ECUADOR |
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The Republic of Ecuador is a country of South
America.
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) |
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El Oro (Machala)
Esmeraldas (Esmeraldas)
Galápagos (Puerto Baquerizo Moreno)
Guayas (Guayaquil)
Imbabura (Ibarra)
Loja (Loja)
Los Ríos (Babahoyo)
Manabí (Portoviejo)
Morona-Santiago (Macas)
Napo (Tena)
Orellana (Puerto Francisco de Orellana)
Pastaza (Puyo)
Pichincha (Quito)
Sucumbíos (Nueva Loja)
Tungurahua (Ambato)
Zamora-Chinchipe (Zamora)
Demographics
The demographic composition of Ecuador's current population is ethnically
and racially diverse. Today the majority of Ecuadorians are mestizos (of
mixed Spanish and Amerindian ancestry), who constitute just over 65 per cent
of the population. Second in numbers are the Amerindians of the various
Andean and Amazonian nationalities, which combined constitute the country's
largest minority, accounting for approximately 25%. Whites are mainly
creoles, unmixed descendants of Spanish colonist, and account for 7% of the
Ecuadorian population. A small minority of Afro-Ecuadorians, including
mulattos and zambos, constitute the remainder.
Culture
The culture of Ecuador mirrors the demographics of the country itself, and
is a rich amalgam of various influences. Much like the ancestry of the
mestizo majority, the national culture is also a mixture of both European
and Amerindian influences, infused with various other elements inherited
through the descendants of the country’s African slave past.
In addition to the national culture, many of the existing indigenous
communities also practise their own autochthonous cultures. |
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