Canton in Los Ríos Province, Ecuador
Ventanas Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Los Ríos Province. Its capital is the town of Ventanas. Its population at the 2001 census was 71,145.[2]
Governance
The Ventanas canton, like the other Ecuadorian cantons, is governed by a municipal government as stipulated in the National Political Constitution. The Municipal Government of Ventanas is a sectional government entity that administers the canton autonomously from the central government.
According to INEC projections for 2022, the canton has a population of 76,104 inhabitants, making it the fourth most populous canton at the provincial level. Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:
Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:[3]
Political divisions
The canton is divided into 5 parishes (Spanish: parroquias), classified as either urban or rural. The canton has more parishes than any other canton in Ecuador. The urban parishes make up the city of Ventanas.
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Rural parishes
- Chacarita
- Los Ángeles
- Zapotal
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Urban parishes
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