El Oro Province

El Oro province (, 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.Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.

 Canton  Pop. (2001)  Aurie (km²)  Seat/Caipital Arenillas 22,477 803  Arenillas Atahualpa 5,479 278  Paccha Balsas 5,348 69  Balsas Chilla 2,665 328  Chilla El Guabo 41,078 603  El Guabo Huaquillas 40,285 72  Huaquillas Las Lajas 4,781 297  La Victoria Machala 217,696 338  Machala Marcabelí 4,930 147  Marcabelí Pasaje 62,959 452  Pasaje Piñas 23,246 615  Piñas Portovelo 11,024 282  Portovelo Santa Rosa 60,388 889  Santa Rosa Zaruma 23,407 645  Zaruma

 See an aw 
 Provinces o Ecuador
 Cantons o Ecuador

 References 

 Freemit airtins 

  Gobierno Provincial Autonomo de El Oro - wab steid o the El Oro Govrenment
  Orenses Machala Comunidad Virtual de La Provincia de El Oro - news aboot El Oro


Category:Provinces o Ecuador