Zamora-Chinchipe Province
Zamora - Chinchipe is a province in Ecuador. It has an area of 10,500 km ² close to 100,000 inhabitants. Its capital is Zamora. The largest city and commercial center is Yantzaza.
Location
The province is located in the southeast of Ecuador referred to in the Ecuadorian Oriente share in the Amazon lowlands. It is bordered to the west by the province of Loja, in the northwest of Azuay, Morona Santiago in the north and in the east and south by Peru.
Economy
The people of Zamora Chinchipe live a large part of agriculture. In addition, tropical woods be beaten. Also handicrafts is established.
In particular, the Canton Zamora is known from time immemorial for its rich gold deposits. In some mines (eg Nambija ) is still, however, reduced to more ancient methods of gold.
Policy
Prefect of the province is Franklin Delgado, who was elected in 2004 for a coalition of Partido Social Cristiano and political movements Movimiento Independiente por el Cambio and Fuerza Joven por el Cambio. The mayor of the capital of Zamora, Hector Apolo, was chosen for a coalition of social-democratic Izquierda Democrática and PSC. Benito Suquisupa, the mayor of the largest city Yanzatza belongs to the Partido Socialista - Frente Amplio, the Socialist Party of Ecuador, at.
From the Government of Ecuador is currently inserted Governor Johnson Burguán.
History
The provincial capital, Zamora was in 1550, founded by Alonso de mercadillo, who also built Loja.
The province was formed from the Oriente province and in 1920 divested from their province of Santiago - Zamora founded in 1911, which was divided on 10 November 1953 in two provinces. The northern part formed the province of Morona Santiago ( with capital Macas ), the southern Zamora Chinchipe.
Due to its exposed location on the border with Peru to the east of the province was the scene of repeated hostilities between the two neighboring countries. In particular, the Cordillera del Condor (see explanation below Morona Santiago) was the scene of the Peruvian- Ecuadorian border war in 1981.
Cantons
The Zamora Chinchipe province currently has nine cantons. These are ( in order of establishment ):