Salinas - Revision history

Este-fan: History: the WWII US base (Base Gama) and the airport's international years

2026-10-22T16:31:30Z

History: the WWII US base (Base Gama) and the airport's international years

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 <div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.75em; font-weight:bold; color:#0093c4; letter-spacing:1px; text-transform:uppercase; margin-bottom:2px;">22 December 1937</div>
 <div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.88em; color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.55;">General Alberto Enríquez Gallo decrees the cantonization of Salinas, separating it from Santa Elena canton. December 22 is still celebrated as '''Cantonización de Salinas''' — one of the biggest local festivities of the year, with aquatic races and week-long events.</div>
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Este-fan: Engagement design: header, Did-you-know card, Keep-exploring cards and Up-next banner

2026-10-22T07:17:27Z

Engagement design: header, Did-you-know card, Keep-exploring cards and Up-next banner

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	''Source: PDOT Salinas 2023–2027 (pp. 122, 249–252, 268–278, 313–316).''		''Source: PDOT Salinas 2023–2027 (pp. 122, 249–252, 268–278, 313–316).''


			{{EW dyk\|emoji=⚓\|…Santa Rosa, in Salinas, is Ecuador's second-biggest artisanal fishing port?\|page=Puerto de Santa Rosa (Salinas)\|cta=See the boats come in →}}

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			{{EW explore\|Cantonización de Salinas\|Carnival en Salinas\|La Libertad\|REMACOPSE\|Represa Velasco Ibarra\|Montañita}}
			{{EW next\|Aeropuerto General Ulpiano Páez}}


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Este-fan: Move link box next to the infrastructure callout

2026-10-22T05:40:34Z

Move link box next to the infrastructure callout

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	<div style="margin:24px 0; padding:14px 18px; background:#eef6fb; border-left:4px solid #0093c4; border-radius:6px;">💡 '''Ever wondered how the peninsula works?''' Where the tap water comes from, where the rubbish goes and who keeps the lights on — it's all in [[How the Peninsula Works]]. Details: [[Water Supply on the Peninsula\|water]], [[Sewage and Wastewater on the Peninsula\|sewage]], [[Rubbish and Recycling on the Peninsula\|rubbish]], [[Electricity on the Peninsula\|electricity]], [[Oil Industry on the Peninsula\|oil]].</div>		<div style="margin:24px 0; padding:14px 18px; background:#eef6fb; border-left:4px solid #0093c4; border-radius:6px;">💡 '''Ever wondered how the peninsula works?''' Where the tap water comes from, where the rubbish goes and who keeps the lights on — it's all in [[How the Peninsula Works]]. Details: [[Water Supply on the Peninsula\|water]], [[Sewage and Wastewater on the Peninsula\|sewage]], [[Rubbish and Recycling on the Peninsula\|rubbish]], [[Electricity on the Peninsula\|electricity]], [[Oil Industry on the Peninsula\|oil]].</div>
			<div style="margin:24px 0; padding:14px 18px; background:#eef6fb; border-left:4px solid #0093c4; border-radius:6px;">'''Good to know:''' how this canton compares with its neighbours in [[Santa Elena Province in Numbers]], and seasonal rain, tsunami zones and fires in [[Natural Hazards on the Peninsula]].</div>

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	<div style="margin:24px 0; padding:14px 18px; background:#eef6fb; border-left:4px solid #0093c4; border-radius:6px;">'''Good to know:''' how this canton compares with its neighbours in [[Santa Elena Province in Numbers]], and seasonal rain, tsunami zones and fires in [[Natural Hazards on the Peninsula]].</div>

	[[Category:Cantons]]		[[Category:Cantons]]
	[[Category:Salinas]]		[[Category:Salinas]]
	[[Category:Santa Elena Province]]		[[Category:Santa Elena Province]]

Este-fan: Links to new province pages

2026-10-22T05:38:31Z

Links to new province pages

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	<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.78em; color:#a0a0a0; margin-top:14px;">Social links coming soon — add your channel URLs here.</div>		<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.78em; color:#a0a0a0; margin-top:14px;">Social links coming soon — add your channel URLs here.</div>
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			<div style="margin:24px 0; padding:14px 18px; background:#eef6fb; border-left:4px solid #0093c4; border-radius:6px;">'''Good to know:''' how this canton compares with its neighbours in [[Santa Elena Province in Numbers]], and seasonal rain, tsunami zones and fires in [[Natural Hazards on the Peninsula]].</div>

