Morona-Santiago Province

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Morona-Santiago Province is a largely Amazonian region in southeastern Ecuador known for its indigenous Shuar population, vast rainforest landscapes, and rich biodiversity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
province
biodiversity high species richness
borderedBy Pastaza Province
Peru
Sucumbíos Province
Zamora-Chinchipe Province
capital Macas
climate humid tropical
contains Andean foothills
containsEcosystem cloud forest
tropical rainforest
country Ecuador
environmentalSignificance Amazon rainforest conservation
governingCountry Ecuador
surface form: Republic of Ecuador
hasCulturalHeritage Shuar traditions
indigenous Amazonian cultures
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
cattle ranching
ecotourism
timber extraction
hasIndigenousLanguage Shuar language
hasIndigenousPopulation Shuar people
hasMajorEthnicGroup Mestizo population
Shuar people
hasProtectedArea Podocarpus National Park buffer zones
Sangay National Park
hasRiver Morona River
Santiago River
Upano River
hasSettlement Gualaquiza
Macas
Morona River region
surface form: Morona

Santiago
Sucúa
hasTourismAttraction Amazon rainforest lodges
Sangay National Park
knownFor indigenous Shuar population
rich biodiversity
vast rainforest landscapes
locatedIn Amazon rainforest
southeastern Ecuador
locatedInTimeZone UTC−05:00
officialLanguage Spanish
partOf Amazon Basin
partOfRegion Amazonía Ecuatoriana
seat Macas

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Chimborazo Province borderedBy Morona-Santiago Province
Pastaza Province borders Morona-Santiago Province
Zamora-Chinchipe Province borders Morona-Santiago Province
Shuar spokenIn Morona-Santiago Province