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Sucre Canton

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Sucre Canton
Flag of Sucre Canton
Location of Manabí Province in Ecuador.
Location of Manabí Province in Ecuador.
Sucre Canton in Manabí Province
Sucre Canton in Manabí Province
Coordinates: 0°36′0″S 80°25′0″W / 0.60000°S 80.41667°W / -0.60000; -80.41667
Country Ecuador
ProvinceManabí Province
Area
 • Total693.5 km2 (267.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)[1]
 • Total62,841
 • Density91/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (ECT)

Sucre Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Manabí Province. Its capital is the city of Bahía de Caráquez. Its population at the 2001 census was 52,158.[2] The canton owes its name to Marshal Antonio José de Sucre.

Extension and limits

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Sucre has an area of 764 km² and its limits are:

  • To the North with the Canton of San Vicente.
  • To the south with the cantons of Portoviejo and Rocafuerte.
  • To the east with the cantons Tosagua and Rocafuerte.
  • To the west with the Pacific Ocean.
  • The parish of San Isidro is separated from the rest of the canton by the canton of San Vicente.

Political Division

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Sucre is divided into four parishes:

  • Urban Parishes
    • Bay of Caráquez
    • Leonidas Plaza Gutiérrez
  • Rural Parishes
    • Charapotó
    • San Isidro

Demographics

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Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:[3]

References

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  1. ^ Citypopulation.de
  2. ^ Cantons of Ecuador at statoids.com
  3. ^ "Resultados".

See also

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