Sucúa

Sucúa
Town
Parque Botanico Sucua
Sucúa
Coordinates: 02°27′36″S 78°10′12″W / 2.46000°S 78.17000°W / -2.46000; -78.17000Coordinates: 02°27′36″S 78°10′12″W / 2.46000°S 78.17000°W / -2.46000; -78.17000
Country Ecuador
Province Morona Santiago
Canton Sucúa Canton
Area
  Total 1.279,22 km2 (0.49391 sq mi)
Elevation 900 m (3,000 ft)
Population (2010 census)[1]
  Total 181,318
Time zone UTC-5
Area code(s) +593-7
Climate Af
Website www.sucua.gob.ec

Sucúa is a town in the Morona Santiago province of Ecuador. It is the seat of the Sucúa Canton.

The population as of a 1995 census was 5,847 and in 2009 it had an estimated population of 7,919.[1]

Data of Sucua

  • ALTITUDE: 900 m.s.n.m.
  • TEMPERATURE: between 18 and 28 C.
  • CLIMATE: The canton is subject to the influence of the Amazon, tropical humid.
  • EXTENSION: 1,279.22 km2
  • POPULATION: 18,318 inhabitants. (9346 women - 8972 men) 2010 census
  • DATE OF CANTONIZATION: December 8, 1962
  • LIMITS:
  • To the North: Canton Morona,
  • To the South: Cantones Logroño and Santiago,
  • To the East: Canton Morona,
  • To the West: Province of Cañar

Tourist attractions

  • Río Upano
  • Río tutanangoza
  • Piedra del mono
  • Cascadas de Arapicos
  • Parque Botánico
  • Petroglifos del Abuelo
  • Mirador de Huambinimi
  • Carnaval Culturizado
  • Parque Ecuador Amazonico
  • Museo de Sucua
  • Tuntiak Nunkee
  • Mirador de Piura
  • Mirador Río Upano
  • Cascadas Kintia Panki
  • Cascadas del Río Umpuankas-Kumpas
  • Balneario Cabañas Panki
  • Las Taguas

Parties

  • Fiesta de Cantonizacion de Sucua 8 de diciembre
  • El Carnaval Culturizado
  • Fiesta de Maria Auxiliadora 24 de mayo.
  • Peregrinación a la Virgen Purísima de Macas 4 agosto
  • Fiesta de la Chonta abril/mayo
  • Rito de la Culebra cuando alguien se ha curado de la mordedura.
  • Fiesta de la Yuca una vez al año con el fruto tierno.

Typical food

  • Ayampaco de pollo
  • Caldo de gallina criolla
  • Tamal de yuca
  • Guayusa

References

  1. 1 2 "Population data for Sucúa". Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. from "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. . Retrieved 2 November 2009.


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