and the name of the canton seat or capital.[3]

CantonPop. (2001)Area (km²)Seat/Capital
Archidona18,5513,029Archidona
Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola2,943501Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola
El Chaco6,1333,473El Chaco
Quijos5,5051,577Baeza
Tena46,0073,904Tena

See also

References
  1. Villalba, Juan. "Human Development Index in Ecuador". Scribd (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-02-05.
  2. "Informe Social 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 10, 2011. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
  3. Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.

Further reading
  • Juncosa, Jose E. (ed.) (1997). Viajes por el Napo: cartas de un misionero (1924-1930). Quito: Abya-Yala. ISBN 9978042601
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