Playas Canton Explained

Official Name:General Villamil
Nickname:Playas
Settlement Type:Canton
Mapsize:250px
Image Map1:MapaSageo-Guayas-02.png
Map Caption1:Cantons of Guayas Province
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ecuador
Subdivision Name1: Guayas Province
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Subdivision Name2: Playas
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Arq. Dany Mite
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:270.2
Population As Of:2022 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:58768
Population Urban:48156
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:ECT
Utc Offset:-5
Elevation M:3
Area Code:593 4
Website:www.vivaplayas.gov.ec

General Villamil, also known as Playas, is a Guayas canton in Ecuador. The Playas canton is located at the south western area of the Guayas Province. Its Canton Capital is General José de Villamil, also known as Playas. It is located 96 kilómeters from the capital of the Guayas Province, Guayaquil. It borders to the north and east with Guayaquil Canton, on the west with Santa Elena Province, and to south with the Pacific Ocean.Its territory has an area of 270.2 km2 (104.3 sq mi) and a population of 58,768.

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:[2]

Natural resources

The terrain at Playas canton is mostly plain, but to the north there are few hills like:

It has a large coastline; the main beaches are located to the south.The main rivers in the Playas Canton are: Arena River, Moñones and Tambiche.The weather is hot and dry. The beaches are freshened by the ocean wind.

The land is mostly arid due to the long term droughts and the hot weather. The most common native plant is the algarrobo, which sprouts the algarrobita, used as a high quality energizant.One of the main activities of the canton is fishing. Along with local independent fishermen, there are mostly shrimp and tuna industries.The Ecuadorian sea provides Playas a great variety of fish and seafood that along with the tourism and pool shrimp sowing conform the main activities of its population.

Tourism

Playas, being at 97 kilometers from Guayaquil, receives a large number of tourists from the province capital, as well as from the rest of Ecuador. The canton receives tourism boost on the hot months from January to April, period of time known as "the beach season".Its main festivities, events and carnivals are:

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References

-2.6233°N -80.3875°W

Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ecuador/admin/guayas/0921__playas/ Citypopulation.de
  2. Web site: Resultados.