The Province of Santa Elena () is a province of Ecuador in the coastal region. Created in 2007 from territory that belonged to the Guayas Province, it is one of the two newest provinces of Ecuador, along with Santo Domingo de Los Tsáchilas. Its capital city is Santa Elena, from which the province derives its name.
Political division The province is divided into three cantons. The following table lists each with its population at the 2001 census, its area in square kilometres (km2), and the name of the canton seat or capital.Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
Canton Pop. (2001) Area (km2) Seat/Capital La Libertad 115,95025 La Libertad Salinas 92,02069 Salinas Santa Elena 184,6403,669 Santa Elena
Demographics Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010: Mestizo 79.1% Afro-Ecuadorian 8.5% Montubio 4.9% White 3.7% Indigenous 1.4% Other 2.4%
See also Provinces of Ecuador Cantons of Ecuador
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