	[[Category:Cantons]]		[[Category:Cantons]]
	[[Category:Salinas]]		[[Category:Salinas]]
	[[Category:Santa Elena Province]]		[[Category:Santa Elena Province]]

Este-fan: Add Living in Salinas (markets, cost of living, work, border) and More Nature, from the Salinas PDOT 2023–2027

2026-10-22T05:34:17Z

Add Living in Salinas (markets, cost of living, work, border) and More Nature, from the Salinas PDOT 2023–2027

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 Construction employs 9.45% of the PEA and has historically been a major economic driver — contributing $402.8 million to the provincial VAB in 2010. Residential property development (particularly high-rise apartments marketed to Guayaquil buyers) continues actively. A known dynamic is that large projects financed by outside investors tend to import skilled labour — engineers, architects — rather than hire locally.
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 <div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.8em; color:#6a6a6a; line-height:1.5;">Remnant dry forest (bosque seco) and a mangrove fragment persist in the canton. Albarradas (traditional stone water retention structures) are maintained in several rural sectors.</div>
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Este-fan: Link How the Peninsula Works and the new infrastructure pages

2026-10-22T05:23:54Z

Link How the Peninsula Works and the new infrastructure pages

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	The GAD has coordinated responses with the National Police and published Resolución Ejecutiva Nro 022-GADMS/A-2024 establishing operating hours for night establishments. Security concerns have noticeably suppressed nighttime use of public spaces and contributed to a recent decline in tourist arrivals.		The GAD has coordinated responses with the National Police and published Resolución Ejecutiva Nro 022-GADMS/A-2024 establishing operating hours for night establishments. Security concerns have noticeably suppressed nighttime use of public spaces and contributed to a recent decline in tourist arrivals.


			<div style="margin:24px 0; padding:14px 18px; background:#eef6fb; border-left:4px solid #0093c4; border-radius:6px;">💡 '''Ever wondered how the peninsula works?''' Where the tap water comes from, where the rubbish goes and who keeps the lights on — it's all in [[How the Peninsula Works]]. Details: [[Water Supply on the Peninsula\|water]], [[Sewage and Wastewater on the Peninsula\|sewage]], [[Rubbish and Recycling on the Peninsula\|rubbish]], [[Electricity on the Peninsula\|electricity]], [[Oil Industry on the Peninsula\|oil]].</div>

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	* '''Roads:''' 350 km of urban streets, 58% asphalt (José Luis Tamayo only 39%). Av. Carlos Espinoza Larrea is the only road into the cabecera and jams at the malecón in high season.		* '''Roads:''' 350 km of urban streets, 58% asphalt (José Luis Tamayo only 39%). Av. Carlos Espinoza Larrea is the only road into the cabecera and jams at the malecón in high season.
	* '''Phones and internet (2022):''' landline 11% of homes, mobile 81%, fixed internet 52% (Anconcito 41%). Operators: Claro, Movistar (also Tuenti, Akí, Maxi) and CNT.		* '''Phones and internet (2022):''' landline 11% of homes, mobile 81%, fixed internet 52% (Anconcito 41%). Operators: Claro, Movistar (also Tuenti, Akí, Maxi) and CNT.
	* '''Airport:''' Aeropuerto General Ulpiano Páez opened in 1937 as a military air base and was rebuilt in 2014 for USD 49 million (1,800 m² terminal). TAME flew Quito–Salinas from 2014 until the airline closed; there have been no scheduled flights since 2018. Today it serves Armed Forces training, a flight school and private aircraft.		* '''Airport:''' [[Aeropuerto General Ulpiano Páez]] opened in 1937 as a military air base and was rebuilt in 2014 for USD 49 million (1,800 m² terminal). TAME flew Quito–Salinas from 2014 until the airline closed; there have been no scheduled flights since 2018. Today it serves Armed Forces training, a flight school and private aircraft.
	* '''Fishing ports:''' the Puerto Pesquero Artesanal de Anconcito (rebuilt 2014, 4.2 ha, about 2,135 fishers) and the Santa Rosa fishing facility (3,578 m², active since the 1980s). Marinas: Salinas Yacht Club and Puerto Lucía.		* '''Fishing ports:''' the [[Puerto Pesquero Artesanal de Anconcito]] (rebuilt 2014, 4.2 ha, about 2,135 fishers) and the Santa Rosa fishing facility (3,578 m², active since the 1980s). Marinas: Salinas Yacht Club and Puerto Lucía.

