Latacunga Canton

Latacunga Canton is one of seven cantons of the Cotopaxi Province in Ecuador. Its population at the 2001 census was 143,979. Its capital is the town of Latacunga.SubdivisionThe capital of the canton consists of the following urban parishes: Eloy Alfaro, Ignacio Flores, Juan Montalvo, La Matríz, San Buenaventura.The canton is divided into the following rural parishes: Toacaso San Juan de Pastocalle Mulaló Tanicuchí Guaytacama Alaques Poaló Once de Noviembre Belisario Quevedo Joseguango BajoDemographicsEthnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010: Mestizo 86.4%Indigenous 8.5%White 2.7%Afro-Ecuadorian 1.5%Montubio 0.7%Other 0.1%