Santa Rosa is a city in
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: ' ...
located in the
Santa Rosa Canton
Santa Rosa Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the El Oro Province. Its capital is the town of Santa Rosa. Its population at the 2001 census was 60,388.
Demographics
Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:
* Mestizo 83.6%
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of
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 s ...
. It is located in the south of the coastal region of Ecuador, in an extensive plain, on the right bank of the Santa Rosa River.
Transport
Santa Rosa counts with the
Santa Rosa International Airport
Santa Rosa International Airport (also known as Coronel Artilleria Victor Larrea Airport) is an airport serving Machala, the capital of El Oro Province in Ecuador. Located south in Santa Rosa, it replaces the closed General Manuel Serrano Airp ...
, formerly known as the ''South Ecuador International Airport'' ( es, Aeropuerto Regional del Sur Ecuatoriano). Planning for the airport began in 2002.
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Festivities
The festivities in Santa Rosa are celebrated every year in August and last ten days. Events take place in front of the main Catholic Church where tourists can witness fireworks, folk music, typical dances, and local traditional games.
Schools
High Schools
Colegio National Tecnico Jambeli,
Colegio Zoila Ugarte de Landivar,
Colegio Wenceslay Oyague.
Middle schools and Elementaries
Herminia Grunauer,
Santa Teresita,
Sucre,
Alcidez Pesantes,
Wenceslao.
See also
*
Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa is the Italian, Portuguese and Spanish name for Saint Rose.
Santa Rosa may also refer to:
Places Argentina
*Santa Rosa, Mendoza, a city
* Santa Rosa, Tinogasta, Catamarca
* Santa Rosa, Valle Viejo, Catamarca
* Santa Rosa, La Pampa
* S ...
(Spanish Wikipedia)
References
External links
* http://www.misantarosa.com
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Summary by Ecuadorian Ministry of Transportation and Public Works of new airport project, Dec. 2009.
Populated places in El Oro Province