Ancón is a rural
parish of
Santa Elena canton
Santa Elena Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Santa Elena Province. Its capital is the city of Santa Elena. Its population at the 2010 census was 144,076.
Demographics
Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:
* Mestizo ...
in the
province of
Guayas,
Ecuador.
People began settling in the area in late 1923, when the
Government of Ecuador conceded 98
mines, occupying an area of 38,842
hectares, to the
British oil company Anglo Ecuadorian Oilfields. The area was initially used as a
mining camp.
For many years, the
oilfield
A petroleum reservoir or oil and gas reservoir is a subsurface accumulation of hydrocarbons contained in porous or fractured rock formations.
Such reservoirs form when kerogen (ancient plant matter) is created in surrounding rock by the presence ...
s were of major national
economic importance. Many families relocated to the area in search of work, increasing the area's stature. They remained after the British company left in 1979, taking up such trades as
fishing.
In subsequent years, Ancón achieved rapid
population growth
Population growth is the increase in the number of people in a population or dispersed group. Actual global human population growth amounts to around 83 million annually, or 1.1% per year. The global population has grown from 1 billion in 1800 to ...
and
economic development In mid-November 2002, Ancón became a separate province.
References
Cantons of Guayas Province
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