Palenque Canton

1°25′58″S 79°44′58″W / 1.4328°S 79.7495°W / -1.4328; -79.7495Country EcuadorProvinceLos Ríos ProvinceTime zoneUTC-5 (ECT)

Palenque Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Los Ríos Province. Its capital is the town of Palenque. Its population at the 2001 census was 20,658.^[1]

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:^[2]

• Montubio 69.0%
• Mestizo 23.4%
• Afro-Ecuadorian 5.1%
• White 2.1%
• Indigenous 0.2%
• Other 0.2%

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