San Lorenzo Canton

San Lorenzo Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Esmeraldas Province. Its capital is the town of San Lorenzo. Its population at the 2001 census was 28,180^[2]

San Lorenzo Canton
Canton
Nickname:  Sanloro
Motto(s):  "The land of rain and the sun."
Cantons of Esmeraldas Province, with San Lorenzo on the right
Coordinates: 1.2658°N 78.8414°W / 1.2658; -78.8414
Country	Ecuador
Province	Esmeraldas Province
Government
• Type	Local Government Council
• Alcalde	Glenn Arroyo
Area
• Total	3,096 km2 (1,195 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census)[1]
• Total	48,391
• Density	16/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (ECT)

Demographics

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

• Afro-Ecuadorian 72.2%
• Mestizo 19.1%
• Indigenous 5.3%
• White 2.6%
• Montubio 0.6%
• Other 0.3%