Portovelo Canton

Portovelo Canton
Canton
Location of El Oro Province in Ecuador.
Cantons of El Oro Province
Coordinates: EC 3°43′12″S 79°37′12″W / 3.72000°S 79.62000°W
Country	Ecuador
Province	El Oro Province
Time zone	ECT (UTC-5)

Portovelo Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the El Oro Province. Its capital is the town of Portovelo. Its population at the 2001 census was 11,024.^[1]

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:^[2]

• Mestizo 69.7%
• Montubio 18.0%
• White 7.6%
• Afro-Ecuadorian 4.3%
• Indigenous 0.1%
• Other 0.2%

References

1. Cantons of Ecuador at statoids.com