Guayaquil Department

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Guayaquil Department
Capital	Guayaquil
History
• Established	25 June 1822
Preceded by Succeeded by Gran Colombia Free Province of Guayaquil Ecuador
Today part of	Ecuador  Peru (parts of it)

Guayaquil Department was one of the departments of Gran Colombia created in 1824 in 1830.

It bordered

• Ecuador Department in the East
• Azuay Department in the South
• Pacific Ocean in the West

2 provincias y 9 cantones:

• Guayaquil Province. Capital: Guayaquil. Cantones: Guayaquil, Daule, Babahoyo, Baba, Punta de Santa Elena y Machala.
• Manabí Province. Capital: Portoviejo. Cantones: Portoviejo, Jipijapa, y Montecristi

2°12′S 79°58′W / 2.200°S 79.967°W / -2.200; -79.967