Guayaquil Canton

Guayaquil
Canton
Municipality o Guayaquil
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Location o Guayaquil Canton in Guayas Province
Cantons o Guayas Province
Coordinates: 2°11′S 79°53′W
Kintra	Ecuador
Province	Guayas
Foundation	25 Juin 1538
Foondit bi	Francisco de Orellana
Named for	Guayas River
Seat	Guayaquil
Parishes	Leet o parishes Ayauchco Bolivar (Sagrario) Carbo (Concepcion) Febres Cordero Garcia Moreno Letamendi Nueve de Octubre Olmedo (San Alejo) Roca Rocafuerte Sucre Tarqui Urdaneta Ximena Juan Gomez Rendon (Progreso) Morro Posorja Puna Tenguel
Govrenment
• Mayor	Jaime Nebot
Area
• Canton	6048 km2 (2,335 sq mi)
Population
• Canton	2,005,165
• Density	330/km2 (860/sq mi)
• Urban	1,952,029
Time zone	UTC-5 (ECT)
Website	http://www.guayaquil.gov.ec/

The Guayaquil Canton, offeecial the Municipality o Guayaquil, is a canton in the centre o the Guayas Province in wastren Ecuador. The canton wis namit efter its seat, the ceety o Guayaquil, the maist populous ceety in Ecuador.

Poleetical diveesions

The canton is dividit intae 14 urban parishes an 5 rural parishes. The urban parishes mak up the ceety o Guayaquil.

Urban parishes

• Ayauchco
• Bolivar (Sagario)
• Carbo (Concepcion)
• Febres Cordero
• Garcia Moreno
• Letamendi
• Nueva de Octubre
• Olmedo (San Alejo)
• Roca
• Rocafuerte
• Sucre
• Tarqui
• Urdaneta
• Ximena

Rural parishes

• Juan Gomez Rendon (Progreso)
• Morro
• Posorja
• Puna
• Tenguel