With a population of over 4 million people, it is the most populous province in Ecuador. In terms of area it is the seventh largest province in the country. The main port of Ecuador, Guayaquil, is located within the province.
Guayas' natural terrain is very diverse. The province has no elevations, except for the Coastal Range, which starts in Guayaquil and goes to Manabí. The areas west of the Coastal Range are desertic, with an average temperature of 23 °C. The areas east of the range belong to the GuayasWatershed. They are quite humid and fertile, especially in the north of the province, with an average temperature of 30 °C in the humid season (December–May) and 25 °C in the dry season (June–November).
Guayas has its own system for numbering roads. However, this system is unknown to most residents, so it is not regularly used.
The inter-provincial roads are also numbered with the national system. Even routes travel north–south; odd routes travel east–west. The inter-provincial roads that cross the province are the following:
The native culture living in Guayas is the Huancavilca culture. Exactly before the European discovery of America, the Huancavilca Culture was living in the province. Their descendants make up a large part of the population of the province.
Spanish conquest and independenceedit
Guayaquil was founded on August 14, 1534 (its foundation is celebrated on July 25). During the Spanishconquest, Guayaquil became one of the most important ports in South America. The city became free on October 9, 1820, and the Guayaquil Department (one of the original subdivisions of Ecuador) was founded soon afterwards. It consisted of the Manabí Province, and the Guayaquil Province, which was later renamed Guayas. The Guayaquil Province included territory of what now is Peruvian Tumbes, and today's Los Ríos and El Oro. The provinces were separated from Guayas in 1860 and 1884, respectively.
Urbanizationedit
Guayas is the most populous province in the country. In recent decades, there has been a massive exit from rural areas to the main cities (especially Guayaquil). This has created a problem in Guayaquil, as most of the migrants move to municipal areas, creating shantytowns, with no services like water or electricity.
Demographicsedit
Guayas is the most populous province in the country. The estimated population of the province in 2003 was about 3,360,000 people. A large percentage of the population are mestizos, i.e. descendants of both Spanish and indigenous peoples, there are also big communities of people that descend from Italians, Lebanese and German people.
The province is divided into 25 cantons. The following table lists each with its population at the time of the 2010 census, its area in square kilometres (km2), and the name of the canton seat or capital.[4]
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Guayas Spanish pronunciation ˈɡwa ʝas is a coastal province in Ecuador It is bordered to the west by Manabi Santa Elena and the Pacific Ocean as the Gulf of Guayaquil to the east by Los Rios Bolivar Chimborazo Canar and Azuay to the north by Los Rios and Bolivar and to the south by El Oro and the Pacific Ocean GuayasProvinceProvince of GuayasFlagCoat of armsLocation of Guayas in Ecuador Cantons of Guayas ProvinceCountryEcuadorEstablished1820CapitalGuayaquilCantonsList of CantonsGovernment Provincial PrefectMarcela AguinagaArea Total16 244 km2 6 272 sq mi Population 2022 census 1 Total4 391 923 Density270 km2 700 sq mi Vehicle registrationGHDI 2017 0 768 2 high 4thWebsitewww wbr guayas wbr gob wbr ecPalms on the Santay Island With a population of over 4 million people it is the most populous province in Ecuador In terms of area it is the seventh largest province in the country The main port of Ecuador Guayaquil is located within the province Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Hydrography 1 2 Roads 2 History 2 1 Pre Hispanic cultures 2 2 Spanish conquest and independence 2 3 Urbanization 3 Demographics 4 Political divisions 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksGeography editGuayas natural terrain is very diverse The province has no elevations except for the Coastal Range which starts in Guayaquil and goes to Manabi The areas west of the Coastal Range are desertic with an average temperature of 23 C The areas east of the range belong to the Guayas Watershed They are quite humid and fertile especially in the north of the province with an average temperature of 30 C in the humid season December May and 25 C in the dry season June November Hydrography edit The most important river in the province is the Daule River which