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Esmeraldas Province

Coordinates: 0°40′N 79°15′W / 0.667°N 79.250°W / 0.667; -79.250
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Esmeraldas
Province
Province of Esmeraldas
Flag of Esmeraldas
Official seal of Esmeraldas
Location within Ecuador
Location within Ecuador
Cantons of Esmeraldas Province
Cantons of Esmeraldas Province
Coordinates: 0°40′N 79°15′W / 0.667°N 79.250°W / 0.667; -79.250
CountryEcuador
EstablishedSeptember 21, 1847
CapitalEsmeraldas
CantonsList of Cantons
Government
 • Provincial PrefectRoberta Zambrano (MUP)
Area
 • Province15,841 km2 (6,116 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 census)[1]
 • Province553,900
 • Density35/km2 (91/sq mi)
 • Urban
248,586
Vehicle registrationE
HDI (2017)0.718[2]
high · 16th

Esmeraldas (Spanish pronunciation: [esmeˈɾaldas]) is a northwestern coastal province of Ecuador. The capital and largest city is Esmeraldas. Esmeraldas is one of the three provinces of Ecuador that borders Colombia, and it is the most northern province in the country. The province borders Imbabura and Carchi to the east, the Pacific Ocean to the west, Manabí, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas and Pichincha to the south, and Colombia to the north. The province is home to the Afro-Ecuadorian culture.

The Rock of Sua

Demographics

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Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:[3]

Governance

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The province has a governor who is appointed by the President. In 2013 Paola Cabezas was appointed as the Governor by President Rafael Correa.[4] She served for three years until she resigned and she was succeeded by Gabriel Rivera López who was also appointed by President Correa.[5]

Cantons

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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.[6]

Canton Pop. (2019) Area (km2) Seat/Capital
Atacames 54,200 511 Atacames
Eloy Alfaro 45,270 4,302 Valdez (a.k.a. Limones)
Esmeraldas 216,900 1,351 Esmeraldas
Muisne 31,030 1,265 Muisne
Quinindé 144,200 3,855 Rosa Zárate (a.k.a. Quinindé)
Río Verde 31,160 1,506 Rioverde
San Lorenzo 60,660 3,106 San Lorenzo

Parroquias (Parishes)

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Esmeraldas Province
  2. ^ Villalba, Juan. "Human Development Index in Ecuador". Scribd (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-02-05.
  3. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos. "Resultados |". Ecuadorencifras.gob.ec. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
  4. ^ "Nueva Gobernadora asumió funciones : Noticias Esmeraldas : La Hora Noticias de Ecuador, sus provincias y el mundo". 2021-05-13. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  5. ^ "Gabriel Rivera es el nuevo gobernador de Esmeraldas - El Comercio". 2021-05-13. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  6. ^ Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.