El Guabo
Encyclopedia
El Guabo is a town in El Oro
, a province
in Ecuador
. It is the seat of El Guabo Canton
. It is located a few kilometers from the provincial capital, Machala
. The town has a bypass, so cars coming mainly from Guayaquil
or Naranjal
can drive towards Machala without passing it.
El Oro Province
El Oro province is the southernmost of Ecuador's coastal provinces. It was named for its historically important gold production. Today it is one of the world's major exporters of bananas. The capital is Machala.-Geography:To the north and east the province has borders with the provinces Guayas,...
, a province
Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...
in Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
. It is the seat of El Guabo Canton
El Guabo Canton
El Guabo Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the El Oro Province. Its capital is the town of El Guabo. Its population at the 2001 census was 41,078....
. It is located a few kilometers from the provincial capital, Machala
Machala
Machala is a city in south-west Ecuador. It is the capital of the El Oro Province and located near the Gulf of Guayaquil on fertile lowlands. Machala has a population of 230,901 , making it the fourth biggest city of the country; it has been referred to as the Banana Capital of the...
. The town has a bypass, so cars coming mainly from Guayaquil
Guayaquil
Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port...
or Naranjal
Naranjal, Ecuador
Naranjal is a city located in southern Guayas, Ecuador, near Azuay province. It is the seat of Naranjal Canton, created in 1960.As of the census of 2001, there are 53,482 people residing within canton limits. The city is communicated with Guayaquil and Machala....
can drive towards Machala without passing it.