Pujilí Canton

Canton in Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador

0°57′0″S 78°41′24″W / 0.95000°S 78.69000°W / -0.95000; -78.69000Country

EcuadorProvinceCotopaxi ProvinceCapitalPujilíArea

• Total1,329 km² (513 sq mi)Population

(2022 census)^[1]

• Total66,980 • Density50/km² (130/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (ECT)Websitemunicipiopujili.gob.ec

Pujilí Canton is one of seven cantons of the Cotopaxi Province in Ecuador. Its population at the 2001 census was 60,728.^[2] Its capital is the town of Pujilí.

Subdivision

The canton is divided into seven parishes, one urban parish, Pujilí, and six rural ones:

Angamarca
Guangaje
La Victoria
Pílalo
Tingo
Zumbahua

Pujilí
Mountains of Zumbahua
Zumbahua

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:^[3]

Indigenous 51.8%
Mestizo 46.1%
White 1.0%
Afro-Ecuadorian 0.6%
Montubio 0.5%
Other 0.1%

Climate

Climate data for Pílalo, elevation 2,500 m (8,200 ft), (1961–1990)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	15.8 (60.4)	16.0 (60.8)	16.0 (60.8)	16.2 (61.2)	16.6 (61.9)	16.5 (61.7)	16.7 (62.1)	16.6 (61.9)	16.7 (62.1)	16.7 (62.1)	16.5 (61.7)	16.2 (61.2)	16.4 (61.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	12.3 (54.1)	12.5 (54.5)	12.6 (54.7)	12.8 (55.0)	12.8 (55.0)	12.5 (54.5)	12.3 (54.1)	12.3 (54.1)	12.3 (54.1)	12.5 (54.5)	12.5 (54.5)	12.3 (54.1)	12.5 (54.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	10.8 (51.4)	9.1 (48.4)	9.3 (48.7)	9.1 (48.4)	9.1 (48.4)	8.6 (47.5)	7.5 (45.5)	8.0 (46.4)	8.3 (46.9)	8.6 (47.5)	7.9 (46.2)	8.8 (47.8)	8.8 (47.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	223.0 (8.78)	257.0 (10.12)	281.0 (11.06)	186.0 (7.32)	93.0 (3.66)	44.0 (1.73)	19.0 (0.75)	16.0 (0.63)	57.0 (2.24)	119.0 (4.69)	76.0 (2.99)	112.0 (4.41)	1,483 (58.38)
Source: FAO^[4]

References

^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Pujilí Canton
^ Cantons of Ecuador at statoids.com
^ "Resultados".
^ "World-wide Agroclimatic Data of FAO (FAOCLIM)". Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations. Retrieved 23 June 2024.