Huaquillas Canton is a

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Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

, located in the

El Oro Province El Oro (; ''oro'' = gold) is the southernmost of Ecuador's coastal provinces. It was named for its historically important gold production. Today it is one of the world's major exporters of bananas. The capital is Machala. History The area was ...

. Its capital is the town of

Huaquillas Huaquillas (''Spanish:'' /wa.'ki.ʝas/) is a border town in western El Oro, Ecuador. It is the canton seat of the Huaquillas Canton. Huaquillas is located on the border with Peru. An international bridge that goes over the Zarumilla River con ...

. Its population at the 2001 census was 40,285.

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the

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of 2010: *

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82.3% *

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7.0% *

Afro-Ecuadorian Afro-Ecuadorians or Afroecuatorianos (Spanish), are Ecuadorians of predominantly Sub-Saharan African descent. History and background Most Afro-Ecuadorians are the descendants of enslaved Africans who were transported by Spanish slavers to Ecuad ...

6.5% *Montubio 3.6% * Indigenous 0.5% *Other 0.2%

References

Cantons of El Oro Province {{Ecuador-geo-stub