- Manabí Province
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For other uses, see Manabi (disambiguation).
Manabí — Province — Province of Manabí 
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Coat of armsLocation of Manabí Province in Ecuador.
Cantons of Manabí Province
Country Ecuador Established June, 25, 1824. Capital Portoviejo Cantons List of Cantons Government – Provincial Prefect Area – Total 18,895 km2 (7,295.4 sq mi) Population (2010)[1] – Total 1,345,779 – Density 71.2/km2 (184.5/sq mi) – Population 2001 1,221,819 Time zone ECT (UTC-5) Manabí is a province in Ecuador. Its capital is Portoviejo. The province is named after the Manabí people.[2]
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Economy
Manabí's economy is based heavily on natural resources such as cacao, bananas, cotton, etc. It's industrial sector is based on Tuna canning, tobacco, and alcoholic beverage production. Local productions include crafting of montecristi hats, and furniture.[3]
Cantons
The province is divided into 22 cantons. The following table lists each with its population as of the 2001 census, its area in square kilometres (km²), and the name of the canton seat or capital.[4]
Canton Pop. (2001) Area (km²) Seat/Capital Bolívar 35,627 537 Calceta Chone 117,634 3,017 Chone El Carmen 69,998 1,245 El Carmen Flavio Alfaro 25,390 1,343 Flavio Alfaro Jama 20,230 575 Jama Jaramijó 11,967 97 Jaramijó Jipijapa 65,796 1,401 Jipijapa Junín 18,491 246 Junín Manta 192,322 309 Manta Montecristi 43,400 734 Montecristi Olmedo 9,243 253 Olmedo Paján 35,952 1,079 Paján Pedernales 46,876 1,932 Pedernales Pichincha 29,945 1,067 Pichincha Portoviejo 238,430 955 Portoviejo Puerto López 16,626 420 Puerto López Rocafuerte 29,321 280 Rocafuerte San Vicente 19,116 718 San Vicente Santa Ana 45,287 1,022 Santa Ana Sucre 52,158 764 Bahía de Caráquez Tosagua 33,922 377 Tosagua Veinticuatro de Mayo 28,294 524 Sucre See also
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References
- ^ INEC.gob.ec
- ^ Origen del Nombre de Manabí
- ^ Economy
- ^ Cantons of Ecuador. statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
Provinces of EcuadorAzuay · Bolívar · Cañar · Carchi · Chimborazo · Cotopaxi · El Oro · Esmeraldas · Galápagos · Guayas · Imbabura · Loja · Los Ríos · Manabí · Morona-Santiago · Napo · Orellana · Pastaza · Pichincha · Santa Elena · Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas · Sucumbíos · Tungurahua · Zamora-ChinchipeCoordinates: 1°03′08″S 80°27′02″W / 1.05222°S 80.4506°W http://www.salango.com.ec/en/salango_community-pueblo-manta.php
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