flows from the north to join the Babahoyo River to form the Guayas river The province is part of the largest river basin in South America west of the Andes Mountains Roads edit Guayas has its own system for numbering roads However this system is unknown to most residents so it is not regularly used The inter provincial roads are also numbered with the national system Even routes travel north south odd routes travel east west The inter provincial roads that cross the province are the following Ecuador Highway 15 Via del Pacifico Pacific Way Ecuador Highway 25 Troncal de la Costa Coastal Main Way Ecuador Highway 40 Transversal Austral Austral Crossing Way History editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Pre Hispanic cultures edit The native culture living in Guayas is the Huancavilca culture Exactly before the European discovery of America the Huancavilca Culture was living in the province Their descendants make up a large part of the population of the province Spanish conquest and independence edit Guayaquil was founded on August 14 1534 its foundation is celebrated on July 25 During the Spanish conquest Guayaquil became one of the most important ports in South America The city became free on October 9 1820 and the Guayaquil Department one of the original subdivisions of Ecuador was founded soon afterwards It consisted of the Manabi Province and the Guayaquil Province which was later renamed Guayas The Guayaquil Province included territory of what now is Peruvian Tumbes and today s Los Rios and El Oro The provinces were separated from Guayas in 1860 and 1884 respectively Urbanization edit Guayas is the most populous province in the country In recent decades there has been a massive exit from rural areas to the main cities especially Guayaquil This has created a problem in Guayaquil as most of the migrants move to municipal areas creating shantytowns with no services like water or electricity Demographics editGuayas is the most populous province in the country The estimated population of the province in 2003 was about 3 360 000 people A large percentage of the population are mestizos i e descendants of both Spanish and indigenous peoples there are also big communities of people that descend from Italians Lebanese and German people Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010 3 Mestizo 67 5 Montubio 11 3 White 9 8 Afro Ecuadorian 9 7 Indigenous 1 3 Other 0 5 Political divisions editThe province is divided into 25 cantons The following table lists each with its population at the time of the 2010 census its area in square kilometres km2 and the name of the canton seat or capital 4 Canton Pop 2010 5 Area km2 Seat CapitalAlfredo Baquerizo Moreno 25 179 216 Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno Jujan Balao 20 523 465 BalaoBalzar 53 937 1 173 BalzarColimes 23 423 758 ColimesCoronel Marcelino Mariduena 12 033 255 Coronel Marcelino MariduenaDaule 120 326 462 DauleDuran 235 769 339 Eloy Alfaro Duran El Empalme 74 451 711 Velasco Ibarra El Empalme El Triunfo 44 778 389 El TriunfoGeneral Antonio Elizalde 10 642 152 General Antonio Elizalde Bucay Guayaquil 2 350 915 5 237 GuayaquilIsidro Ayora 10 870 492 Isidro AyoraLomas de Sargentillo 18 413 67 Lomas de SargentilloMilagro 166 634 401 MilagroNaranjal 69 012 2 015 NaranjalNaranjito 37 186 226 NaranjitoNobol 19 600 128 Narcisa de Jesus Nobol Palestina 16 065 194 PalestinaPedro Carbo 43 436 927 Pedro CarboPlayas 41 935 269 General Villamil Playas Salitre 57 402 390 SalitreSamborondon 67 590 388 SamborondonSanta Lucia 38 923 348 Santa LuciaSimon Bolivar 25 483 289 Simon BolivarYaguachi 60 958 512 YaguachiSee also editProvinces of Ecuador Cantons of EcuadorReferences edit Citypopulation de Population and area of Guayas Province Villalba Juan Human Development Index in Ecuador Scribd in Spanish Retrieved 2019 02 05 Censos Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Resultados Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos in Spanish Retrieved 2021 07 03 Cantons of Ecuador Statoids com Retrieved 4 November 2009 Censos Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Poblacion y Demografia Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos in Spanish Retrieved 2022 11 27 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Guayas Province Guayas Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 12 11th ed 1911 p 666 in Spanish Gobierno Provincial del Guayas official website 2 12 00 S 79 58 00 W 2 2 S 79 9667 W 2 2 79 9667 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Guayas Province amp oldid 1212343012, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,