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