Sucumbíos is bounded on the north by Colombia, on the south by Napo and Orellana, on the west by Carchi and Imbabura, on the southwest by Pichincha, and on the east by Peru. Sucumbíos is the only province in Ecuador that borders two different countries.
The province is one of the six provinces in the Amazon Region, a natural region of Ecuador.
Orographyedit
The western area of the province belongs to the Eastern Andes Mountains, where most rivers in the province have their sources. The most important elevation in the province is the Reventador, an active volcano. The eastern portion of the province is part of the Amazon Basin, with high temperatures.
Hydrographyedit
The main river in the province is the Aguarico River. It passes close to Nueva Loja, and empties into the Napo, on the Peruvian border. Other important rivers are the Putumayo, which marks the border with Colombia, and the Coca and Napo Rivers, in the south.
Historyedit
Sucumbíos was an unexplored area, where only indigenous people lived, until oil was discovered in its soil. In 1979, after nine years of foundation, Nueva Loja became the seat of its own canton, Lago Agrio Canton, in the Napo Province. On February 13, 1989, Sucumbíos became the 21st province in the country when it separated from Napo province.[citation needed]
Economyedit
The most important natural resource in the province is oil, the Lago Agrio oil field. Thus, Sucumbíos is one of the most important provinces in the country, economically.
Political divisionedit
The province is divided into seven 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]
sucumbíos, province, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 2011, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Sucumbios Province news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Sucumbios Spanish pronunciation sukumˈbi os is a province in northeast Ecuador The capital and largest city is Nueva Loja normally referred to as Lago Agrio It is the fifth largest province in the country with an area of 18 084 km2 In 2010 it had a population of 176 472 inhabitants SucumbiosProvinceProvince of SucumbiosFlagSealLocation of Sucumbios Province in Ecuador Cantons of Sucumbios ProvinceCountryEcuadorEstablishedFebruary 11 1989 CapitalNueva LojaCantonsList of CantonsGovernment TypeProvincialArea Total18 000 km2 7 000 sq mi Population 2022 census 1 Total199 014 Density11 km2 29 sq mi Time zoneUTC 5 ECT Vehicle registrationKHDI 2017 0 716 2 high 18thWebsitewww wbr sucumbios wbr gob wbr ec Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Orography 1 2 Hydrography 2 History 3 Economy 4 Political division 5 Places of interest 6 See also 7 ReferencesGeography editSucumbios is bounded on the north by Colombia on the south by Napo and Orellana on the west by Carchi and Imbabura on the southwest by Pichincha and on the east by Peru Sucumbios is the only province in Ecuador that borders two different countries The province is one of the six provinces in the Amazon Region a natural region of Ecuador Orography edit The western area of the province belongs to the Eastern Andes Mountains where most rivers in the province have their sources The most important elevation in the province is the Reventador an active volcano The eastern portion of the province is part of the Amazon Basin with high temperatures Hydrography edit The main river in the province is the Aguarico River It passes close to Nueva Loja and empties into the Napo on the Peruvian border Other important rivers are the Putumayo which marks the border with Colombia and the Coca and Napo Rivers in the south History editSucumbios was an unexplored area where only indigenous people lived until oil was discovered in its soil In 1979 after nine years of foundation Nueva Loja became the seat of its own canton Lago Agrio Canton in the Napo Province On February 13 1989 Sucumbios became the 21st province in the country when it separated from Napo province citation needed Economy editThe most important natural resource in the province is oil the Lago Agrio oil field Thus Sucumbios is one of the most important provinces in the country economically Political division editThe province is divided into seven 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 Canton Pop 2019 Area km2 Seat CapitalCascales 15 390 1 248 El Dorado de CascalesCuyabeno 7 200 3 875 TarapoaGonzalo Pizarro 9 910 2 223 LumbaquiLago Agrio 117 050 3 139 Nueva Loja Lago Agrio Putumayo 15 450 3 559 Puerto CarmenShushufindi 56 700 2 463 ShushufindiSucumbios 3 790 1 502 La BonitaPlaces of interest editCuyabeno Wildlife ReserveSee also editProvinces of Ecuador Cantons of EcuadorReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sucumbios Province Citypopulation de Villalba Juan Human Development Index in Ecuador Scribd in Spanish Retrieved 2019 02 05 Cantons of Ecuador Statoids com Retrieved 4 November 2009 0 05 S 76 53 W 0 083 S 76 883 W 0 083 76 883 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sucumbios Province amp oldid 1184107157, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
