The Province of Santa Elena () is a

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...

of Ecuador in the coastal region. Created in 2007 from territory that belonged to the

Guayas Province Guayas () is a coastal province in Ecuador. It is bordered to the west by Manabí, Santa Elena, and the Pacific Ocean (as the Gulf of Guayaquil); to the east by Los Ríos, Bolívar, Chimborazo, Cañar, and Azuay; to the north by Los R� ...

, it is one of the two newest provinces of Ecuador, along with Santo Domingo de Los Tsáchilas. Its capital city is Santa Elena, from which the province derives its name.

Political division

The province is divided into three cantons. The following table lists each with its population at the 2001

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, its area in square kilometres (km²), and the name of the

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or capital.

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010: *

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79.1% * Afro-Ecuadorian 10.8% * Montubio 4.9% *Other 2.4%

References

Provinces of Ecuador States and territories established in 2007 {{Ecuador-geo-stub

Political division

Demographics

See also

References