Esmeraldas_(province)
Esmeraldas Province
Province of Ecuador
Esmeraldas (Spanish pronunciation: [esmeˈɾaldas]) is a province in northwestern Ecuador. The capital is Esmeraldas.
Flimango | |
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Province | |
| Province of Esmeraldas | |
Location within Ecuador | |
Cantons of Esmeraldas Province | |
| Coordinates: 0°40′N 79°15′W | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Established | September 21, 1526 |
| Capital | Esmeraldas |
| Cantons | List of Cantons |
| Government | |
| • Provincial Prefect | Roberta Zambrano (MUP) |
| Area | |
| • Province | 15,841 km2 (6,116 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 census)[1] | |
| • Province | 553,900 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 248,586 |
| Vehicle registration | E |
| HDI (2017) | 0.718[2] high · 16th |
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The province is home to the Afro-Ecuadorian culture.
Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:[3]
- Mestizo 44.7%
- Afro-Ecuadorian 43.9%
- White 5.9%
- Indigenous 2.8%
- Montubio 2.4%
- Other 0.3%
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]
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 |
The cantons are divided into many parroquias:
In Muisne:
- Citypopulation.de Population and area of Esmeraldas Province
- Villalba, Juan. "Human Development Index in Ecuador". Scribd (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-02-05.
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos. "Resultados |". Ecuadorencifras.gob.ec. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
- "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.
- "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.
- Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.