Official Name: | Ventanas Canton |
Settlement Type: | Canton |
Image Map1: | Ventanas in Los Ríos (Ecuador).svg |
Map Caption1: | Location of Ventanas Canton in Los Ríos Province |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ecuador |
Subdivision Name1: | Los Ríos Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
Subdivision Name2: | Ventanas |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Rafael Sánchez Ochoa |
Established Date: | November 10, 1952 |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 512.8 |
Population As Of: | 2022 census |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 73211 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | ECT |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Coordinates: | -1.45°N -79.47°W |
Website: | https://ventanas.gob.ec |
Ventanas Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Los Ríos Province. Its capital is the town of Ventanas. Its population at the 2001 census was 71,145.[2]
The Ventanas canton, like the other Ecuadorian cantons, is governed by a municipal government as stipulated in the National Political Constitution. The Municipal Government of Ventanas is a sectional government entity that administers the canton autonomously from the central government.
According to INEC projections for 2022, the canton has a population of 76,104 inhabitants, making it the fourth most populous canton at the provincial level. Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:[3]
The canton is divided into 5 parishes (Spanish; Castilian: parroquias), classified as either urban or rural. The canton has more parishes than any other canton in Ecuador. The urban parishes make up the city of Ventanas. Rural parishes
Urban parishes