Galápagos Province

( DP-UDC/PS-FA/PSP )

The Galápagos province is officially since 1973, an Ecuadorian province with the convenient on San Cristóbal capital Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. The province consists of the archipelago of the Galapagos Islands and how this a land area of ​​about 8,000 km ². In 1861 and 1957, steps had been taken to bring to a province Galápagos, this had been but not sustainable.

Policy

Current Prefect is Fanny Uribe, who was elected for a center-left party alliance. Mayor of the capital, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno is Pedro Anibal Zapata from the Partido Social Cristiano. The defeated in the 2004 election Prefect Alfredo Torres has since September 2008 held the office of governor appointed by the president of Ecuador in the province.

Administrative divisions

The Galápagos province is administratively divided into three cantons, which further subdivide into eight parroquias. The parroquias be further divided into Recintos.

  • Cantón San Cristóbal with the provincial and cantonal capital of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno the canton include the islands of Española, Floreana (Santa María ), Genovesa and Santa Fe. Parroquia Puerto Baquerizo Moreno
  • Parroquia El Progresso
  • Parroquia Isla Santa María
  • Cantón Isabela with the cantonal capital of Puerto Villamil the canton include the islands Darwin, Fernandina, Wolf Parroquia Puerto Villamil Tomas de Berlanga (Santo Tomas )
  • Las Merceditas
  • San Antonio de los Tinto
  • Cerro Azul
  • Alemania
  • Cantón Santa Cruz with the cantonal capital of Puerto Ayora the canton include the islands of Marchena, Pinta, Pinzon, Rabida, San Salvador, Baltra and Seymour Norte. Parroquia Puerto Ayora
  • Parroquia Bella Vista Bella Vista
  • El Cascajo
  • El camote
  • Guayabillos
  • Miramar

Population

According to the census of 2010, the province of Galápagos had distributed 25 124 inhabitants, is as follows for the three cantons or eight parroquias:

  • Cantón San Cristóbal: 7475 inhabitants Parroquia Puerto Baquerizo Moreno: 6672 inhabitants
  • Parroquia El Progresso: 658 inhabitants
  • Parroquia Isla Santa María: 145 inhabitants
  • Cantón Isabela: 2256 inhabitants Parroquia Puerto Villamil: 2092 inhabitants
  • Tomas de Berlanga Parroquia: 164 inhabitants
  • Cantón Santa Cruz: 15393 inhabitants Parroquia Puerto Ayora: 11974 inhabitants
  • Parroquia Bellavista: 2425 inhabitants
  • Parroquia Santa Rosa: 994 inhabitants
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