Provincia de Santa Elena

The Province of Santa Elena (Spanish: [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. Demographics Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010: • Indigenous People 79.1% • Afro-Ecuadorian 10.8% • Montubio 4.9% • Other 2.4%