Santay Island (Spanish Isla Santay) is a 2200 ha. island located in Guayas, Ecuador. It is part of the
Durán Canton
Durán Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Guayas Province. Its capital is the town of Durán. Its population at the 2001 census was 178,714.
Demographics
Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:
* Mestizo 70.3%
* Afro-Ec ...
. It is surrounded by the Guayas River and populated by 47 families living there since the 1950s and before. Santay has been declared a
Ramsar site
A Ramsar site is a wetland site designated to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention,8 ha (O)
*** Permanent 8 ha (P)
*** Seasonal Intermittent < 8 ha(Ts)
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