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Puerto Quito canton (20,445 inhabitants in 2011, 64,070 ha) is located on the
borders with Imbabura and Esmeraldas provinces.
The place was originally
named Puerto de Quito (Quito Port) by Pedro Vicente Maldonado, who searched a
passage between Quito and the Atlantic Ocean and believed that navigation on
river Caoní would be possible down to the ocean.
Settled in 1965, the parish
of Porto Quito was established on 23 March 1989, as part of Quito canton.
Porto Quito canton was established by Law No. 115, published on 1 April 1996 in
the Ecuadorian official gazette, No. 916.
http://puertoquito.gob.ec/
Canton
website
Ivan Sache, 18 September 2018
The flag of Puerto Quito is composed of three horizontal stripes of the same
dimensions. The upper stripe, green, represents the great plant biodiversity, a
natural resource and promise of better days. The median stripe, red, is a symbol
of love, passion, struggle and commitment of people. The lower stripe, blue,
reflects a balanced life, the rivers, marshes, lakes, waterfalls and torrents
with crystalline water releasing peace canticles.
http://puertoquito.gob.ec/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=147&Itemid=114
Canton website
Ivan Sache, 18 September 2018
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image from provincial
website