Galápagos Province

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Galápagos
Province Provincia de Galápagos
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Location in Ecuador
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Basic data
Capital Puerto Baquerizo Moreno
population 25,124 (2010)
 - Share in Ecuador 0.2%
 - Rank in Ecuador Rank 22 of 22
 - density 2.7 inhabitants per km²
surface 8,000 km²
 - Share in Ecuador 3.1%
 - Rank in Ecuador Rank 12 of 22
License Plate W.
Set up 1861
Prefectess Fanny Uribe

( DP-UDC / PS – FA / PSP )

governor Alfredo Torres
Seats in the
National Congress		 2 of 100
structure 3 cantons
Map of the cantons
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http://www.gobernaciongalapagos.gob.ec/

The province of Galápagos has officially been an Ecuadorian province since 1973 with the capital Puerto Baquerizo Moreno on San Cristóbal . The province consists of the archipelago of the Galápagos Islands and like this has a land area of ​​about 8000 km². Steps had already been taken in 1861 and 1957 to make Galápagos a province, but these were not sustainable.

politics

The current prefect is Fanny Uribe, who was elected for a center-left party alliance. Mayor of the capital Puerto Baquerizo Moreno is Pedro Anibal Zapata from the Partido Social Cristiano . Alfredo Torres, who lost in the 2004 prefect election, has held the post of governor of the province since September 2008.

Administrative division

The province of Galápagos is administratively divided into three cantons , which are further subdivided into eight parroquias . The parroquias are further divided into recintos .

population

After the census of 2010, the Galápagos Province had 25,124 inhabitants, which is as follows for the three cantons or eight Parroquias distribute:

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Resultados Censo de 2010 ( Memento of the original from September 30, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Ecuador Estadístico Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (accessed February 6, 2013). @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.inec.gob.ec
  2. ↑ Ministro de Gobierno posesiona al Gobernador de Galápagos ( Memento of the original from December 15, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Ministry of Government press release of September 18, 2008 (Spanish); Galápagos 2004 election results , Diario HOY (accessed October 22, 2008). @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mingobierno.gov.ec
  3. ^ Plan Estratégico Participativo Gobierno Rural Autónomo de Bellavista

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Coordinates: 0 ° 34 ′  S , 91 ° 2 ′  W