Esmeraldas Province

Esmeraldas
Province
Province of Esmeraldas

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Location within Ecuador

Cantons of Esmeraldas Province
Coordinates: 0°58′00″S 79°39′00″W / 0.966667°S 79.65°W / -0.966667; -79.65Coordinates: 0°58′00″S 79°39′00″W / 0.966667°S 79.65°W / -0.966667; -79.65
Country Ecuador
Established September 21, 1526
Capital Esmeraldas
Cantons List of Cantons
Government
  Provincial Prefect Lucía Sosa (MUP)
Area
  Total 16,132.23 km2 (6,228.69 sq mi)
Population (2010 census)
  Total 534,092
  Density 33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Vehicle registration E

Esmeraldas (Spanish pronunciation: [ezmeˈɾaldas]) is a province in northwestern Ecuador. The capital is Esmeraldas.

The province is home to the Afro-Ecuadorian culture.

The Rock of Sua

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:[1]

Cantons

The province is divided into 7 cantons. The following table lists each with its population at the time of the 2001 census, its area in square kilometres (km²), and the name of the canton seat or capital.[2]

CantonPop. (2001)Area (km²)Seat/Capital
Atacames30,267511Atacames
Eloy Alfaro33,4034,302Valdez (a.k.a. Limones)
Esmeraldas157,7921,351Esmeraldas
Muisne25,0801,265Muisne
Quinindé88,3373,855Rosa Zárate (a.k.a. Quinindé)
Río Verde22,1641,506Rio Verde
San Lorenzo28,1803,106San Lorenzo

Parroquias (Parishes)

The cantons are divided into many parroquias:

In Muisne:

  1. Bellavista
  2. Daule
  3. Maldonado
  4. Muisne
  5. Pedro Carlo
  6. Tola
  7. Union of Daule

See also

References

  1. Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.


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