A canton is a tertiary subdivision of Ecuador, below provinces. Cantons are subdivided into parishes (parroquias). The province with more cantons is Guayas (28 cantons). Generally, the provinces in the Amazon basin have less cantons than others. Ecuador is divided into 22 provinces (Spanish: provincias, singular - provincia): Province (Capital) Azuay (Cuenca) Bolívar (Guaranda) Cañar (Azogues) Carchi (Tulcán) Chimborazo (Riobamba) Cotopaxi (Latacunga) El Oro (Machala) Esmeraldas (Esmeraldas) Galápagos (Puerto Baquerizo Moreno) Guayas (Guayaquil) Imbabura (Ibarra) Loja (Loja) Los Ríos (Babahoyo) Manabí (Portoviejo) Morona... Guayas is the most populated province in Ecuador. ... Geography The South American rainforest of Amazonia (60% located in Brazil), the largest in the world, was originally covered by more than 7,000,000 km² (2 million square miles) of dense tropical forest. ...
Authorities
In each canton there is a jefe político, chosen by the president, who represents him. There are also a mayor (alcalde) and a municipal council (concejo municipal), chosen by popular vote. President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ... A mayor (from the Latin maīor, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ...
Ecuador is bounded by Colombia on the north, by Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean on the west.
Ecuador later repudiated the arbitration award, and the border between the two countries remained a point of contention until the end of the 20th century.
Ecuador's excessive burden of foreign debt, falling demand for petroleum, and the broader effects of international recession forced Hurtado to abandon the reformist and expansionary policies of his predecessors and accept austerity measures and retrenchment.
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