Santo Domingo Canton (Ecuador)
Santo Domingo de los Colorados | |
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Canton | |
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| Coordinates: 00°15′S 079°09′W / 0.250°S 79.150°W[1] | |
| Country |  Ecuador |
| Province | Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas |
| Established | July 3, 1967 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,454 km2 (1,334 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 census)[2] | |
| • Total | 441,583 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
Santo Domingo de los Colorados[3] or simply known as Santo Domingo, is the biggest canton in the Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province,[4] after La Concordia officially became part of the province on May 31, 2013.[5] 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[edit]
Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:[6]
- Mestizo 81.0%
- Afro-Ecuadorian 7.7%
- White 6.8%
- Montubio 2.5%
- Indigenous 1.7%
- Other 0.3%
Political divisions[edit]
Santo Domingo Canton is divided into 7 urban parishes and 7 rural parishes.
- Urban parishes: Santo Domingo, Chiguilpe, Río Verde, Bombolí, Zaracay, Abraham Calazacón, Río Toachi
- Rural parishes: San José de Alluriquín, El Esfuerzo, Luz de América, Puerto Limón, San Jacinto del Búa, Santa María del Toachi, Valle Hermoso
References[edit]
- ^ Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Cantón at GEOnet Names Server
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Santo Domingo Canton
- ^ Santo Domingo de los Colorados[permanent dead link] at www.santodomingo.gob.ec
- ^ Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Archived 2010-07-24 at the Wayback Machine at www.gptsachila.gob.ec
- ^ "Cantones y Parroquias - Prefectura de Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas". www.gptsachila.gob.ec. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
- ^ "Resultados".
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