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Santa Elena Province

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Country
  
Ecuador

Time zone
  
ECT (UTC-5)

Website
  
www.santaelena.gob.ec

Capital
  
Santa Elena, Ecuador

Named for
  
Santa Elena, Ecuador

Established
  
November 7, 2007

Vehicle registration
  
Y

Area
  
3,690 km²

Area code
  
4

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Points of interest
  
Mirador Turístico "Cerro El, MUSEO CASA LEON, PARQUE SINDICATO DE SALES, Parque Central Vicente R, PLAZOLETA CENTRAL

Destinations
  
Salinas, Montañita, Ruta del Spondylus, Ayangue, La Libertad - Ecuador

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The Province of Santa Elena 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 its name.

Contents

Map of Santa Elena Province, Ecuador

Political division

The province is divided into three cantons. The following table lists each with its population at the 2001 census, its area in square kilometres (km²), and the name of the canton seat or capital.

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:

  • Mestizo 79.1%
  • Afro-Ecuadorian 8.5%
  • Montubio 4.9%
  • White 3.7%
  • Indigenous 1.3%
  • Other 2.4%
  • References

    Santa Elena Province Wikipedia