Loja Canton
Loja Canton is located in the southeast of the Province of Loja bordering the Podocarpus National Park and the Province of Zamora-Chinchipe in the east and south, and the cantons of Saraguro in the north, Catamayo, Gonzanama, and Quilanga in the west.
Photo: The lifted lorax, Public domain.- Type: canton of Ecuador with 250,000 residents
- Description: canton of Loja province, Ecuador
- Also known as: “Canton Loja”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Loja.
Loja Canton
- Location: Loja, Ecuador, South America
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Latitude
-4.0373° or 4° 2′ 14″ south
Longitude
-79.1891° or 79° 11′ 21″ west
Population
250,000
Elevation
2,477 metres (8,127 feet)
Open location code
6772XR76+39
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Loja Canton” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Loja”
- Cebuano: “Cantón Loja”
- Chimborazo Highland Quichua: “Cantón Loja”
- Chinese: “洛哈县”
- Chinese: “洛哈縣”
- Dutch: “Loja Canton”
- French: “Loja”
- Galician: “Loja”
- Georgian: “ლოხის კანტონი”
- German: “Kanton Loja”
- Italian: “cantone di Loja”
- Italian: “Cantone di Loja”
- Japanese: “ロハ郡”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Loja Koān”
- Persian: “کانتون لوخا”
- Polish: “Loja (kanton)”
- Polish: “Loja”
- Portuguese: “Loja”
- Quechua: “Loja kiti”
- Russian: “Лоха”
- Spanish: “Cantón Loja”
- Spanish: “Loja”
- Swedish: “Cantón Loja”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Lonhuaycu and Zamora Huayco.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja and Nudo de Cajanuma.
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