Santo Domingo Canton (Ecuador) Explained

Santo Domingo de los Colorados
Settlement Type:	Canton
Coordinates:	-0.25°N -88°W
Established Title:	Established
Established Date:	July 3, 1967
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas
Area Total Km2:	3454
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population As Of:	2022 census
Population Total:	441583
Population Density Km2:	auto

Santo Domingo de los Colorados^[2] or simply known as Santo Domingo, is the biggest canton in the Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province,^[3] after La Concordia officially became part of the province on May 31, 2013.^[4] The canton is named after its seat, the town of Santo Domingo. The canton partially occupies the Toachi river basin. The Toachi river flows into the Daule river.

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:^[5]

• Mestizo 81.0%
• Afro-Ecuadorian 7.7%
• White 6.8%
• Montubio 2.5%
• Indigenous 1.7%
• Other 0.3%

Political divisions

Santo Domingo Canton is divided into 7 urban parishes and 7 rural parishes.

• Urban parishes: Santo Domingo, Chiguilpe, Río Verde, Bombolí, Zaracay, Abraham Calazacón, Río Toachi
• Rural parishes: San José de Alluriquín, El Esfuerzo, Luz de América, Puerto Limón, San Jacinto del Búa, Santa María del Toachi, Valle Hermoso

Notes and References

1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ecuador/admin/santo_domingo_de_los_ts%C3%A1chilas/2301__santo_domingo/ Citypopulation.de
2. http://www.santodomingo.gov.ec/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15&Itemid=19&limitstart=1 Santo Domingo de los Colorados
3. http://www.gptsachila.gov.ec/ Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas
4. Web site: Cantones y Parroquias - Prefectura de Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas. www.gptsachila.gob.ec. 2015-12-30.
5. Web site: Resultados.