Mira Canton
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Mira Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in Carchi Province. Its capital is the town of Mira. Its population in the 2001 census was 12,919[http://www.statoids.com/yec.html Cantons of Ecuador] at statoids.com and was 12,180 in the 2010 census."Ecuador: Municipal Division" https://www.citypopulation.de/php/ecuador-parish-admin.php, accessed 13 July 2017 The area is {{convert|588|sqkm|sqmi}}.
The canton is located in the Andes and western foothills of the Andes on the upper tributaries of the Mira River. The town of Mira has an elevation of {{convert|2423|m|ft}} above sea level.Google Earth
The parishes in the canton are Concepción, Jijón y Caamańo, Juan Montalvo (San Ignacio de Quil), and Mira (Chontahuasi).{{Cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/php/ecuador-parish-admin.php|title = Ecuador: Municipal Division (Provinces and Parishes) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map}}
Cantón Mira, fiesta de la Virgen de la Caridad.jpg|Festivities of Our Lady of Charity
Demographics
Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:{{Cite web|url=http://www.ecuadorencifras.gob.ec/resultados/|title = Resultados}}
- Mestizo 62.7%
- Afro-Ecuadorian 32.0%
- Indigenous 2.7%
- White 2.2%
- Montubio 0.3%
- Other 0.0%
References
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{{Ecuador-geo-stub|Website = http://www.mira.ec/}}
Category:Cantons of Carchi Province
{{Cantons of Ecuador}}