Sucre Canton

Coordinates: 0°36′0″S 80°25′0″W / 0.60000°S 80.41667°W / -0.60000; -80.41667Country EcuadorProvinceManabí ProvinceArea • Total693.5 km² (267.8 sq mi)Population • Total62,841 • Density91/km² (230/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (ECT)

Sucre Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Manabí Province. Its capital is the city of Bahía de Caráquez. Its population at the 2001 census was 52,158.^[2] The canton owes its name to Marshal Antonio José de Sucre.

Extension and limits

Sucre has an area of 764 km² and its limits are:

• To the North with the Canton of San Vicente.
• To the south with the cantons of Portoviejo and Rocafuerte.
• To the east with the cantons Tosagua and Rocafuerte.
• To the west with the Pacific Ocean.
• The parish of San Isidro is separated from the rest of the canton by the canton of San Vicente.

Political Division

Sucre is divided into four parishes:

• Urban Parishes
  • Bay of Caráquez
  • Leonidas Plaza Gutiérrez
• Rural Parishes
  • Charapotó
  • San Isidro

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:^[3]

• Mestizo 78.8%
• Montubio 9.2%
• Afro-Ecuadorian 7.0%
• White 4.5%
• Indigenous 0.1%
• Other 0.4%

References

See also

• Antonio José de Sucre
• Sucre, Manabí