Esmeraldas Province
Esmeraldas is a province in northwestern Ecuador. The capital is Esmeraldas.
The province is home to the Afro-Ecuadorian culture.Demographics
Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:
- Mestizo 44.7%
- Afro-Ecuadorian 43.9%
- White 5.9%
- Indigenous 2.8%
- Montubio 2.4%
- Other 0.3%
Cantons
The province is divided into 7 cantons. The following table lists each with its population at the time of the 2001 census, its area in square kilometres, and the name of the canton seat or capital.
| Canton | Pop. | Area | Seat/Capital |
| Atacames | 54,200 | 511 | Atacames |
| Eloy Alfaro | 45,270 | 4,302 | Valdez |
| Esmeraldas | 216,900 | 1,351 | Esmeraldas |
| Muisne | 31,030 | 1,265 | Muisne |
| Quinindé | 144,200 | 3,855 | Rosa Zárate |
| Río Verde | 31,160 | 1,506 | Rioverde |
| San Lorenzo | 60,660 | 3,106 | San Lorenzo |
Parroquias (Parishes)
The cantons are divided into many parroquias:
In Muisne:
- Bellavista
- Daule
- Maldonado
- Muisne
- Pedro Carlo
- Tola
- Union of Daule
