Palanda Canton is a canton

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 Zamora-Chinchipe Province

Zamora-Chinchipe Province

Zamora Chinchipe is a Province of the Republicof Ecuador, located at the southeastern end of the Amazon Basin, which shares borders with the Ecuadorian provinces of Azuay and Morona Santiago to the north, Loja and Azuay to the west, and with Peru to the east and south...

. Its capital is the town of Palanda. Its population at the 2001 census was 7,066.

History

This canton has a long history, from the earliest known humans occupation to one of the latest inca battle, just before the colonial time .

Parishes

The canton is administratively divided into 4 parishes

• Vergel
• Palanda
• El Porvenir
• Valladolid
  Valladolid Parish
  Valladolid Parish is located in Palanda Canton in Ecuador....