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Regionalization, or zoning, is the union of two or more adjoining provinces in order to decentralize the administrative functions of the capital, Quito. In Ecuador, there are seven regions, or zones, each shaped by the following provinces: Region 1 (42,126 km 2, or 16,265 mi 2): Esmeraldas, Carchi, Imbabura, and Sucumbios.
The Cantons of Ecuador are the second-level subdivisions of Ecuador, below the provinces. There are 221 cantons in the country, [1] of which three are not in any province [clarification needed]. The cantons are further sub-divided into parishes, which are classified as either urban or rural. Below is a list of cantons by province.
"Estadísticas de la Semana" [Stats of the Week] (in Spanish). National Institute of Statistics and Census of Ecuador. National Institute of Statistics and Census of Ecuador. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014 .
The Province of Santa Elena (Spanish pronunciation: [ˌsanta eˈlena]) is a province of Ecuador in the coastal region. Created in 2007 from territory that belonged to the Guayas Province, it is one of the two newest provinces of Ecuador, along with Santo Domingo de Los Tsáchilas. Its capital city is Santa Elena, from which the province derives ...
In 2000, the province was the sole remaining majority-indigenous province of Ecuador, with 56.3% of the province either claiming indigenous identity or speaking an indigenous language. [ 3 ] This province is one of the many located in Ecuador's section of the Amazon Rainforest .
The capital and largest city is Esmeraldas. Esmeraldas is one of the three provinces of Ecuador that borders Colombia , and it is the most northern province in the country. The province borders Imbabura and Carchi to the east, the Pacific Ocean to the west, Manabí , Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas and Pichincha to the south, and Colombia to ...
Ecuador: Legal establishment: June 25, 1826: ... Seat/Capital Alausí ... Gobierno de la Provincia de Chimborazo, official website
The province is divided into 22 cantons.The following table provides a comprehensive overview of the twenty-two cantons of Manabí province, including their respective populations at the 2001 census, their areas in square kilometers (km²), and the names of their respective canton seats or capitals: