Ancón, Ecuador
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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.


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Cantons of Guayas Province {{Ecuador-geo-stub