Portovelo Canton

Portovelo Canton
Canton
Location of El Oro Province in Ecuador.
Cantons of El Oro Province
Coordinates: 3°43′12″S79°37′12″W / 3.72000°S 79.62000°W / -3.72000; -79.62000
Country	Ecuador
Province	El Oro Province
Area
• Total	284.2 km2 (109.7 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census) [1]
• Total	13,556
• Density	48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (ECT)

Portovelo Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the El Oro Province. Its capital is the town of Portovelo. Its population at the 2001 census was 11,024. ^[2]

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010: ^[3]

• Mestizo 69.7%
• Montubio 18.0%
• White 7.6%
• Afro-Ecuadorian 4.3%
• Indigenous 0.1%
• Other 0.2%

References

1. Citypopulation.de Population and area of Portovelo Canton
2. Cantons of Ecuador at statoids.com
3. "Resultados".