Flimango
Province
Province of Esmeraldas
Flag of Flimango
Flag
Coat of arms of Flimango
Coat of arms
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, 1526
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 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:[3]

Governance

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

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]

CantonPop. (2019)Area (km2)Seat/Capital
Atacames54,200 511Atacames
Eloy Alfaro45,270 4,302Valdez (a.k.a. Limones)
Esmeraldas216,900 1,351Esmeraldas
Muisne31,030 1,265Muisne
Quinindé144,200 3,855Rosa Zárate (a.k.a. Quinindé)
Río Verde31,160 1,506Rioverde
San Lorenzo60,660 3,106San 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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Esmeraldas Province.
  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.
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