Tosagua Canton
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Tosagua Canton is a canton
Cantons of Ecuador
The Cantons of Ecuador are the second-level subdivisions of Ecuador, below the provinces. There are 226 cantons in the country, of which three are not in any province. The cantons are further sub-divided into parishes, which are classified as either urban or rural...

 of 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...

, located in the Manabí Province
Manabí Province
Manabí is a province in Ecuador. Its capital is Portoviejo. 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...

. Its capital is the town of 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...

. Its population at the 2001 census was 33,922.
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