Quito Canton

Quito, officially the Metropolitan District of Quito (), is a canton in the province of Pichincha, Ecuador.

Governance

The canton is governed by the same mayor and city council that govern the city of Quito.

Population figures

According to the 2001 census, the total population of the Quito Canton (not the city itself) is 1,839,853, with 892,570 men and 947,283 women. According to the 2007 estimates, it is 1,840,000. Of this, the population of the urban parishes (the city of Quito itself) was 1,399,378, and the population of the rural parishes (outside of the city of Quito, but still within the canton) was 440,475. The total population density of the canton is 439.8 inhabitants per km² (1139.1/mi²). The total number of households in the cantón is 555,928, with 419,845 in the urban area (= city) and 136,083 in the rural area.

Overall, the canton's illiteracy rate is 4.3%...
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