Esmeraldas Province

Esmeraldas is a province in northwestern Ecuador. The capital is Esmeraldas.

The province is home to the Afro-Ecuadorian culture.

Demographics
Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:
 * Mestizo 44.7%
 * Afro-Ecuadorian 43.9%
 * White 5.9%
 * Indigenous 2.8%
 * Montubio 2.4%
 * Other 0.3%

Governance
The province has a governor who is appointed by the President. In 2013 Paola Cabezas was appointed as the Governor by President Rafael Correa. She served for three years until she resigned and she was succeeded by Gabriel Rivera López who was also appointed by President Correa.

Cantons
The province is divided into 7 cantons. The following table lists each with its population at the time of the 2001 census, its area in square kilometres (km2), and the name of the canton seat or capital.

Parroquias (Parishes)
The cantons are divided into many parroquias:

In Muisne:
 * 1) Bellavista
 * 2) Daule
 * 3) Maldonado
 * 4) Muisne
 * 5) Pedro Carlo
 * 6) Tola
 * 7) Union of Daule