Back مقاطعة إسمرالداس Arabic Эсмеральдас (правінцыя) Byelorussian Эсмэральдас (правінцыя) BE-X-OLD Есмералдас (провинция) Bulgarian Província d'Esmeraldas Catalan Provincia de Esmeraldas CEB Provinz Esmeraldas German Provinco Esmeraldas Esperanto Provincia de Esmeraldas Spanish Esmeraldas probintzia Basque
Esmeraldas | |
|---|---|
Province | |
| Province of Esmeraldas | |
 Flag  Seal | |
.svg) 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 | |
| • Provincial Prefect | Roberta Zambrano (MUP) |
| Area | |
• Province | 15,841 km2 (6,116 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 census)[1] | |
• Province | 553,900 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 248,586 |
| Vehicle registration | E |
| HDI (2017) | 0.718[2] high · 16th |
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.
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Esmeraldas Province
- ^ Villalba, Juan. "Human Development Index in Ecuador". Scribd (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-02-05.