Guayas Province
Guayas | |
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Province | |
Province of Guayas | |
Country | Ecuador |
Established | 1820 |
Capital | Guayaquil |
Cantons | List of Cantons |
Government | |
• Provincial Prefect | Marcela Aguiñaga |
Area | |
• Total | 16,244 km2 (6,272 sq mi) |
Population (2022 census)[1] | |
• Total | 4,391,923 |
• Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
Vehicle registration | G |
HDI (2017) | 0.768[2] high · 4th |
Website | www |
Guayas (Spanish pronunciation:
With a population of over 4 million people, it is the most populous
Geography
Guayas' natural terrain is very diverse. The province has no elevations, except for the
Hydrography
The most important river in the province is the
Roads
Guayas has its own system for numbering
The inter-provincial roads are also numbered with the national system. Even routes travel north–south; odd routes travel east–west. The inter-provincial roads that cross the province are the following:
- Ecuador Highway 15 (Vía del Pacífico; Pacific Way)
- Ecuador Highway 25 (Troncal de la Costa; Coastal Main Way)
- Ecuador Highway 40 (Transversal Austral; Austral Crossing Way)
History
Pre-Hispanic cultures
The native culture living in Guayas is the
Spanish conquest and independence
Guayaquil was founded on August 14, 1534 (its
Urbanization
Guayas is the most populous province in the country. In recent decades, there has been a massive exit from
Demographics
Guayas is the most populous province in the country. The estimated population of the province in 2003 was about 3,360,000 people. A large percentage of the
people.Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:[3]
Political divisions
The province is divided into 25
Canton | Pop. (2010)[5] | Area (km2) | Seat/Capital |
---|---|---|---|
Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno | 25,179 | 216 | Jujan )
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Balao | 20,523 | 465 | Balao |
Balzar | 53,937 | 1,173 | Balzar |
Colimes | 23,423 | 758 | Colimes |
Coronel Marcelino Maridueña | 12,033 | 255 | Coronel Marcelino Maridueña |
Daule | 120,326 | 462 | Daule |
Durán | 235,769 | 339 | Eloy Alfaro (Durán) |
El Empalme | 74,451 | 711 | Velasco Ibarra (El Empalme) |
El Triunfo | 44,778 | 389 | El Triunfo |
General Antonio Elizalde | 10,642 | 152 | General Antonio Elizalde (Bucay) |
Guayaquil | 2,350,915 | 5,237 | Guayaquil |
Isidro Ayora | 10,870 | 492 | Isidro Ayora |
Lomas de Sargentillo | 18,413 | 67 | Lomas de Sargentillo |
Milagro | 166,634 | 401 | Milagro |
Naranjal | 69,012 | 2,015 | Naranjal |
Naranjito | 37,186 | 226 | Naranjito |
Nobol | 19,600 | 128 | Narcisa de Jesús (Nobol) |
Palestina | 16,065 | 194 | Palestina |
Pedro Carbo | 43,436 | 927 | Pedro Carbo |
Playas | 41,935 | 269 | General Villamil (Playas) |
Salitre | 57,402 | 390 | Salitre |
Samborondón | 67,590 | 388 | Samborondón |
Santa Lucía | 38,923 | 348 | Santa Lucía |
Simón Bolívar | 25,483 | 289 | Simón Bolívar |
Yaguachi | 60,958 | 512 | Yaguachi |
See also
References
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Guayas Province
- ^ Villalba, Juan. "Human Development Index in Ecuador". Scribd (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-02-05.
- ^ Censos, Instituto Nacional de Estadística y. "Resultados". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- ^ Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- ^ Censos, Instituto Nacional de Estadística y. "Población y Demografía". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-27.
External links
- Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 666. .
- (in Spanish) Gobierno Provincial del Guayas, official website