Official Name: | San Vicente Canton |
Settlement Type: | Canton |
Image Map1: | San Vicente in Manabi (Ecuador).svg |
Map Caption1: | San Vicente Canton in Manabí Province |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ecuador |
Subdivision Name1: | Manabí Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
Subdivision Name2: | San Vicente |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 734.3 |
Population As Of: | 2022 census |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 24997 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | ECT |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Coordinates: | -0.5893°N -80.4088°W |
San Vicente Canton is a canton of Ecuador. It is the newest canton in the Manabí Province, having been founded on November 16, 1999, when it was separated from Sucre Canton as a result of citizen procedures. Its capital is the urban parish of San Vicente, while Canoa is the only officially recognized rural parish. Canoa is well known by tourists and foreigners for its good conditions for surfing and paragliding. Another oceanside community, Boca de Briceño, also lies within the canton. Its population at the 2001 census was 19,116. The canton's economy relies on agriculture, livestock, shrimp farming, and tourism.[2]
Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:[3]