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Jipijapa Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Manabí Province. Its capital is the town of Jipijapa. Its population at the 2001 census was 65,796. [1]
Many regions and provinces of Asia have alternative names in different languages. Some regions have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. This article attempts to give all known alternative names for all major Asian regions, provinces, and territories.
Jipijapa may refer to: The Jipijapa palm, a palm tree; Jipijapa, another name for the Panama hat, traditionally woven from the leaves of that tree; Jipijapa as a place name: Jipijapa, Ecuador, a town in Ecuador Jipijapa Canton, in which the town is located; Jipijapa metro station, a Quito Metro station
The more common school follows historical convention and treats Europe and Asia as different continents, categorizing East Asia, South Asia, and the Middle East as specific regions for more detailed analysis. Other schools equate the word "continent" to geographical "region" when referring to Europe and Asia in terms of physical geography.
This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories in Asia. It includes fully recognized states, states with limited but substantial international recognition, de facto states with little or no international recognition, and dependencies of both Asian and non-Asian states. In particular, it lists (i) 49 generally recognized sovereign states, all of which are members of the United ...
Largest broadly connected contiguous landmass, comprising the traditional continents of Europe and Asia; sometimes considered a single continent, it covers 10.6% of Earth's surface (36.2% of the land area). Asia Cooperation Dialogue: 46,872,864: Supranational political entity. Asia: 44,579,000: Largest continent. Americas: 42,549,000
Asia is one of the world's fastest-growing continents, with increasing urbanisation and a high growth rate for cities. Tokyo, in Japan, is the world's largest metropolitan area by population. The populations of the given cities are obtained from five sources: Cities; World Atlas; National Official Estimate (NOE)
An Ecuadorian hat, also known as a Panama hat, a Jipijapa hat, or a toquilla straw hat, is a traditional brimmed straw hat of Ecuadorian origin. Traditionally, hats were made from the plaited leaves of the Carludovica palmata plant, known locally as the toquilla palm or Jipijapa palm , [ 1 ] although it is a palm-like plant rather than a true palm.