	''Source: PDOT Salinas 2023–2027, pp. 138–180, 312.''		''Source: PDOT Salinas 2023–2027, pp. 138–180, 312.''

Este-fan: Tone and update: rubbish fee now on the water bill; proposals described as proposals

2026-10-22T05:15:06Z

Tone and update: rubbish fee now on the water bill; proposals described as proposals

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	* '''Water:''' supplied by Aguapen EP, the three cantons' joint water company. Raw water comes from the Daule River transfer via the El Azúcar reservoir and is treated at the Atahualpa plant (940 l/s, about 81,000 m³ a day). Share of each parish's area with piped water: Salinas 72%, José Luis Tamayo 76%, Anconcito 45%. The canton has no groundwater of its own, so it depends entirely on this one supply.		* '''Water:''' supplied by Aguapen EP, the three cantons' joint water company. Raw water comes from the Daule River transfer via the El Azúcar reservoir and is treated at the Atahualpa plant (940 l/s, about 81,000 m³ a day). Share of each parish's area with piped water: Salinas 72%, José Luis Tamayo 76%, Anconcito 45%. The canton has no groundwater of its own, so it depends entirely on this one supply.
	* '''Sewerage:''' 73% of the canton's 21,925 homes are on the sewer (2022). Sewage from Salinas, Muey, Punta Carnero and La Libertad goes to the '''Punta Carnero lagoons''' (10.69 ha, 7 ponds), which receive more than ~~their design capacity~~; a ~~proper~~ treatment plant ~~is planned~~.		* '''Sewerage:''' 73% of the canton's 21,925 homes are on the sewer (2022). Sewage from Salinas, Muey, Punta Carnero and La Libertad goes to the '''Punta Carnero lagoons''' (10.69 ha, 7 ponds), which now receive more than they were designed for; a treatment plant to replace them has been proposed.
	* '''Storm drains:''' only about 30% of the cabecera (475 ha) has them. Elsewhere rain runs to the sea through old outfalls — Av. Segunda has stayed flooded for over 24 hours, and drain flushing fouled San Lorenzo beach at Carnival 2020.		* '''Storm drains:''' only about 30% of the cabecera (475 ha) has them. Elsewhere rain runs to the sea through old outfalls — Av. Segunda has stayed flooded for over 24 hours, and drain flushing fouled San Lorenzo beach at Carnival 2020.
	* '''Rubbish:''' about 95% coverage (78.7 of 82.8 tonnes a day collected) on 7 routes. Everything goes to the '''Ayamblo ~~open dump~~''' (10 ha, km 2 of the Anconcito–Velasco Ibarra road)~~, licensed in 2014 only for its closure~~. A shared landfill at El Tambo ~~was agreed by the three mayors in 2019 but~~ has ~~not~~ been ~~built~~.		* '''Rubbish:''' about 95% coverage (78.7 of 82.8 tonnes a day collected) on 7 routes. Everything goes to the '''Ayamblo''' dump (10 ha, km 2 of the Anconcito–Velasco Ibarra road). A shared landfill for the three cantons at El Tambo has been discussed since 2019. The collection fee is charged on the water bill.
	* '''Electricity:''' CNEL EP; 97% of homes connected (Anconcito 94%). Unlit parks and sports grounds are a common complaint.		* '''Electricity:''' CNEL EP; 97% of homes connected (Anconcito 94%). Unlit parks and sports grounds are a common complaint.
	* '''Roads:''' 350 km of urban streets, 58% asphalt (José Luis Tamayo only 39%). Av. Carlos Espinoza Larrea is the only road into the cabecera and jams at the malecón in high season.		* '''Roads:''' 350 km of urban streets, 58% asphalt (José Luis Tamayo only 39%). Av. Carlos Espinoza Larrea is the only road into the cabecera and jams at the malecón in high season.

