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Galápagos Province
Galápagos () is a province of Ecuador in the country's Insular region, located approximately off the western coast of the mainland. The capital is Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. The province administers the Galápagos Islands, a group of tiny volcanic islands that sit on the equator, famous for their unique biodiversity popularized by naturalist Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution. Demographics Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010: *Mestizo 74.5% *White 9.7% * Indigenous 7.0% *Afro-Ecuadorian 5.2% *Montubio 1.9% *Other 1.7% History It is estimated that the islands were formed 8 million years ago as a result of tectonic activity on the seabed. The archipelago was likely inhabited long ago: the Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl in 1963 reported that he found Inca archaeological sites and objects. The Galapagos Islands were discovered by chance on 10 March 1535, when the Dominican friar Fray Tomas de Berlanga, Bishop of Panama, went to Peru in pursuanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of Ecuador
Ecuador is divided into 24 provinces (, singular''provincia''). The provinces of Ecuador and their capitals are: List 1 Population as per the census carried out on 2022-10-01 In addition, there were four areas that were non-delimited. These locations were: * Las Golondrinas: In a Las Golondrinas status referendum, 2016, referendum held on April 3, 2016, 56.9% of voters voted in favor of Las Golondrinas being incorporated into the Imbabura Province. * La Manga del Cura: In a La Manga del Cura status referendum, 2015, referendum held on September 27, 2015, 64.2% of the voters voted in favor of La Manga del Cura being incorporated into the Manabí Province. * El Piedrero: incorporated into Guayas Province by the Presidential decree in 2017. * Matilde Esther: incorporated into Guayas Province by the Presidential decree in 2017 Regions and planning areas Regionalization, or zoning, is the union of two or more adjoining provinces in order to decentralize the administrative functio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
