Santa Elena Province

Santa Elena
Santa Elena
Province
	Province of Santa Elena
	Punta Carnero beach at the Pacific coast in Santa Elena Province
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Santa Elena Province in Ecuador
	Cantons of Santa Elena Province
Country	Ecuador
Established	November 7, 2007
Named for	Santa Elena
Capital	Santa Elena
Cantons	List of Cantons La Libertad; Salinas; Santa Elenta;
Government
• Provincial Prefect	José Daniel Villao
Area
• Total	3,691 km2 (1,425 sq mi)
Population (2022 census)
• Total	385,735
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (ECT)
Area code	(0)4
Vehicle registration	Y
HDI (2017)	0.712; high · 20th
Website	www.santaelena.gob.ec

The Province of Santa Elena (Spanish pronunciation: [ˌsanta eˈlena]) 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.^[3]

Canton	Pop. (2001)	Area (km²)	Seat/Capital
La Libertad	115,950	25	La Libertad
Salinas	92,020	69	Salinas
Santa Elena	184,640	3,669	Santa Elena

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:^[4]

Mestizo 79.1%
Afro-Ecuadorian 8.5%
Montubio 4.9%
White 3.7%
Indigenous 1.4%
Other 2.4%

References

^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Santa Elena Province
^ Villalba, Juan. "Human Development Index in Ecuador". Scribd (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-02-05.
^ Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
^ Censos, Instituto Nacional de Estadística y. "Resultados -" (PDF). www.ecuadorencifras.gob.ec. Retrieved 9 March 2024.