Guayaquil Canton

Guayaquil
Canton
Municipality of Guayaquil
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Guayaquil Canton in Guayas Province
Cantons of Guayas Province
Country	Ecuador
Province	Guayas
Foundation	June 25, 1538
Founded by	Francisco de Orellana
Named for	Guayas River
Seat	Guayaquil
Parishes	List of parishes Ayauchco Bolivar (Sagrario) Carbo (Concepcion) Febres Cordero Garcia Moreno Letamendi Nueve de Octubre Olmedo (San Alejo) Roca Rocafuerte Sucre Tarqui Urdaneta Ximena Juan Gomez Rendon (Progreso) Morro Posorja Puna Tenguel
Government
• Mayor	Jaime Nebot
Area
• Canton	6,048 km2 (2,335 sq mi)
Population
• Canton	2,005,165
• Density	330/km2 (860/sq mi)
• Urban	1,952,029
Time zone	UTC-5 (ECT)
Website	http://www.guayaquil.gov.ec/

The Guayaquil Canton, official the Municipality of Guayaquil, is a canton in the center of the Guayas Province in western Ecuador. The canton was named after its seat, the city of Guayaquil, the most populous city in Ecuador.

Political divisions

The canton is divided into 16 urban parishes and 5 rural parishes. The urban parishes make up the city of Guayaquil.

Urban parishes

• Ayacucho
• Bolivar (Sagario)
• Carbo (Concepcion)
• Chongón
• Febres Cordero
• Garcia Moreno
• Letamendi
• Nueva de Octubre
• Olmedo (San Alejo)
• Pascuales
• Roca
• Rocafuerte
• Sucre
• Tarqui
• Urdaneta
• Ximena

Rural parishes

• Juan Gomez Rendon (Progreso)
• Morro
• Posorja
• Puna
• Tenguel

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:

• Mestizo 70.8%
• White 11.4%
• Afro-Ecuadorian 10.9%
• Montubio 5.0%
• Indigenous 1.4%
• Other 0.6%