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:
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Pujilí -
Mountains of 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.
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