Salcedo Canton

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'''Salcedo''' is a canton in the Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador. in 2022 it had a population of 67,493. The capital of the canton is San Miguel de Salcedo.

Salcedo is famous for its ice cream. Salecdo is a canton that has 6 parroquias Cusubamba, Santa Lucia, Mulalillo, Mulliquindil, Panzaleo and the main parroquia is San Miguel the canton is 484 sq kilometers 300 sq miles the canton is in southern Cotopaxi province.

== Demographics == Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ecuadorencifras.gob.ec/resultados/|title = Resultados}}</ref> *Mestizo 68.6% *Indigenous 27.9% *White 2.0% *Afro-Ecuadorian 1.1% *Montubio 0.4% *Other 0.0%

== References == {{reflist}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20091114084736/http://www.inec.gov.ec/c/document_library/get_file?folderId=295150&name=DLFE-13205.pdf www.inec.gov.ec]

== External links == * [http://www.codeso.com/TurismoEcuador/Mapa_Cotopaxi.html Map of the Cotopaxi Province] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090418030625/http://www.ame.gov.ec/directorio/frontEnd/main.php www.ame.gov.ec]

Category:Cantons of Cotopaxi Province