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| Guayaquil | |
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| Canton | |
| Municipality of Guayaquil | |
 Flag Coat of arms | |
 Location of Guayaquil Canton in Guayas Province | |
 Cantons of Guayas Province | |
| Coordinates: 2°11′S 79°53′W / 2.183°S 79.883°W / -2.183; -79.883 | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Province | Guayas |
| Foundation | June 25, 1538 |
| Founded by | Francisco de Orellana |
| Named for | Guayas River |
| Seat | Guayaquil |
| Parishes |
List of parishes
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| Government | |
| • Mayor | Aquiles Álvarez |
| Area | |
| • Canton | 4,830 km (1,860 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Canton | 2,746,403 |
| • Density | 570/km (1,500/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,650,288 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (ECT) |
| Website | https://www.guayaquil.gob.ec/ |
The Guayaquil Canton, officially the Municipality of Guayaquil, is a canton in the center of the Guayas Province in western Ecuador. The canton was named after its seat, the city of Guayaquil, the most populous city in Ecuador.
Political divisions
The canton is divided into 16 urban parishes and 5 rural parishes. The urban parishes make up the city of Guayaquil.
Urban parishes
- Ayacucho
- Bolivar (Sagario)
- Carbo (Concepcion)
- Chongón
- Febres Cordero
- Garcia Moreno
- Letamendi
- Nueva de Octubre
- Olmedo (San Alejo)
- Pascuales
- Roca
- Rocafuerte
- Sucre
- Tarqui
- Urdaneta
- Ximena
Rural parishes
Demographics
Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:
- Mestizo 70.8%
- White 11.4%
- Afro-Ecuadorian 10.9%
- Montubio 5.0%
- Indigenous 1.4%
- Other 0.6%
References
- Citypopulation.de Population and area of Guayaquil Canton
- "Resultados".
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