Durán Canton Explained

Official Name:Durán Canton
Settlement Type:Canton
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ecuador
Subdivision Name1:Guayas Province
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Subdivision Name2:Durán
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:342
Population As Of:2022 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:303910
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:ECT
Utc Offset:-5
Coordinates:-2.1667°N -129°W

Durán Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Guayas Province. Its capital is the city of Durán. Its population at the 2001 census was 178,714.[2]

The canton was created in 1986 during the presidential period of León Febres Cordero through a presidential decree.

Demographics

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

Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ecuador/admin/guayas/0907__dur%C3%A1/ Citypopulation.de
  2. http://www.statoids.com/yec.html Cantons of Ecuador
  3. Web site: Resultados.