Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno
(Juján)
Canton
Flag of Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno
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Location of Guayas in Ecuador
Location of Guayas in Ecuador
Cantons of Guayas Province
Cantons of Guayas Province
Coordinates: 01°55′S 079°31′W / 1.917°S 79.517°W / -1.917; -79.517
CountryEcuador
ProvinceGuayas
Area
 • Total228.6 km2 (88.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)[1]
 • Total25,526
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)

Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno is a canton of the province of Guayas in the Republic of Ecuador. Its official name was given in honor of Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno (1859 – 1951), who served three times as the president of Ecuador. It is also known as Juján, a name which came from a regional plant. The canton covers an area of 228.6 square kilometres (88.3 sq mi). Its canton seat is also known as Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno or Juján.

As of the census of 2001, there were 19,982 people residing within the canton limits.[2]

Demographics

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

Geography

The Jujan canton is located in the west of the province of Guayas. It is bordered on the north by Los Ríos Province; on the south by Milagro Canton; on the east by the Simón Bolívar Canton; and on the west by the cantons of Samborondón and Yaguachi.

References

  1. ↑ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno Canton
  2. ↑ (in Spanish) Cantón A. Baquerizo Moreno Archived 14 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine at Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos de Ecuador Archived 13 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine (INEC). Retrieved 4 November 2009.
  3. ↑ "Resultados".


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