Loja Province

Loja Province is a province in Ecuador. The capital city is also named Loja.

Podocarpus National Park is in the province. This park is 1,463 square kilometres. It has an elevation ranging from 1000 m to 3690 m. The park is home to a number of animals like bears and pumas as well as exotic birdlife. Over 40% of the park's 3,000–4,000 plant speciesPodocarpus National Park/Planeta.com  are endemic, unique to this area. There are also more than 600 species of birds here.

Cantons
The province is divided into 16 cantons. The following table lists each with its population at the 2010 census, its area in square kilometres (km²), and the name of its canton seat or capital.Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.

 Canton  Pop. (2010)  Area (km²)  Seat/capital Calvas 28,185 841,1  Cariamanga Catamayo 30,638 646  Catamayo Celica 14,468 518  Celica Chaguarpamba 7,161 311  Chaguarpamba Espíndola 14,799 514  Amaluza (Espíndola) Gonzanamá 12,716 693  Gonzanamá Loja 214,855 1,881  Loja Macará 19,018 575  Macará Olmedo 4,870 112  Olmedo Paltas 23,801 1,145  Catacocha Pindal 8,645 200  Pindal Puyango 15,513 634  Alamor Quilanga 4,337 235  Quilanga Saraguro 30,183 1,075  Saraguro Sozoranga 7,465 410  Sozoranga Zapotillo 12,312 1,209  Zapotillo

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