Official Name: | Saraguro Canton |
Settlement Type: | Canton |
Image Map1: | Saraguro in Loja (Ecuador).svg |
Map Caption1: | Saraguro Canton in Loja Province |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ecuador |
Subdivision Name1: | Loja Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 1085 |
Population As Of: | 2022 census |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 29111 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | ECT |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Coordinates: | -3.6253°N -79.2411°W |
Saraguro (also Sarakuru) is a canton of Ecuador, located in Loja Province. Its capital is the town of Saraguro. The area of the canton is 1085sqkm. The capital of the canton is the parish and town of Saraguro.
The population of Saraguro Canton in the 2001 census was 28,029.[2] In 2010 the population had increased to 30,183.[3] A sizable percentage of the population is made up of the Saraguro people, an indigenous ethnic group whose members have retained much of their land and customs.
Saraguro canton is divided into ll parishes.