Portoviejo Canton

canton of Manabí province, Ecuador
AdministrativeArea canton_of_ecuador Q617905
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Portoviejo Canton

Summary

Portoviejo Canton is a canton of Ecuador[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of canton_of_ecuador entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Portoviejo Canton is located in Manabí Province[3].
  • Portoviejo Canton is in the country of Ecuador[4].
  • Portoviejo Canton's head of government is recorded as Javier Pincay[5].
  • Portoviejo Canton's instance of is recorded as canton of Ecuador[6].
  • Portoviejo Canton's capital is recorded as Portoviejo[7].
  • Portoviejo Canton's official language is recorded as Spanish[8].
  • Portoviejo Canton's flag image is recorded as Flag of Portoviejo.svg[9].
  • Portoviejo Canton's anthem is recorded as Himno de Portoviejo[10].
  • Portoviejo Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Abdón Calderón Parish[11].
  • Portoviejo Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Alhajuela Parish[12].
  • Portoviejo Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Crucita Parish[13].
  • Portoviejo Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Q13190324[14].
  • Portoviejo Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Q13190553[15].
  • Portoviejo Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Q13190691[16].
  • Portoviejo Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Q13189394[17].
  • Portoviejo Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Picoazá[18].
  • Portoviejo Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as 12 de Marzo[19].
  • Portoviejo Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as 18 de Octubre[20].
  • Portoviejo Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Andrés de Vera[21].
  • Portoviejo Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Colón[22].
  • Portoviejo Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Francisco Pacheco[23].
  • Portoviejo Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as San Pablo[24].
  • Portoviejo Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Simón Bolívar[25].
  • Portoviejo Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Portoviejo[26].
  • Portoviejo Canton's flag is recorded as flag of Portoviejo Canton[27].

Body

Geography

Portoviejo Canton is in the country of Ecuador[4]. It is located in Manabí Province[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+960.73'}[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+956.63'}[29]. Portoviejo Canton's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+42'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+280029'}[31], {'amount': '+238430'}[32], {'amount': '+202112'}[33], {'amount': '+167085'}[34], {'amount': '+126957'}[35], and {'amount': '+95651'}[36].

Designation and Status

Portoviejo Canton's instance of is recorded as canton of Ecuador[6].

History and Context

+1824-06-25T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Portoviejo Canton[37].

Why It Matters

Portoviejo Canton ranks in the top 3% of canton_of_ecuador entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . gk.city. Retrieved . gk.city. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . ecuadorencifras.gob.ec. Retrieved . ecuadorencifras.gob.ec. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . 2001 census of Ecuador. Retrieved . ecuadorencifras.gob.ec. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . 1990 census of Ecuador. Retrieved . ecuadorencifras.gob.ec. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [34] ↑ . 1982 census of Ecuador. Retrieved . ecuadorencifras.gob.ec. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [35] ↑ . 1974 census of Ecuador. Retrieved . ecuadorencifras.gob.ec. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [36] ↑ . 1962 census of Ecuador. Retrieved . ecuadorencifras.gob.ec. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [28] ↑ . ecuadorencifras.gob.ec. Retrieved . ecuadorencifras.gob.ec. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [29] ↑ . censoecuador.gob.ec. Retrieved . censoecuador.gob.ec. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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