Aguarico Canton
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Aguarico Canton is a canton
of Ecuador
, located in the Orellana Province
. Its capital is the town of Nuevo Rocafuerte. Its population at the 2001 census was 4,658.
Aguarico is part of the Cuyabeno Natural Reserve
and Yasuni National Park
.
in the Amazon region. During the invasion of Peru in Ecuador in 1941, Rocafuerte was taken by the Peruvian army after defeating the Ecuadorian military garrison on 11 August of that year. Following the armed conflict, almost all rubber plantations were abandoned.
On 22 February 1945, by order of President Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra
, the town of Nuevo Rocafuerte officially became the new county seat of the Canton of Aguarico.
Cantons of Ecuador
The Cantons of Ecuador are the second-level subdivisions of Ecuador, below the provinces. There are 226 cantons in the country, of which three are not in any province. The cantons are further sub-divided into parishes, which are classified as either urban or rural...
of Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
, located in the Orellana Province
Orellana Province
Orellana is an inland province of Ecuador. The capital is Puerto Francisco de Orellana . It was created on July 30, 1998, from part of Napo Province....
. Its capital is the town of Nuevo Rocafuerte. Its population at the 2001 census was 4,658.
Aguarico is part of the Cuyabeno Natural Reserve
Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
The Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve is a humid tropical rainforest protected zone in Ecuador. It is situated in the Putumayo Canton in the Sucumbíos Province and in the Aguarico Canton in the Orellana Province. It was founded on 26 July 1979. At an altitude of 200– 280 meters, one of the principle...
and Yasuni National Park
Yasuni National Park
Yasuni National Park is in Ecuador with an area of 9,820 km2 between the Napo and Curaray rivers in Napo and Pastaza provinces in Amazonian Ecuador. The park is about 250 km from Quito and was designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1989...
.
History
Aguarico dates from the late nineteenth century during an estate boom on the banks of the Napo RiverNapo River
The Napo is a tributary to the Amazon River that rises in Ecuador on the flanks of the volcanoes of Antisana, Sincholagua and Cotopaxi.The total length of 1075 km. Catchment area of 100,518 square kilometers...
in the Amazon region. During the invasion of Peru in Ecuador in 1941, Rocafuerte was taken by the Peruvian army after defeating the Ecuadorian military garrison on 11 August of that year. Following the armed conflict, almost all rubber plantations were abandoned.
On 22 February 1945, by order of President Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra
José María Velasco Ibarra
José María Velasco Ibarra was an Ecuadorian political figure. He served as the president of Ecuador from 1934–1935, 1944–1947, 1952–1956, 1960–1961, and 1968-1972. He only served one of those terms without being ousted by the army, from 1952-1956.-Early life and career:Velasco Ibarra was born on...
, the town of Nuevo Rocafuerte officially became the new county seat of the Canton of Aguarico.
Parishes
- Nuevo Rocafuerte
- Cononaco
- Tiputini
- Yasuní
- Santa María Huiririma
- Capitán Augusto Rivadeneira.