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El Oro Province

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El Oro

Provincia de El Oro
Province of El Oro
Banner o El Oro
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Cantons o El Oro Province
Cantons o El Oro Province
KintraEcuador
Established23 Aprile 1884
CaipitalMachala
CantonsLeet o Cantons
Area
 • Total5818 km2 (2,246 sq mi)
Highest elevation3590 m (11,780 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total588,546
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
 • Urban
401940
 • Population 2001
539888
Time zoneUTC-5 (ECT)
Area code(s)07
Websitehttp://www.eloro.gob.ec
Iglesia Parque Apartadero

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.

History

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El Oro province is historically the major aurie o bananae production in Ecuador.

Geografie

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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

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Population 1990: 412.572 Population 2007: 525.763

Economy

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El Oro economy is mainly based on export o bananae an shrimp. Ither agricultural products o importance are cacao an coffee.

Politics

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Unicameral govrenment.

Cantons

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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

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  1. "Provincia de El Oro". 22 Januar 2012. Archived frae the original on 25 Julie 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  2. Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.

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