Bolívar Province (Ecuador) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Bolivar
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Location of the Bolívar Province in Ecuador.
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Cantons of Bolívar Province
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| Country | Ecuador | |
| Established | 1827 | |
| Capital | Guaranda | |
| Cantons | List of Cantons | |
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| • Total | 3,945.38 km2 (1,523.32 sq mi) | |
| Population
(2010 census)
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| • Total | 183,641 | |
| • Density | 46.54583/km2 (120.5532/sq mi) | |
| • Population 2001 | 173,840 | |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (ECT) | |
| Vehicle registration | B | |
| HDI (2017) | 0.714 high · 19th |
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Bolívar (pronounced bo-LEE-var) is a province in Ecuador, a country in South America. Its capital city is Guaranda. Much of the province is located in the Andes Mountains, which means it has a cool, 'sierra' climate. Some lower areas have a colder, tundra-like climate.
Cantons of Bolívar Province
A province in Ecuador is divided into smaller areas called cantons. Bolívar Province has seven cantons. Each canton has its own main town or capital.
The table below shows each canton, how many people lived there in 2019, its size in square kilometers, and the name of its capital city.
| Canton | Pop. (2019) | Area (km2) | Seat/Capital |
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| Caluma | 16,160 | 176.54 | Caluma |
| Chillanes | 17,020 | 662.67 | Chillanes |
| Chimbo | 17,320 | 261.42 | Chimbo |
| Echeandía | 13,960 | 230.33 | Echeandía |
| Guaranda | 107,590 | 1,892.08 | Guaranda |
| Las Naves | 7,330 | 148.82 | Las Naves |
| San Miguel | 29,010 | 573.52 | San Miguel |
People of Bolívar Province
The people living in Bolívar Province come from different backgrounds. Here's a look at the main groups, based on the 2010 Ecuadorian census:
- Mestizo: 69.6% (people with mixed European and Indigenous heritage)
- Indigenous: 25.4% (native peoples of Ecuador)
- White: 2.7% (people of European heritage)
- Montubio: 1.1% (people from the coastal rural areas of Ecuador)
- Afro-Ecuadorian: 1.1% (people of African heritage)
- Other: 0.1%
Politics and Elections
In Ecuador, people vote for their president. Here are the results from the 2013 presidential elections in Bolívar Province, showing which candidates received the most votes:
- Rafael Correa (from the PAIS Alliance party) received 33.7% of the votes.
- Guillermo Lasso (from the CREO party) received 27.7% of the votes.
- Lucio Gutiérrez (from the Patriotic Society Party) received 25.4% of the votes.
- Mauricio Rodas (from the SUMA party) received 4.9% of the votes.
- Alberto Acosta (from the Plurinational Unity of the Lefts party) received 4.2% of the votes.
- Álvaro Noboa (from the Institutional Renewal Party of National Action) received 2.4% of the votes.
- Norman Wray (from the Ruptura 25 party) received 1.0% of the votes.
- Nelson Zavala (from the Ecuadorian Roldosist Party) received 0.8% of the votes.
See also
- In Spanish: Provincia de Bolívar (Ecuador) para niños
- Provinces of Ecuador
- Cantons of Ecuador
