El Empalme (known officially as Velasco Ibarra) is a town in
Guayas,
Ecuador, near
Los Ríos and
Manabí provinces. It is the
seat
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Types of seat
The following are examples of different kinds of seat:
* Armchair (furniture), ...
of
El Empalme Canton
El Empalme Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Guayas Province. Its capital is the town of El Empalme. Its population at the 2001 census was 64,789.
Demographics
Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:
*Mestizo 61.3%
*Mont ...
, the northernmost canton in Guayas, created in 1971.
As of the
census of 2001, there were 64,789 people residing within canton limits. The
city
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takes its official name from the Ecuadorian ex-
president José María Velasco Ibarra. It has good
road connection with
Balzar.
Rice,
platano,
cacao
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Plants
*''Theobroma cacao'', a tropical evergreen tree
** ...
, and
coffee are the main
products. The most important
river is the
Daule River, which forms the boundary with Manabí.
References
Populated places in Guayas Province
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