Santo Domingo de los Colorados
Canton
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Coordinates: 00°15′S 079°09′W / 0.250°S 79.150°W / -0.250; -79.150[1]
Country	Ecuador
Province	Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas
Established	July 3, 1967
Area
• Total	3,454 km2 (1,334 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census)[2]
• Total	441,583
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)

Santo Domingo de los Colorados^[3] or simply known as Santo Domingo, is the biggest canton in the Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province,^[4] after La Concordia officially became part of the province on May 31, 2013.^[5] The canton is named after its seat, the town of Santo Domingo. The canton partially occupies the Toachi river basin. The Toachi river flows into the Daule river.

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:^[6]

• Mestizo 81.0%
• Afro-Ecuadorian 7.7%
• White 6.8%
• Montubio 2.5%
• Indigenous 1.7%
• Other 0.3%

Political divisions

Santo Domingo Canton is divided into 7 urban parishes and 7 rural parishes.

• Urban parishes: Santo Domingo, Chiguilpe, Río Verde, Bombolí, Zaracay, Abraham Calazacón, Río Toachi
• Rural parishes: San José de Alluriquín, El Esfuerzo, Luz de América, Puerto Limón, San Jacinto del Búa, Santa María del Toachi, Valle Hermoso