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EspañolQUITO (CANTON)
'Quito' is a canton in Pichincha, Ecuador, officially referred to as 'Quito Metropolitan District' (Spanish: ''Distrito Metropolitano de Quito'') since 1993. The '' (= seat of the canton) is Quito.
According to the 2001 census, the total population of the Quito Canton (not the city itself) is 1,839,853, with 892,570 men and 947,283 women. Of this, the population of the parroquias urbanas (i.e. the city ) is 1,399,378, and the population of the parroquias rurales (the parroquias inside the canton but outside the city) is 440,475 [1] . The total population density of the canton is 439.8 inhabitants per km² (1139.1/mi²). The total number of households in the cantón is 555,928, with 419,845 in the urban area (= city) and 136,083 in the rural area [2]. Of the 1,407,526 inhabitants of the canton over the age of 12, 639,068 are married, 541,758 are single, 33,116 are divorced, 30,898 are separated, and 47,930 are widowed [3].
Overall, the canton's illiteracy rate is 4.3% – 5.3% for women, 3.2% for men, 3.6% in the urban area (= city), and 6.6% in the rural area [4]. The unemployment rate of the city is 8.9%, and 43.8% are underemployed [5]. The average monthly income is $317 [6].
According to the 2001 census, the total population of the Quito Canton (not the city itself) is 1,839,853, with 892,570 men and 947,283 women. Of this, the population of the parroquias urbanas (i.e. the city ) is 1,399,378, and the population of the parroquias rurales (the parroquias inside the canton but outside the city) is 440,475 [1] . The total population density of the canton is 439.8 inhabitants per km² (1139.1/mi²). The total number of households in the cantón is 555,928, with 419,845 in the urban area (= city) and 136,083 in the rural area [2]. Of the 1,407,526 inhabitants of the canton over the age of 12, 639,068 are married, 541,758 are single, 33,116 are divorced, 30,898 are separated, and 47,930 are widowed [3].
Overall, the canton's illiteracy rate is 4.3% – 5.3% for women, 3.2% for men, 3.6% in the urban area (= city), and 6.6% in the rural area [4]. The unemployment rate of the city is 8.9%, and 43.8% are underemployed [5]. The average monthly income is $317 [6].
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