Plan de ordenación territorial del cantón Yantzaza, provincia de Zamora Chinchipe

Abstract

The Yantzaza Canton is located northeast of the province of Zamora Chinchipe regarding UTM coordinates 748 063 684 and 9’576. With an area of 1 012.6 km2. In Shuar language Yantzaza name means "Valley of the Fireflies”. It is created by Decree Law No. 55, on Thursday, February 26, 1981, published in Official Gazette N º. 388. Its head is Yantzaza cantonal and its parishes: Urban and Rural YantzazaChicaña( 9'587 606: 750270 and Los Encuentros ( 9'584 089 : 761 207 ) . Has an area of 1 012.6 km2. And 12,356 inhabitants according the 2010 Census.

Yantzaza is abundant in natural resources and minerals, which make it, see its importance because here we find one of the most important mining projects in the country, such as NORTHERN FRUIT urban population is engaged in wholesale and retail one 20.29 %, followed by agriculture with 12.31 %. Of which 62.48 % are male (10.29 % 9.94 % trade - agriculture) and 37.52 % are women (10 % Trade - 4.89 % Teaching). The rural population is engaged in agriculture with 49.18 %, followed by mining and quarry with 8.75 %. Of which 69.48 % are male (38.57 % 7.99 % agriculture, mining) and 30.52 % are women (10.62 % Agriculture - 2.8 % Households as employers Act). According to the 2010 Census.

The canton Yantzaza, has a hot climate - wet, which is caused by the rising air and conventional evapotranspiration of the Amazon rainforest (Maldonado 2002 ) . According Porrut ( 1983 ) , the predominant climate for this sector is uniform thermal Mega Rain , which is characterized by rainfall throughout the year , uniform temperature ( < 25 ° C on average) and a high percentage of relative humidity ( > 90 %). This area corresponds to the Thermal Regime Type II, with more elongated hot season from September or October to April or May, and the thermal maximum displacement to a month before the summer solstice (Maldonado 2002).