Saraguro people
Saraguro | |
|---|---|
Town and Kichwa people | |
| 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 |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 30 thousand | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Ecuador 30,183 (2010) | |
| 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. 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, 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.