Saraguro | |
|---|---|
Town and Kichwa people | |
  Saraguro Location in Ecuador | |
| Coordinates: 3°37′20″S 79°14′23″W / 3.62222°S 79.23972°W | |
| Elevation | 2,518 m (8,261 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC- |
| Climate | Cfb |
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 30 thousand | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Ecuador 30,183 (2010)[1] | |
| diaspora: | |
 United States | ? |
 Spain | ? |
| Languages | |
| Kichwa, Spanish | |
| Religion | |
| Andean Kichwa Cosmovision Christianity | |
The Saraguro is a people of the Kichwa nation most of whom live in Saraguro Canton in the Loja Province of Ecuador. Although most now speak Spanish, Runashimi or Kichwa, a Quechua dialect, is also spoken and language revitalization efforts are being implemented.[2][3] Likewise, the Saraguro have retained much of their land, customs and traditional dress. According to the INEC's 2010 population census, the total population of Saraguro canton is 30,183,[4] but that total includes both the Indigenous and non-Indigenous people living in Saraguro.
The Saraguro may be the descendants of people re-settled from distant regions in the Inca Empire in the 15th and early 16th century.
- ^ "Fasículo Provincial Loja" (PDF). INEC. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ King, Kendall (2001). Language revitalization processes and prospects: Quichua in the Ecuadorian Andes. Clevedon, UK;Buffalo, N.Y: Multilingual Matters LTD. pp. 185–190. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ Martinez, M; Paladines, F; Yaguache, J (2008). "Relación medio-comunidad a través del estudio del programa kawsaypura yachanakushun en el cantón Saraguro". Palabra Clave. 11 (1): 49–50. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "Fasículo Provincial Loja" (PDF). INEC. Retrieved 15 March 2018.