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San Vicente Canton, Ecuador

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Country
  
Ecuador

Time zone
  
ECT (UTC-5)

Capital
  
San Vicente

Province
  
Manabí Province

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San Vicente Canton is a canton of Ecuador. It is the youngest canton in the Manabí Province, having been founded on November 16, 1999 when it was separated from Sucre Canton as a result of citizen procedures. Its capital is the urban parish of San Vicente, while Canoa is the only officially recognized rural parish. Canoa is well known by tourists and foreigners for its good conditions for surfing and paragliding. Another oceanside community, Boca de Briceño, also lies within the canton. Its population at the 2001 census was 19,116. The canton's economy relies on agriculture, livestock, shrimp farming, and tourism.

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Map of San Vicente, Ecuador

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:

  • Mestizo 82.2%
  • Afro-Ecuadorian 7.2%
  • Montubio 5.8%
  • White 4.0%
  • Indigenous 0.1%
  • Other 0.7%
  • References

    San Vicente Canton, Ecuador Wikipedia