Pujilí Canton

Pujilí Canton
Canton
Quilotoa, Pujilí Canton
Pujilí Canton in Cotopaxi Province
Parishes of Pujilí Canton
Coordinates: 0°57′0″S 78°41′24″W
Country	Ecuador
Province	Cotopaxi Province
Capital	Pujilí
Area
• Total	1,329 km2 (513 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census)
• Total	66,980
• Density	50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (ECT)
Website	municipiopujili.gob.ec

Pujilí Canton is one of seven cantons of the Cotopaxi Province in Ecuador. Its population at the 2001 census was 60,728. Its capital is the town of Pujilí.

Subdivision

The canton is divided into seven parishes, one urban parish, Pujilí, and six rural ones:

• Angamarca
• Guangaje
• La Victoria
• Pílalo
• Tingo
• Zumbahua

• 
  Pujilí
• 
  Mountains of Zumbahua
• 
  Zumbahua

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:

• 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

External links

• www.codeso.com / Map of Cotopaxi Province