The Province of Santa Elena is a province

Provinces of Ecuador

Ecuador is divided into 24 provinces . The provinces of Ecuador and their capitals are:1 Population as per the census carried out on 2001-11-25In addition, there are three areas within Ecuador that are non-delimited...

 of Ecuador in the coastal region. Created in 2007 from territory that belonged to the Guayas Province, it is one of the two newest provinces of Ecuador, along with Santo Domingo de Los Tsáchilas

Santo Domingo de Los Tsáchilas Province, Ecuador

Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas is a province in the Republic of Ecuador, created in October 2007 from territory previously in the province of Pichincha....

. Its capital city is Santa Elena, from which the province derives its name.

Political division

The province is divided into three 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
La Libertad La Libertad Canton La Libertad Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Santa Elena Province. Its capital is the town of La Libertad. Its population at the 2001 census was 77,646....	77,646	25	La Libertad La Libertad, Ecuador La Libertad is a city located in western Santa Elena, Ecuador, by the sea. It is the seat of La Libertad Canton.As of the census of 2001, there are 77,646 people residing in the city. La Libertad is a canton itself, since 1993. Before 1993, it was part of Salinas Canton. La Libertad has important...
Salinas Salinas Canton Salinas Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Santa Elena Province. Its capital is the town of Salinas. Its population at the 2001 census was 49,572. The mayor attractions of this city is the high natural, partying and funcreating resources that it counts with.The actual governor of this...	49,572	69	Salinas Salinas, Ecuador Salinas is a coastal city located in the Province of Santa Elena, Ecuador. It is the seat of the canton that bears its name. The westernmost city on mainland Ecuador, Salinas is an important tourist center. Recently, Salinas was the center of controversy during the contentious "more fun, less sun,"...
Santa Elena Santa Elena Canton Santa Elena Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Santa Elena Province. Its capital is the city of Santa Elena. Its population at the 2001 census was 111,671....	111,671	3,669	Santa Elena