Santo Domingo Canton (Ecuador)
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Santo Domingo de los Colorados | |
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| Coordinates: 00°15′S 079°09′W / 0.250°S 79.150°WCoordinates: 00°15′S 079°09′W / 0.250°S 79.150°W[1] | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Province | Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas |
| Established | July 3, 1967 |
Santo Domingo de los Colorados[2] or simply known as Santo Domingo, is the biggest canton in the Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province,[3] after La Concordia officially became part of the province on May 31, 2013.[4] The canton is named after its seat, the town of Santo Domingo. The canton partially occupies the Toachi river basin. The Toachi river flows into the Daule river.
Demographics
Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:[5]
- Mestizo 81.0%
- Afro-Ecuadorian 7.7%
- White 6.8%
- Montubio 2.5%
- Indigenous 1.7%
- Other 0.3%
Political divisions
Santo Domingo Canton is divided into 7 urban parishes and 7 rural parishes.
- Urban parishes: Santo Domingo, Chiguilpe, Río Verde, Bombolí, Zaracay, Abraham Calazacón, Río Toachi
- Rural parishes: San José de Alluriquín, El Esfuerzo, Luz de América, Puerto Limón, San Jacinto del Búa, Santa María del Toachi, Valle Hermoso
References
- ^ Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Cantón at GEOnet Names Server
- ^ Santo Domingo de los Colorados[permanent dead link] at www.santodomingo.gob.ec
- ^ Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Archived 2010-07-24 at the Wayback Machine at www.gptsachila.gob.ec
- ^ "Cantones y Parroquias - Prefectura de Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas". www.gptsachila.gob.ec. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
- ^ "Resultados".
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