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Guayas Province
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Guayas Province is a coastal region in Ecuador located on the country's Pacific coast. It is significant as Ecuador's most populous and economically important province, serving as the nation's primary commercial and industrial hub.
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Key facts
- Country
- Ecuador
- Established as an independent state
- 9 October 1820
- Established as a province
- May 22, 1824
- Capital and largest city
- Guayaquil
- Cantons
- List of cantons
- Prefect
- Marcela Aguiñaga ( RC )
- Vice prefect
- Carlos Serrano
- Governor
- José Arévalo
- Total
- 16,244 km (6,272 sq mi)
- Rank
- 1st in Ecuador
- Density
- 270.37/km (700.26/sq mi)
- Demonym
- Guayasense
- Vehicle registration
- G
- Hdi 2017
- 0.768 , high · 4th
- Website
- www .guayas .gob .ec
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- province of Ecuador
- Official name
- Provincia de Guayas
- Demonym
- Guayasense
- Country
- Ecuador
- Located in
- Ecuador
- Contains
- Colimes Canton
- Capital
- Guayaquil
- Official language
- Spanish
- Population
- 582144
- Area
- 15899.59
- Elevation
- 15
- Time zone
- UTC−05:00
- Head of government
- Marcela Aguiñaga
- Shares border with
- El Oro Province
- Official website
- guayas.gob.ec
- Dialing code
- 04
- Licence plate code
- G
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- postal code
- EC09
- Commons category
- Guayas Province
- topic's main category
- Category:Guayas Province
- inception
- 1824-06-25
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Guayas Province
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Guayas Province
- office held by head of government
- prefect
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Palms on the Santay Island
Guayas ( English: /ˈɡwɑːjəs/, Spanish: [ˈɡwaʝas] ) is a coastal province in Ecuador. It is bordered to the west by Manabí, Santa Elena, and the Pacific Ocean (as the Gulf of Guayaquil); to the east by Los Ríos, Bolívar, Chimborazo, Cañar, and Azuay; to the north by Los Ríos and Bolívar; and to the south by El Oro and the Pacific Ocean.
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