Guayaquil Canton
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Guayaquil | |
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Canton | |
Municipality of Guayaquil | |
Coordinates: 2°11′S 79°53′W / 2.183°S 79.883°W | |
Country | Ecuador |
Province | Guayas |
Foundation | June 25, 1538 |
Founded by | Francisco de Orellana |
Named for | Guayas River |
Seat | Guayaquil |
Parishes | List of parishes |
Government | |
• Mayor | Aquiles Álvarez |
Area | |
• Canton | 4,830 km2 (1,860 sq mi) |
Population (2022 census)[1] | |
• Canton | 2,746,403 |
• Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
• Urban | 2,650,288 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (ECT) |
Website | https://www.guayaquil.gob.ec/ |
The Guayaquil Canton, officially the Municipality of Guayaquil, is a canton in the center of the Guayas Province in western Ecuador. The canton was named after its seat, the city of Guayaquil, the most populous city in Ecuador.
Political divisions
[edit]The canton is divided into 16 urban parishes and 5 rural parishes. The urban parishes make up the city of Guayaquil.
Urban parishes
- Ayacucho
- Bolivar (Sagario)
- Carbo (Concepcion)
- Chongón
- Febres Cordero
- Garcia Moreno
- Letamendi
- Nueva de Octubre
- Olmedo (San Alejo)
- Pascuales
- Roca
- Rocafuerte
- Sucre
- Tarqui
- Urdaneta
- Ximena
Rural parishes
Demographics
[edit]Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:[2]
- Mestizo 70.8%
- White 11.4%
- Afro-Ecuadorian 10.9%
- Montubio 5.0%
- Indigenous 1.4%
- Other 0.6%
References
[edit]- ^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Guayaquil Canton
- ^ "Resultados".