Este-fan: Fixes and additions from PDOT Salinas 2023–2027: urban population 35,081, density ~1,280/km², area range, homicide figures labelled correctly, fleet 1,967 (2014), Anconcito sewerage, airport status; new Utilities & Infrastructure section

2026-10-22T02:47:38Z

Fixes and additions from PDOT Salinas 2023–2027: urban population 35,081, density ~1,280/km², area range, homicide figures labelled correctly, fleet 1,967 (2014), Anconcito sewerage, airport status; new Utilities & Infrastructure section

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	According to the 2022 National Census (INEC), the canton has '''86,801 inhabitants''' — 22.5% of the provincial total — with a population density of 1,~~179.84~~ people per km². Urban Salinas (cabecera cantonal) holds 35,~~066~~ people (40%), while the rural parishes account for 51,~~735~~ (60%). This rural-majority figure reflects the dramatic growth of José Luis Tamayo parish, which grew 69% between 2010 and 2022, and Anconcito which grew 27%.		According to the 2022 National Census (INEC), the canton has '''86,801 inhabitants''' — 22.5% of the provincial total — with a population density of about 1,280 people per km² (PDOT 2023–2027). Urban Salinas (cabecera cantonal) holds 35,081 people (40%), while the rural parishes account for 51,720 (60%). This rural-majority figure reflects the dramatic growth of José Luis Tamayo parish, which grew 69% between 2010 and 2022, and Anconcito which grew 27%.

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	Fishing and aquaculture employ 4,109 people canton-wide. '''Santa Rosa''' is the second most important artisanal fishing port in Ecuador, with 3,500 registered artisanal fishers and ~~historically over~~ 1,~~900 vessels~~ (reduced to 757 by 2021 due to piracy, extortion, and maritime crime). '''Anconcito''' is the third most important artisanal port, with 425 registered vessels and 1,200 fishers. Ten fishing organisations operate in the canton with a combined 1,665 members.		Fishing and aquaculture employ 4,109 people canton-wide. '''Santa Rosa''' is the second most important artisanal fishing port in Ecuador, with 3,500 registered artisanal fishers and 1,967 boats in 2014 (reduced to 757 by 2021 due to piracy, extortion, and maritime crime). '''Anconcito''' is the third most important artisanal port, with 425 registered vessels and 1,200 fishers. Ten fishing organisations operate in the canton with a combined 1,665 members.

	The sector faces severe structural problems: 40.2% of fishers in Santa Rosa earn less than $220/month, an estimated 6–7 in 10 live in poverty, and the fleet has shrunk dramatically due to maritime piracy (documented since 2009) and involvement of some fishers in drug trafficking. The Anconcito port has better infrastructure than Santa Rosa — refrigeration, evisceration chambers, a proper dock — but commercialisation remains dominated by middlemen who suppress prices.		The sector faces severe structural problems: 40.2% of fishers in Santa Rosa earn less than $220/month, an estimated 6–7 in 10 live in poverty, and the fleet has shrunk dramatically due to maritime piracy (documented since 2009) and involvement of some fishers in drug trafficking. The Anconcito port has better infrastructure than Santa Rosa — refrigeration, evisceration chambers, a proper dock — but commercialisation remains dominated by middlemen who suppress prices.
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	<div style="font-weight:bold; font-size:0.88em; color:#1d6b40; margin-bottom:3px;">Humedal Velasco Ibarra</div>		<div style="font-weight:bold; font-size:0.88em; color:#1d6b40; margin-bottom:3px;">Humedal Velasco Ibarra</div>
	<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.8em; color:#6a6a6a; line-height:1.5;">Freshwater reservoir and wetland in José Luis Tamayo parish. Attracts local and migratory birds. Surrounded by ~~700 ha~~ of ~~agricultural land~~ irrigated from the ~~dam~~.</div>		<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.8em; color:#6a6a6a; line-height:1.5;">Freshwater reservoir and wetland in José Luis Tamayo parish. Attracts local and migratory birds. Surrounded by short-cycle farmland, part of it irrigated with treated water pumped from the Punta Carnero lagoons.</div>
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	Security in the canton has deteriorated significantly in recent years. In 2023, 77 violent deaths were recorded — placing Salinas 47th of 50 cantons with the highest homicide rates in Ecuador, at 62.81 per 100,000 inhabitants. Anconcito is the hardest-hit parish, identified as the primary driver of population emigration. The narcoterrorist organisation known as "Los Choneros" has been identified as operating in the territory.		Security in the canton has deteriorated significantly in recent years. In 2023, 77 violent deaths were recorded — placing Salinas 47th of 50 cantons with the highest homicide rates in Ecuador, at 62.81 per 100,000 inhabitants. Anconcito is the hardest-hit parish, identified as the primary driver of population emigration. The narcoterrorist organisation known as "Los Choneros" has been identified as operating in the territory.

