El Oro Province

El Oro

Provincia de El Oro
El Oro Provincia de El Oro
Province
	Province of El Oro
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	Cantons of El Oro Province
Country	Ecuador
Established	April 23, 1884
Capital	Machala
Cantons	List of Cantons
Area
• Total	5,873 km2 (2,268 sq mi)
Highest elevation	3,590 m (11,780 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2022 census)
• Total	714,592
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
• Population 2001	539,888
Time zone	UTC-5 (ECT)
Area code	07
Vehicle registration	O
HDI (2017)	0.755; high · 6th
Website	www.eloro.gob.ec

El Oro (Spanish pronunciation: [el ˈoɾo] ^ⓘ; oro = gold) is the southernmost of Ecuador's coastal provinces. It was named for its historically important gold production. Today it is one of the world's major exporters of bananas. The capital is Machala.

^ "Provincia de El Oro". 2012-01-22. Archived from the original on 2014-07-25. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of El Oro Province
^ Villalba, Juan. "Human Development Index in Ecuador". Scribd (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-02-05.

[1] "Provincia de El Oro". 2012-01-22. Archived from the original on 2014-07-25. Retrieved 2012-01-22.

[2] Citypopulation.de Population and area of El Oro Province

[3] Villalba, Juan. "Human Development Index in Ecuador". Scribd (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-02-05.

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