Zaruma Canton

Zaruma Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the El Oro Province. Its capital is the town of Zaruma. Its population at the 2001 census was 23,407.^[2]

Zaruma Canton
Canton
Location of El Oro Province in Ecuador.
Cantons of El Oro Province
Coordinates: 3°26′S 79°36′W
Country	Ecuador
Province	El Oro Province
Area
• Total	652.1 km2 (251.8 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census)[1]
• Total	24,374
• Density	37/km2 (97/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (ECT)

Zaruma was named a Pueblo Mágico (magical town) by the Ecuadorian Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR) in 2019. It is one of five communities across the country that inaugurated the programme that year.^[3]

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:^[4]

• Mestizo 83.6%
• White 7.4%
• Montubio 6.6%
• Afro-Ecuadorian 2.1%
• Indigenous 0.2%
• Other 0.2%