	Puerto Aguaje ~~circuit~~ (urban) ~~had~~ 51 ~~murders in 2023~~, Anconcito 29, Salinas Centro 24, and Santa Rosa 22. Drug trafficking, extortion, and robbery are the main drivers. In 2023, 1,901 kg of narcotics were seized destined for international trafficking.		By police circuit, cumulative murders up to 2023 were: Puerto Aguaje (urban) 51, Anconcito 29, Salinas Centro 24 and Santa Rosa 22. In 2024 the Ministry of the Interior recorded 24 murders in the canton (10 on the street, 5 in bars, 4 in homes), and 192 arrests between January and June. Drug trafficking, extortion, and robbery are the main drivers. In 2023, 1,901 kg of narcotics were seized destined for international trafficking.

	The GAD has coordinated responses with the National Police and published Resolución Ejecutiva Nro 022-GADMS/A-2024 establishing operating hours for night establishments. Security concerns have noticeably suppressed nighttime use of public spaces and contributed to a recent decline in tourist arrivals.		The GAD has coordinated responses with the National Police and published Resolución Ejecutiva Nro 022-GADMS/A-2024 establishing operating hours for night establishments. Security concerns have noticeably suppressed nighttime use of public spaces and contributed to a recent decline in tourist arrivals.


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			* '''Water:''' supplied by Aguapen EP, the three cantons' joint water company. Raw water comes from the Daule River transfer via the El Azúcar reservoir and is treated at the Atahualpa plant (940 l/s, about 81,000 m³ a day). Share of each parish's area with piped water: Salinas 72%, José Luis Tamayo 76%, Anconcito 45%. The canton has no groundwater of its own, so it depends entirely on this one supply.
			* '''Sewerage:''' 73% of the canton's 21,925 homes are on the sewer (2022). Sewage from Salinas, Muey, Punta Carnero and La Libertad goes to the '''Punta Carnero lagoons''' (10.69 ha, 7 ponds), which receive more than their design capacity; a proper treatment plant is planned.
			* '''Storm drains:''' only about 30% of the cabecera (475 ha) has them. Elsewhere rain runs to the sea through old outfalls — Av. Segunda has stayed flooded for over 24 hours, and drain flushing fouled San Lorenzo beach at Carnival 2020.
			* '''Rubbish:''' about 95% coverage (78.7 of 82.8 tonnes a day collected) on 7 routes. Everything goes to the '''Ayamblo open dump''' (10 ha, km 2 of the Anconcito–Velasco Ibarra road), licensed in 2014 only for its closure. A shared landfill at El Tambo was agreed by the three mayors in 2019 but has not been built.
			* '''Electricity:''' CNEL EP; 97% of homes connected (Anconcito 94%). Unlit parks and sports grounds are a common complaint.
			* '''Roads:''' 350 km of urban streets, 58% asphalt (José Luis Tamayo only 39%). Av. Carlos Espinoza Larrea is the only road into the cabecera and jams at the malecón in high season.
			* '''Phones and internet (2022):''' landline 11% of homes, mobile 81%, fixed internet 52% (Anconcito 41%). Operators: Claro, Movistar (also Tuenti, Akí, Maxi) and CNT.
			* '''Airport:''' Aeropuerto General Ulpiano Páez opened in 1937 as a military air base and was rebuilt in 2014 for USD 49 million (1,800 m² terminal). TAME flew Quito–Salinas from 2014 until the airline closed; there have been no scheduled flights since 2018. Today it serves Armed Forces training, a flight school and private aircraft.
			* '''Fishing ports:''' the Puerto Pesquero Artesanal de Anconcito (rebuilt 2014, 4.2 ha, about 2,135 fishers) and the Santa Rosa fishing facility (3,578 m², active since the 1980s). Marinas: Salinas Yacht Club and Puerto Lucía.

			''Source: PDOT Salinas 2023–2027, pp. 138–180, 312.''


