El Oro Province
El Oro province (Spaingie: Provincia de El Oro, leeterally "Province o Gowd") is the soothmaist o Ecuador's coastal provinces. It wis namit for its historically important gowd production. The day it is ane o the warld's major exporters o bananaes. The caipital is Machala.
El Oro Provincia de El Oro | |
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| Province of El Oro | |
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 Cantons o El Oro Province | |
| Kintra | Ecuador |
| Established | 23 Aprile 1884 |
| Caipital | Machala |
| Cantons | Leet o Cantons |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5818 km2 (2,246 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 3590 m (11,780 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 588,546 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 401940 |
| • Population 2001 | 539888 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (ECT) |
| Area code(s) | 07 |
| Website | http://www.eloro.gob.ec |
History eedit
El Oro province is historically the major aurie o bananae production in Ecuador.
Geografie eedit
Tae the north an east the province haes borders wi the provinces Guayas, Azuay an Loja. Tae the wast an sooth it is limitit bi the Paceefic Ocean an the Peruvian Tumbes Region.
The province is dividit in 14 cantons an featurs a wide range o attractions, sic as the Jambelí Islands, the petrified forest o the Puyango River, an the island o Santa Clara, tae name a few.
Demografics eedit
Population 1990: 412.572 Population 2007: 525.763
Economy eedit
El Oro economy is mainly based on export o bananae an shrimp. Ither agricultural products o importance are cacao an coffee.
Politics eedit
Unicameral govrenment.
Cantons eedit
The province is dividit intae 14 cantons. The follaein table leets each wi its population as o the 2001 census, its aurie in square kilometres (km²), an the name o the canton seat or caipital.[2]
| Canton | Pop. (2001) | Aurie (km²) | Seat/Caipital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arenillas | 22,477 | 803 | Arenillas |
| Atahualpa | 5,479 | 278 | Paccha |
| Balsas | 5,348 | 69 | Balsas |
| Chilla | 2,665 | 328 | Chilla |
| El Guabo | 41,078 | 603 | El Guabo |
| Huaquillas | 40,285 | 72 | Huaquillas |
| Las Lajas | 4,781 | 297 | La Victoria |
| Machala | 217,696 | 338 | Machala |
| Marcabelí | 4,930 | 147 | Marcabelí |
| Pasaje | 62,959 | 452 | Pasaje |
| Piñas | 23,246 | 615 | Piñas |
| Portovelo | 11,024 | 282 | Portovelo |
| Santa Rosa | 60,388 | 889 | Santa Rosa |
| Zaruma | 23,407 | 645 | Zaruma |
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References eedit
- ↑ "Provincia de El Oro". 22 Januar 2012. Archived frae the original on 25 Julie 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- ↑ Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
Freemit airtins eedit
| Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae El Oro Province. |
- (in Spaingie) Gobierno Provincial Autonomo de El Oro - wab steid o the El Oro Govrenment
- (in Spaingie) Orenses Machala Comunidad Virtual de La Provincia de El Oro - news aboot El Oro