El Triunfo | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Total Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Ecuador |
Coordinates: | -2.3314°N -79.4027°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Guayas |
Subdivision Type2: | Canton |
Subdivision Name2: | El Triunfo Canton |
Area Total Km2: | 10.75 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population As Of: | 2022 census |
Population Total: | 41042 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
El Triunfo (Spanish for The Triumph), formerly known as Boca de los Sapos (Frogs' cove),[2] is a town located in Guayas, Ecuador, near the Cañar province. It is the seat of El Triunfo Canton, created in 1983.
As of the census of 2022, the town had a population of 41,042.
French priest Luis López Lescure helped the town grow. It is the most important town in eastern Guayas, as it grew around a road junction.