Santa Elena
Province
Province of Santa Elena
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Location of Santa Elena Province in Ecuador
Cantons of Santa Elena Province
Country	Ecuador
Established	November 7, 2007
Named for	Santa Elena
Capital	Santa Elena
Cantons	List of Cantons La Libertad Salinas Santa Elenta
Government
• Provincial Prefect	José Daniel Villao
Area
• Total	3,691 km2 (1,425 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census)[1]
• Total	385,735
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (ECT)
Area code	(0)4
Vehicle registration	Y
HDI (2017)	0.712[2] high · 20th
Website	www.santaelena.gob.ec

The Province of Santa Elena (Spanish pronunciation: [ˌsanta eˈlena]) is a province of Ecuador in the coastal region. Created in 2007 from territory that belonged to the Guayas Province, it is one of the two newest provinces of Ecuador, along with Santo Domingo de Los Tsáchilas. Its capital city is Santa Elena, from which the province derives its name.

Political division

The province is divided into three cantons. The following table lists each with its population at the 2001 census, its area in square kilometres (km²), and the name of the canton seat or capital.^[3]

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:^[4]

• Mestizo 79.1%
• Afro-Ecuadorian 8.5%
• Montubio 4.9%
• White 3.7%
• Indigenous 1.4%
• Other 2.4%