Manta Canton

Manta Canton
Canton
Location of Manabí Province in Ecuador.
Manta Canton in Manabí Province
Coordinates: 00°57′00.08″S 80°42′58.32″W / 0.9500222°S 80.7162000°W / -0.9500222; -80.7162000
Country	Ecuador
Province	Manabí Province
Area
• Total	296.3 km2 (114.4 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census)[1]
• Total	271,145
• Density	920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (ECT)

Manta Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Manabí Province. Its capital is the city of Manta. Its population at the 2001 census was 192,322.^[2]

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

• Mestizo 76.4%
• White 7.8%
• Afro-Ecuadorian 7.8%
• Montubio 7.2%
• Indigenous 0.2%
• Other 0.6%

• Liguiqui