Esmeraldas Province
Esmeraldas | |
|---|---|
Province | |
| Province of Esmeraldas | |
Location within Ecuador | |
Cantons of Esmeraldas Province | |
| Coordinates: 0°40′N 79°15′W / 0.667°N 79.250°W | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Established | September 21, 1847 |
| Capital | Esmeraldas |
| Cantons | List of Cantons |
| Government | |
| • Prefect | Roberta Zambrano (PSC) |
| • Governor | Segundo Jaramillo |
| Area | |
• Province | 15,841 km2 (6,116 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
• Province | 553,900 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 248,586 |
| Vehicle registration | E |
| HDI (2017) | 0.718 high · 16th |
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Esmeraldas (Spanish pronunciation: [esmeˈɾaldas]) is a northwestern coastal province of Ecuador. The capital and largest city is Esmeraldas. Esmeraldas is one of the three provinces of Ecuador that borders Colombia, and it is the most northern province in the country. The province borders Imbabura and Carchi to the east, the Pacific Ocean to the west, Manabí, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas and Pichincha to the south, and Colombia to the north. The province is home to the Afro-Ecuadorian culture.