Valdéz (frequently also called Limones
) is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
in the
Esmeraldas 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
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: ' ...
. It is the seat of the
Eloy Alfaro Canton
Canton Eloy Alfaro is a canton of Ecuador, part of the province of Esmeraldas. Its capital is the town of Limones. Its population at the 2001 census was 33,403.
Demographics
Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:
*Afro-Ecuadorian ...
.
Sources
*World-Gazetteer.com
{{Canton seats in Esmeraldas
Populated places in Esmeraldas Province