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, Ecuador
Cantons List of Cantons
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 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]

Canton Pop. (2001) Area (km²) Seat/Capital
Atacames 30,267 511 Atacames
Eloy Alfaro 33,403 4,302 Valdez
Esmeraldas 157,792 1,351 Esmeraldas
Muisne 25,080 1,265 Muisne
Quinindé 88,337 3,855 Rosa Zárate (a.k.a. Quinindé)
Río Verde 22,164 1,506 Rio Verde
San Lorenzo 28,180 3,106 San 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

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


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