Canton (Ecuador)
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A canton ( Spanish cantón ) is a third-order administrative unit in Ecuador , according to state and province. Cantons are divided into communes ( Parroquias , literally parishes). Each canton has one or more urban parishes, which form a municipality (i.e. a city) as the capital, and a varying number of rural parishes.
Ecuador currently has a total of 221 cantons. The province of Guayas has the most with 25 and the province of Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas , which was established in October 2007 and only consists of the cantons of Santo Domingo de los Colorados and La Concordia , the fewest.
The oldest cantons have existed since the law on the territorial order of Greater Colombia of 1824, the youngest is the canton of Quinsaloma in Los Ríos , which was spun off from the canton of Ventanas and whose founding law was passed by the National Congress in November 2007 .
administration
In every canton there is a jefe político (dt. Political head ) who is appointed by the state president and represents him. In the main town (the municipality) there is also a mayor elected by the residents and a city council. The parishes belonging to the canton each elect a parish assembly ( junta parroquial ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Antonio Medrano, Quinsaloma ya es el cantón 222 del país ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , El Universo , November 14, 2007.
