El Oro Province

Province of Ecuador

El Oro 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.. Source: Wikipedia

Area of El Oro Province	5,859.7 km²
Population	653,115
Male Population	330,758 (50.6%)
Female Population	322,357 (49.4%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+93.4%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+18.9%
Median Age	25.6 years
Male Median Age	25.6 years
Female Median Age	25.7 years
Timezone	Ecuador Time

Map of El Oro Province

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	337,672	464,960	549,433	653,115
Population Density	57.6 / km²	79.3 / km²	93.8 / km²	111.5 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 18.9% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
El Oro Province	+93.4%	+40.5%	+18.9%
Ecuador	+131.1%	+58.1%	+27.9%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population By Age and Gender

El Oro Province Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	31,034	30,002	61,037
5-9	34,151	33,098	67,250
10-14	35,207	33,694	68,901
15-19	32,696	31,647	64,343
20-24	29,120	28,784	57,904
25-29	27,664	27,282	54,946
30-34	24,484	24,732	49,216
35-39	22,221	22,033	44,254
40-44	19,571	19,140	38,711
45-49	18,091	17,360	35,451
50-54	14,529	13,893	28,422
55-59	12,244	11,839	24,083
60-64	9,481	8,737	18,218
65-69	7,185	7,080	14,265
70-74	5,432	5,024	10,456
75-79	3,563	3,508	7,072
80-84	2,336	2,421	4,758
85 Plus	1,749	2,085	3,835

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Population Density

Population Density: 111.5 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
El Oro Province	653,115	5,859.7 km²	111.5 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1100 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
1100	13,236	n/a	n/a
1200	14,439	0.9%	120
1300	15,642	0.8%	120
1400	16,846	0.7%	120
1500	18,049	0.7%	120
1600	15,041	-1.8%	-300
1700	15,021	0%	-2
1800	15,274	0.2%	25
1900	43,098	10.9%	2,782
1910	49,789	15.5%	6,691
1920	55,123	10.7%	5,334
1930	59,869	8.6%	4,746
1940	89,533	49.5%	29,664
1950	111,769	24.8%	22,236
1960	172,959	54.7%	61,190
1970	271,944	57.2%	98,985
1990	464,960	30.8%	96,508
2000	549,433	18.2%	84,473
2020	690,693	12.1%	70,630
2030	756,140	9.5%	65,447
2040	807,849	6.8%	51,709
2050	843,618	4.4%	35,769
2060	862,698	2.3%	19,080
2070	869,411	0.8%	6,713
2080	865,485	-0.5%	-3,926
2090	851,341	-1.6%	-14,144
2100	829,705	-2.5%	-21,636

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Top Provinces in El Oro Province

Provinces in El Oro Province

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Arenillas Canton	798.4 km²	28,871	93.7 / mi²
Atahualpa	277.1 km²	6,439	60.2 / mi²
Balsas Canton	65 km²	7,530	299.8 / mi²
Chilla Canton	324.4 km²	2,748	21.9 / mi²
El Guabo Canton	608.3 km²	53,738	228.8 / mi²
Huaquillas Canton	66.6 km²	53,807	2,091 / mi²
Las Lajas Canton	301 km²	5,005	43.1 / mi²
Machala Canton	340.4 km²	267,678	2,036 / mi²
Marcabelí Canton	136.6 km²	5,826	110.5 / mi²
Pasaje Canton	456.5 km²	79,904	453.4 / mi²
Piñas Canton	615 km²	28,341	119.3 / mi²
Portovelo Canton	288.1 km²	13,217	118.8 / mi²
Santa Rosa Canton	931.1 km²	73,845	205.4 / mi²
Zaruma Canton	651.1 km²	26,174	104.1 / mi²

Other Provinces in Ecuador

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Azuay Province	7,871.1 km²	783,329	257.8 / mi²
Bolívar Province	3,896.7 km²	190,145	126.4 / mi²
Carchi Province	3,777.7 km²	174,134	119.4 / mi²
Cañar Province	3,132.4 km²	240,238	198.6 / mi²
Chimborazo Province	5,896.9 km²	496,675	218.1 / mi²
Cotopaxi Province	6,160.3 km²	448,746	188.7 / mi²
Esmeraldas	16,176.5 km²	601,710	96.3 / mi²
Galápagos Province	7,989.5 km²	27,735	8.99 / mi²
Guayas Province	17,583.8 km²	4.0 million	595.1 / mi²
Imbabura Province	4,611.8 km²	435,132	244.4 / mi²
Loja Province	11,067.8 km²	487,154	114.0 / mi²
Los Ríos Province	7,286.6 km²	870,130	309.3 / mi²
Manabí Province	19,039.1 km²	1.5 million	202.8 / mi²
Morona-Santiago Province	23,966.6 km²	171,469	18.5 / mi²
Napo Province	12,509.9 km²	134,736	27.9 / mi²
Orellana Province	21,602 km²	176,254	21.1 / mi²
Pastaza Province	29,508.2 km²	100,456	8.82 / mi²
Pichincha Province	9,455.7 km²	2.9 million	797.9 / mi²
Santa Elena Province	3,695 km²	353,623	247.9 / mi²
Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province	3,453.5 km²	424,051	318.0 / mi²
Sucumbíos Province	18,000.6 km²	211,378	30.4 / mi²
Tungurahua Province	3,397.6 km²	549,017	418.5 / mi²
Zamora Chinchipe	10,553.9 km²	101,880	25.0 / mi²
Zona No Delimitada, Ecuador	2,076.6 km²	54,726	68.3 / mi²

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