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	\| style="padding:5px 0; border-top:1px solid #e8eef5; color:#4a4a4a;" \| ~~77.83~~ km²		\| style="padding:5px 0; border-top:1px solid #e8eef5; color:#4a4a4a;" \| 68–78 km² (part of the border with La Libertad is undefined)
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	\| style="padding:5px 0; border-top:1px solid #e8eef5; color:#4a4a4a;" \| 1,~~179~~ / km²		\| style="padding:5px 0; border-top:1px solid #e8eef5; color:#4a4a4a;" \| ~1,280 / km²
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	* Rising homicide rate (47th of 50 nationally)		* Rising homicide rate (47th of 50 nationally)
	* Informal settlements on oil infrastructure		* Informal settlements on oil infrastructure
	* Sewerage coverage gaps (Anconcito ~~at 55.7~~%)		* Sewerage coverage gaps (Anconcito: 22% served, 65% with no service)
	* Housing deficit at 62.65%		* Housing deficit at 62.65%
	* Unresolved cantonal border with La Libertad (Puerto Lucía, Velasco Ibarra)		* Unresolved cantonal border with La Libertad (Puerto Lucía, Velasco Ibarra)
	* Open waste dump at Ayamblo		* Open waste dump at Ayamblo
	* ~~Inactive airport~~ (Ulpiano Páez)		* Airport without scheduled flights since 2018 (Ulpiano Páez)
	* Adolescent pregnancy rate at 25.8%		* Adolescent pregnancy rate at 25.8%
	* Fishing fleet decline due to maritime piracy		* Fishing fleet decline due to maritime piracy

Este-fan at 03:44, 5 August 2026

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 <div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.95em; color:rgba(255,255,255,0.72); max-width:600px; margin-bottom:24px; line-height:1.6;">Ecuador's most famous beach resort — and far more than that. The westernmost canton of the peninsula combines a booming tourism economy with active fishing ports, salt production, oil history, and a naval base at the continent's tip.</div>
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 According to the 2022 National Census (INEC), the canton has '''86,801 inhabitants''' — 22.5% of the provincial total — with a population density of 1,179.84 people per km². Urban Salinas (cabecera cantonal) holds 35,066 people (40%), while the rural parishes account for 51,735 (60%). This rural-majority figure reflects the dramatic growth of José Luis Tamayo parish, which grew 69% between 2010 and 2022, and Anconcito which grew 27%.
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	<div style="font-weight:bold; color:#8b6344; margin-bottom:5px;">Climate</div>		<div style="font-weight:bold; color:#8b6344; margin-bottom:5px;">Climate</div>
	<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.86em; color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.6;">Tropical mega-thermal arid to semi-arid. Mean annual temperature 24 °C; maximum rarely exceeds 32 °C, minimum around 16 °C. Rainfall extremely low — as little as 125.5 mm per year at the cape, concentrated in January–April. The Humboldt Current keeps the cape measurably cooler and drier than the rest of the Ecuadorian coast.</div>		<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.86em; color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.6;">Tropical mega-thermal arid to semi-arid. Mean annual temperature 24 °C; maximum rarely exceeds 32 °C, minimum around 19 °C. Rainfall extremely low — as little as 125.5 mm per year at the cape, concentrated in January–April. The Humboldt Current keeps the cape measurably cooler and drier than the rest of the Ecuadorian coast.</div>
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	Salinas captured '''33.84% of all provincial tourist arrivals''' in 2022 (Ministerio de Turismo). Tourism is overwhelmingly domestic: 97% of visitors are Ecuadorian. Average hotel occupancy is 51%, average nightly rate $82, typical stay 1 night. Total tourist spending in the province reached $26 million in the 2024 feriado survey. Hotel accommodation is concentrated in the ~~Estero~~ de Salinas, Chipipe, and Carbo Viteri sectors; restaurants (58 establishments, 2,305 ~~covers~~) and 7 discotecas ~~(1,741 covers combined)~~ anchor the nightlife economy.		Salinas captured '''33.84% of all provincial tourist arrivals''' in 2022 (Ministerio de Turismo). Tourism is overwhelmingly domestic: 97% of visitors are Ecuadorian. Average hotel occupancy is 51%, average nightly rate $82, typical stay 1 night. Total tourist spending in the province reached $26 million in the 2024 feriado survey. Hotel accommodation is concentrated in the Malecon de Salinas, Chipipe, and Carbo Viteri sectors; restaurants (58 establishments, 2,305 seats) and 7 discotecas anchor the nightlife economy.

	High season price increases reach 61% above low season rates. December is the most expensive month; January, despite being high season, shows a counter-intuitive 69% price drop versus December, making it the cheapest month to visit.		High season price increases reach 61% above low season rates. December is the most expensive month; January, despite being high season, shows a counter-intuitive 69% price drop versus December, making it the cheapest month to visit.