NationMaster - Encyclopedia: El Oro

El Oro is a province of Ecuador. It is named that way because of its gold (es:oro) production. The capital is Machala. It borders the Peruvian Tumbes Region on the west. General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ... Machala is a city in south-west Ecuador, capital of the El Oro Province. ... Tumbes is a coastal region in northwestern Peru. ...

One of the largest banana exporters in the world, El Oro, is in southern Ecuador. The province is divided in 14 cantons and features a wide range of attractions, such as the Jambelí Islands, the petrified forest of the Puyango River, and the island of Santa Clara, to name a few. Species Hybrid origin; see text A banana plant is a herb in the genus Musa, which because of its size and structure, is often mistaken for a tree. ... Economics In economics, an export is any good or commodity, shipped or otherwise transported out of a country, province, town to another part of the world, typically for use in trade or sale. ... A canton is a tertiary subdivision of Ecuador, below provinces. ... In geology, petrifaction or petrification is the process by which organic material is converted into stone or a similar substance. ... A dense growth of softwoods (a forest) in the Sierra Nevada Range of Northern California A forest is an area with a high density of trees (or, historically, a wooded area set aside for hunting). ... The Tumbes River, called Puyango River in Ecuador, is a river in South America. ... The Murray River in Australia. ...

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Key: Canton (Capital) El Guabo is a town in El Oro, a province in Ecuador. ... The international bridge from the Peruvian side. ... Machala is a city in south-west Ecuador, capital of the El Oro Province. ... Zaruma is a town in SE El Oro, a province in Ecuador. ...

Categories: Ecuador geography stubs | Provinces of Ecuador 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... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x600, 111 KB) Ikwadur wiphala. ... Azuay is a province of Ecuador, created 25 June 1824. ... BolÃvar is a province in Ecuador. ... CaÃ±ar is a province in Ecuador. ... Carchi is a province in Ecuador. ... Chimborazo is a province in Ecuador. ... Cotopaxi is one of the provinces of Ecuador. ... Esmeraldas is a province in northwestern Ecuador. ... GalÃ¡pagos is a province in Ecuador in the GalÃ¡pagos Islands. ... Guayas is the most populated province in Ecuador. ... Imbabura is a province in Ecuador. ... Loja is a province in Ecuador. ... Los RÃos is a province in Ecuador. ... ManabÃ is a province in Ecuador. ... Morona-Santiago is a province in Ecuador. ... Napo is a province in Ecuador. ... Orellana is a province of Ecuador. ... Pastaza is a province in Ecuador. ... Pichincha is a province in Ecuador. ... SucumbÃos is a province in NW Ecuador. ... Tungurahua is a province in Ecuador. ... Zamora-Chinchipe is a province in Ecuador. ...

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