Piñas Canton


Piñas is a canton in the El Oro Province, Ecuador. Its seat is Piñas. It is also known as the "Orchid of The Andes" because of the many orchids grown nearby. The town was named Piñas by Juan de Loayza, in honor of his homeland Piñas in Spain. It is located 1,126 metres above sea-level.
The canton was created on November 8, 1940. It is bordered to the north by Atahualpa, to the south by Loja, to the east by Portovelo and Zaruma and to the west by Balsas and Marcabelí. Economic activity includes agriculture such as cattle raising and cocoa and sugar cane growing.

Parishes

The canton has 10 parishes totalling approximately 40,000 inhabitants.
Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:
Typical dishes of the area include "repe" and "biscochuelo", among others