Taisha Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Morona-Santiago Province. Its capital is the town of Taisha. Its population at the 2001 census was 13,078.[1]
Taisha Canton | |
|---|---|
 Location of Morona-Santiago Province in Ecuador. | |
.svg) Taisha Canton in Morona Santiago Province | |
| Coordinates: 2°20′24″S 77°27′29″W / 2.33995°S 77.45808°W | |
| Country |  Ecuador |
| Province | Morona-Santiago Province |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (ECT) |
Demographics
editEthnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:[2]
- Indigenous 95.9%
- Mestizo 3.8%
- White 0.3%
- Afro-Ecuadorian 0.1%
- Montubio 0.0%
- Other 0.0%
Climate
edit| Climate data for Taisha, elevation 510 m (1,670 ft), (1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.9 (84.0) |
30.6 (87.1) |
29.2 (84.6) |
29.2 (84.6) |
29.0 (84.2) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.8 (82.0) |
29.1 (84.4) |
30.2 (86.4) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.2 (86.4) |
29.4 (84.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.8 (65.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.1 (66.4) |
19.1 (66.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.9 (67.8) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.3 (66.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 224.0 (8.82) |
195.0 (7.68) |
275.0 (10.83) |
286.0 (11.26) |
217.0 (8.54) |
248.0 (9.76) |
273.0 (10.75) |
225.0 (8.86) |
207.0 (8.15) |
263.0 (10.35) |
263.0 (10.35) |
185.0 (7.28) |
2,861 (112.63) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 84 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 90 | 90 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 86 |
| Source: FAO[3] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Cantons of Ecuador at statoids.com
- ^ "Resultados".
- ^ "CLIMWAT climatic database". Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
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