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Manabí is a province

Province

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in Ecuador

Ecuador

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. Its capital is Portoviejo

Portoviejo

Portoviejo is a city in Ecuador, and the capital the Province of Manabí 30 km from the Pacific coast. . Also known as the city of the "Royal Tamarind Trees" for the beautiful trees found in the area...

. The province is named after the Manabí people.

Economy

Manabí's economy is based heavily on natural resources such as cacao, bananas, cotton, etc. It's industrial sector is based on Tuna canning, tobacco, and alcoholic beverage production. Local productions include crafting of montecristi hats, and furniture.

Cantons

The province is divided into 22 cantons. The following table lists each with its population as of the 2001 census

Census

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, its area in square kilometres (km²), and the name of the canton seat or capital.

Canton	Pop. (2001)	Area (km²)	Seat/Capital
Bolívar	35,627	537	Calceta Calceta Calceta is a town in the Manabí province of Ecuador.Situated to banks of the river Carrizal, and surrounded by the valley of the same name, Calceta is in the actuality a center of trade and services for the zone centre north of Manabí. It has a dozen of high schools and more of twenty schools...
Chone Chone Canton Chone Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Manabí Province. Its capital is the town of Chone. Its population at the 2001 census was 117,634....	117,634	3,017	Chone Chone, Ecuador Chone is a town in the province of Manabi in Ecuador. Officially, La Real Santisíma Villa Rica de la Bendita Providencia de San Cayetano de Chone de esta nuestra Nueva Castilla in reference to Saint Cajetan and The City of Kings, called Pueblo Viejo de Chone or Señorío de Pechance was founded in...
El Carmen El Carmen Canton El Carmen Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Manabí Province. Its capital is the town of El Carmen. Its population at the 2001 census was 69,998....	69,998	1,245	El Carmen
Flavio Alfaro Flavio Alfaro Canton Flavio Alfaro Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Manabí Province. Its capital is the town of Flavio Alfaro. Its population at the 2001 census was 25,390....	25,390	1,343	Flavio Alfaro
Jama Jama Canton Jama Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Manabí Province. Its capital is the town of Jama. Its population at the 2001 census was 20,230....	20,230	575	Jama
Jaramijó Jaramijó Canton Jaramijó Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Manabí Province. Its capital is the town of Jaramijó. Its population at the 2001 census was 11,967....	11,967	97	Jaramijó
Jipijapa Jipijapa Canton Jipijapa Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Manabí Province. Its capital is the town of Jipijaga. Its population at the 2001 census was 65,796.-References:...	65,796	1,401	Jipijapa
Junín Junín Canton Junín Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Manabí Province. Its capital is the town of Junín. Its population at the 2001 census was 18,496....	18,491	246	Junín
Manta Manta Canton Manta Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Manabí Province. Its capital is the city of Manta. Its population at the 2001 census was 192,322....	192,322	309	Manta Manta Manta is a mid-sized city in Manabí Province, Ecuador. It is the second most populous city in the province, the fifth most populous in the country and, economically, the third most important city of Ecuador. Manta has existed since Pre-Columbian times. It was a trading post for the Mantas....
Montecristi Montecristi Canton Montecristi Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Manabí Province. Its capital is the town of Montecristi. Its population at the 2001 census was 43,400.-References:...	43,400	734	Montecristi Montecristi, Ecuador Montecristi is a town in the Manabí province of Ecuador and the capital of the canton by the same name.As of the 2001 census Montecristi had 14,636 inhabitants....
Olmedo	9,243	253	Olmedo
Paján Paján Canton Paján Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Manabí Province. Its capital is the town of Paján. Its population at the 2001 census was 35,952....	35,952	1,079	Paján Paján Paján is a town in the Manabí province of Ecuador. It is the seat of the Paján Canton.- Sources :*...
Pedernales Pedernales Canton Pedernales Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Manabí Province. Its capital is the town of Pedernales. Its population at the 2001 census was 46,876....	46,876	1,932	Pedernales
Pichincha Pichincha Canton Pichincha Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Manabí Province. Its capital is the town of Pichincha. Its population at the 2001 census was 29,945....	29,945	1,067	Pichincha Pichincha, Ecuador Pichincha is a city in Pichincha Canton in the Manabí Province in Ecuador.It is situated along the Daule River....
Portoviejo Portoviejo Canton Portoviejo Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Manabí Province. Its capital is the city of Portoviejo. Its population at the 2001 census was 238,430....	238,430	955	Portoviejo Portoviejo Portoviejo is a city in Ecuador, and the capital the Province of Manabí 30 km from the Pacific coast. . Also known as the city of the "Royal Tamarind Trees" for the beautiful trees found in the area...
Puerto López Puerto López Canton Puerto López Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Manabí Province. Its capital is the town of Puerto López. Its population at the 2001 census was 16,626....	16,626	420	Puerto López Puerto López Puerto López is a small fishing village set in an arched bay on the Pacific coast in the Ecuadorian Manabí Province. Puerto Lopéz is the Machalilla National Park headquarters. The main industries include fishing and ecotourism...
Rocafuerte Rocafuerte Canton Rocafuerte Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Manabí Province. Its capital is the town of Rocafuerte. Its population at the 2001 census was 29,321....	29,321	280	Rocafuerte Rocafuerte Rocafuerte is a town in the Manabí province of Ecuador....
San Vicente San Vicente Canton San Vicente Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Manabí Province. Its capital is the town of San Vicente. Its population at the 2001 census was 19,116....	19,116	718	San Vicente
Santa Ana Santa Ana Canton, Ecuador Santa Ana Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Manabí Province. Its capital is the town of Santa Ana. Its population at the 2001 census was 45,287....	45,287	1,022	Santa Ana
Sucre Sucre Canton Sucre Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Manabí Province. Its capital is the town of Bahía de Caráquez. Its population at the 2001 census was 52,158....	52,158	764	Bahía de Caráquez Bahía de Caráquez La Villa de San Antonio de Caráquez, known simply as Bahía de Caráquez or Bahía, is a coastal city in the Ecuadorian province of Manabí. The city is located on a sandy peninsula on the country's western coast at the mouth of the Río Chone...
Tosagua Tosagua Canton Tosagua Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Manabí Province. Its capital is the town of Tosagua. Its population at the 2001 census was 33,922.-References:* pdf...	33,922	377	Tosagua Tosagua Tosagua is a city of Ecuador, on the river Carrizal, head of the namesake canton cantonal Tosagua, located northwest of the province of Manabi. Its name comes from the native tribe called The Tosahuas. Founded as a county on January 20, 1984 after approval by Congress and the president of the...
Veinticuatro de Mayo Veinticuatro de Mayo Canton Veinticuatro de Mayo Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Manabí Province. Its capital is the city of Sucre. Its population at the 2001 census was 28,294....	28,294	524	Sucre Sucre, Manabí Sucre is a town in the Manabí province of Ecuador....

Economy

Cantons

See also