Pastaza Province

E49577

province of Ecuador

Pastaza Province is a large, sparsely populated region in eastern Ecuador within the Amazon rainforest, known for its rich biodiversity and significant Indigenous communities, including the Shuar.

Aliases (1)

Provincial Government of Pastaza ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	province of Ecuador →
administrativeDivision	canton →
biodiversityStatus	megadiverse area →
borders	Morona-Santiago Province → Napo Province → Orellana Province → Peru → Tungurahua Province →
capital	Puyo →
characteristic	high biodiversity → sparsely populated → tropical rainforest climate →
climateClassification	equatorial rainforest climate →
contains	Bobonaza River NERFINISHED → Curaray River → Indigenous territories → Pastaza River → Villano River →
country	Ecuador →
ecosystem	tropical moist broadleaf forest →
ethnicGroup	Achuar people → Kichwa people → Shuar people → Waorani people →
governingBody	Provincial Government of Pastaza →
hasCanton	Arajuno Canton → Mera Canton → Pastaza Canton → Santa Clara Canton →
hasProtectedArea	ecological reserves →
knownFor	Indigenous communities → ecotourism → oil exploration → rainforest conservation areas →
largestCity	Puyo →
locatedIn	Amazon rainforest → eastern Ecuador →
locatedOnContinent	South America →
namedAfter	Pastaza River →
officialLanguage	Spanish →
partOf	Amazon Basin →
recognizedLanguage	Kichwa → Shuar →
regionType	Amazonian region →
timeZone	Ecuador Time →
timeZoneAbbreviation	ECT →
transportHub	Puyo Airport →
utcOffset	UTC−05:00 →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Napo Province → Orellana Province →	borders
Morona-Santiago Province →	borderedBy
Pastaza Province ("Provincial Government of Pastaza") →	governingBody
Shuar →	spokenIn