Machala Canton

Machala Canton
Canton
Location of El Oro Province in Ecuador.
Machala Canton in El Oro Province
Coordinates: 3°16′S 79°58′W / 3.267°S 79.967°W / -3.267; -79.967
Country	Ecuador
Province	El Oro Province
Capital	Machala
Area
• Total	372.6 km2 (143.9 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census)1
• Total	306,309
• Density	822.1/km2 (2,129/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (ECT)

Machala Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the El Oro Province. Its capital is the town of Machala. Its population at the 2001 census was 217,696.²

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:³

• Mestizo 78.6%
• Afro-Ecuadorian 9.3%
• White 9.2%
• Montubio 1.5%
• Indigenous 1.1%
• Other 0.4%