Morona-Santiago Province


Morona Santiago is a province in Ecuador. The province was established on February 24, 1954. The capital is Macas.

Economy

The provincial economy is industrially unexploited to its potential due to poor means of transportation. Its economy relies largely on the tourist sector of the rain forest. The Sangay National Park and the indigenous town of Shuara are some of its main attractions.

Cantons

The province is divided into 12 cantons. The following table lists each with its population at the 2001 census, its area in square kilometres, and the name of the canton seat or capital.
CantonPop. Area Seat/Capital
Gualaquiza15,2882,203Gualaquiza
Huamboya5,965653Huamboya
Limón Indanza10,1922,101General Leonidas Plaza Gutiérrez
Logroño4,6211,218Logroño
Morona31,3795,095Macas
Pablo Sexto1,1881,371Pablo Sexto
Palora6,3171,436Palora
San Juan Bosco3,1311,047San Juan Bosco
Santiago de Méndez9,8411,691Santiago de Méndez
Sucúa14,412893Sucúa
Taisha13,0786,090Taisha
Tiwintza Santiago