El Oro Province

El Oro province (Spaingie: Provincia de El Oro, leeterally "Province o Gowd") is the soothmaist o Ecuador's coastal provinces. It wis namit for its historically important gowd production. The day it is ane o the warld's major exporters o bananaes. The caipital is Machala. History El Oro province is historically the major aurie o bananae production in Ecuador. Geografie Tae the north an east the province haes borders wi the provinces Guayas, Azuay an Loja. Tae the wast an sooth it is limitit bi the Paceefic Ocean an the Peruvian Tumbes Region. The province is dividit in 14 cantons an featurs a wide range o attractions, sic as the Jambelí Islands, the petrified forest o the Puyango River, an the island o Santa Clara, tae name a few. Demografics Population 1990: 412.572 Population 2007: 525.763 Economy El Oro economy is mainly based on export o bananae an shrimp. Ither agricultural products o importance are cacao an coffee. Politics Unicameral govrenment. Cantons The province is dividit intae 14 cantons. The follaein table leets each wi its population as o the 2001 census, its aurie in square kilometres (km²), an the name o the canton seat or caipital. See an aw Provinces o Ecuador Cantons o Ecuador References Freemit airtins (in Spaingie) Gobierno Provincial Autonomo de El Oro - wab steid o the El Oro Govrenment (in Spaingie) Orenses Machala Comunidad Virtual de La Provincia de El Oro - news aboot El Oro