Ventanas Canton Explained

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]

Governance

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.

Populations figures

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]

Political divisions

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

Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ecuador/admin/los_r%C3%ADos/1207__ventanas/ Citypopulation.de
  2. http://www.statoids.com/yec.html Cantons of Ecuador
  3. Web site: Resultados .