Area code(s) 593 4 Elevation 3 m Province Guayas | Time zone ECT (UTC-5) Website www.vivaplayas.gov.ec Capital Playas, Ecuador | |
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General Villamil, also known as Playas, is a Guayas canton in Ecuador. The Playas canton is located at the south western area of the Guayas Province. Its Canton Capital is General José de Villamil, also known as Playas. It is located 96 kilómeters from the capital of the Guayas Province, Guayaquil. It borders to the north and east with Guayaquil Canton, on the west with Santa Elena Province, and to south with the Pacific Ocean. Its territory has an area of 280 square kilometres (110 square miles) and has a population of 31,000 citizens, with 25,000 of them living in the canton's capital.
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Demographics
Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:
Tourism
Playas, being at 97 kilometers from Guayaquil, receives a large number of tourists from the province capital, as well as from the rest of Ecuador. The canton receives tourism boost on the hot months from January to April, period of time known as "the beach season". Its main festivities, events and carnivals are:
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