Mera Canton

Coordinates: 1°28′S 78°05′W / 1.46°S 78.09°W / -1.46; -78.09
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Mera Canton
Location of Pastaza Province in Ecuador.
Location of Pastaza Province in Ecuador.
Cantons of Pastaza Province
Cantons of Pastaza Province
Coordinates: 1°28′S 78°05′W / 1.46°S 78.09°W / -1.46; -78.09
Country Ecuador
ProvincePastaza Province
CapitalMera
Area
 • Total530.4 km2 (204.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)[1]
 • Total15,087
 • Density28/km2 (74/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (ECT)

Mera Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Pastaza Province. Its population at the 2010 census was 11.861. The canton is divided into 3 parishes: Mera, Shell and Madre Tierra. Its administrative capital is the town of Mera. However, most of the canton's population lives in the city of Shell (pop. 8.752). Rio Amazonas Airport is located in Shell and serves as a military base and hub for bushflying to remote communities in the Amazon. [2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Mera Canton
  2. ^ [1] at pastaza.gob.ec