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Santo Domingo Canton (Ecuador)

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Country
  
Ecuador

Area
  
3,805 km²

Established
  
July 3, 1967

Santo Domingo Canton (Ecuador)

Weather
  
22°C, Wind N at 3 km/h, 99% Humidity

Province
  
Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province

Santo Domingo de los Colorados or simply known as Santo Domingo, is the biggest canton in the Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province, after La Concordia officially became part of the province on May 31, 2013. The canton is named after its seat, the town of Santo Domingo. The canton partially occupies the Toachi river basin. The Toachi river flows into the Daule river.

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:

  • Mestizo 81.0%
  • Afro-Ecuadorian 7.7%
  • White 6.8%
  • Montubio 2.5%
  • Indigenous 1.7%
  • Other 0.3%

    • References

    Santo Domingo Canton (Ecuador) Wikipedia
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