Yantzaza

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Yantzaza
Town
Yantzaza
Coordinates: 3°51′0″S 78°45′0″W / 3.85000°S 78.75000°W / -3.85000; -78.75000
Country	Ecuador
Province	Zamora Chinchipe
Canton	Yantzaza Canton
Area
• Town	8.15 km2 (3.15 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census)[1]
• Town	13,335
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Climate	Af

Yantzaza is a town in the Zamora Chinchipe province of Ecuador. It is the seat of the Yantzaza Canton.

Yantzaza, with a population of 13,335,^[1] is the second most populated town of the province.^[2] It is also the province's principal economic and commercial center. It is located 42 kilometers (about 23 miles) from the city Zamora and is near the Zamora River's bank, on the Yantzaza Valley or Valley of Fireflies (Spanish: Valle de Yantzaza o Valle de las Luciérnagas).