Daule Canton
Appearance
Daule Canton
Cantón de Daule | |
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Coordinates: 01°52′0″S 79°59′0″W / 1.86667°S 79.98333°W | |
Country | Ecuador |
Province | Guayas Province |
Established | 24 June 1824 |
Seat | Daule |
Area | |
• Total | 475 km2 (183 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 120,326 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (ECT) |
Website | http://www.daule.gob.ec |
Daule, also known as Villa Daule, is a canton located in the Guayas province in Ecuador. Created in 1820, it is one of the most important parts of Guayas thanks to its rice production and other products such as corn and eggs.[citation needed]
The Daule canton covers an area of 462 square kilometres (178 sq mi) and at the 2001 census it had a population of 85,148 people. The seat or capital of the canton is the city of Daule.[1]
Demographics
Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:[2]
- Mestizo 51.9%
- Montubio 36.1%
- White 6.4%
- Afro-Ecuadorian 5.2%
- Indigenous 0.2%
- Other 0.3%
References
- ^ Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- ^ [1]