Key facts
- Country
- Ecuador
- Established
- April 23, 1884
- Capital
- Machala
- Prefect
- Clemente Bravo (SUR)
- Vice prefect
- Karina Torres
- Governor
- Jimmy Blacio Ochoa
- Total
- 5,873 km (2,268 sq mi)
- Highest elevation
- 3,590 m (11,780 ft)
- Lowest elevation
- 0 m (0 ft)
- Density
- 121.7/km (315.1/sq mi)
- Population 2001
- 539,888
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( ECT )
- Postal code
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Iglesia Parque Apartadero El Oro ( Spanish pronunciation: [el ˈoɾo] ; oro = gold) is the southernmost of Ecuador's coastal provinces. It was named for its historically important gold production. Today it is one of the world's major exporters of bananas. The capital is Machala.
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