Zaruma Canton

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'''Zaruma Canton''' is a canton of Ecuador, located in the El Oro Province. Its capital is the town of Zaruma. Its population at the 2001 census was 23,407.<ref>[http://www.statoids.com/yec.html Cantons of Ecuador] at statoids.com</ref>

Zaruma was named a ''Pueblo Mágico'' (magical town) by the Ecuadorian Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR) in 2019. It is one of five communities across the country that inaugurated the programme that year.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zaruma declarada Pueblo Mágico de Ecuador – Ministerio de Turismo|url=https://www.turismo.gob.ec/zaruma-declarada-pueblo-magico-de-ecuador/|access-date=2021-04-02|language=es}}</ref>

==Demographics== Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ecuadorencifras.gob.ec/resultados/ | title=Resultados }}</ref> *Mestizo 83.6% *White 7.4% *Montubio 6.6% *Afro-Ecuadorian 2.1% *Indigenous 0.2% *Other 0.2%

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Category:Cantons of El Oro Province