Guaranda Canton

Coordinates: 1°36′20″S 79°0′11″W / 1.60556°S 79.00306°W / -1.60556; -79.00306Country EcuadorProvinceBolívar ProvinceCapitalGuarandaArea • Total1,860 km² (720 sq mi)Population • Total98,130 • Density53/km² (140/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (ECT)

Guaranda Canton is a canton of Ecuador in the Bolívar Province. Its capital is Guaranda and its population in the 2001 census is 81,643.^[2]

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:^[3]

• Mestizo 49.1%
• Indigenous 47.0%
• White 2.3%
• Montubio 0.8%
• Afro-Ecuadorian 0.7%
• Other 0.1%

Politics

Results of the Ecuadorian presidential elections of 2013 in Guaranda Canton:^[4]

• Rafael Correa (PAIS) 33.6%
• Guillermo Lasso (CREO) 30.2%
• Lucio Gutiérrez (PSP) 20.2%
• Alberto Acosta (UPI) 6.9%
• Mauricio Rodas (SUMA) 4.7%
• Álvaro Noboa (PRIAN) 2.2%
• Norman Wray (Ruptura 25) 1.2%
• Nelson Zavala (PRE) 0.9%

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