Palanda Canton

Palanda Canton
Canton

Palanda

Location of Zamora Chinchipe Province in Ecuador.

Cantons of Zamora Chinchipe Province
Coordinates: EC 4°38′59″S 79°07′56″W / 4.6498°S 79.1321°W / -4.6498; -79.1321
Country  Ecuador
Province Zamora-Chinchipe Province
Capital Palanda
Time zone ECT (UTC-5)

Palanda Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Zamora-Chinchipe Province. Its capital is the town of Palanda. Its population at the 2001 census was 7,066.[1]

History

This canton has a long history, from the earliest known humans occupation[2] to one of the latest inca battle, just before the colonial time.[3]

Parishes

The canton is administratively divided into 4 parishes

Archaeology

The site of Santa Ana (La Florida) is located just to the north of Palanda.[4] This is an important archaeological site going back as early as 3,500 BC.

The work in this area was started in 2002 by a team of French and Ecuadoran archaeologists.

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