Atacames
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thumb|259px|Skyline of the beach line in Tonsupa, Atacames Atacames is a beach town and surround canton located on Ecuador's Northern Pacific coast. It is located in the province of Esmeraldas, approximately 30 kilometers south west from the capital of that province, which is also called Esmeraldas. In 2022 Atacames town had a population of 18,948, while the canton had 51,204 (in the 2022 census). Atacames has one of the lowest rates of poverty in the province of Esmeraldas (68% in 2005).
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Place details
- Locality
- Atacames
- Region
- Esmeraldas
- Country
- Ecuador
- Population
- 0
- Timezone
- America/Guayaquil
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Atacames
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Canton
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Ecuador - Same - Esmeraldas - 010.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Same, located at the Pacific Ocean in Canton Atacames
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ecuador
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Esmeraldas Province in Ecuador.
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Esmeraldas Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Capital
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Atacames Canton
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 510.5
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2022 census
- Settlement.population_total
- 51204
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.official_name
- Atacames Canton
- Settlement.image_map
- MapaSageo-Ecuador-Esmeraldas.png
- Settlement.image_map1
- Cantones de Esmeraldas.png
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Santa Rosa de Atacames
- Demonym
- Atacameño/a
- Population
- 18948
- Elevation
- 6
- Official website
- www.municipiodeatacames.gob.ec
- Image
- Atacames Beach, Ecuador -1- (361306423).jpg
- Dialing code
- 593 6
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- Commons category
- Atacames
- inception
- 1543-00-00
- postal code
- EC080650
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7 sectionsContents
- Demographics
- Surfing in Atacames & Ecuador
- Cuisine
- Transportation in Atacames
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|259px|Skyline of the beach line in Tonsupa, Atacames Atacames is a beach town and surround canton located on Ecuador's Northern Pacific coast. It is located in the province of Esmeraldas, approximately 30 kilometers south west from the capital of that province, which is also called Esmeraldas. In 2022 Atacames town had a population of 18,948, while the canton had 51,204 (in the 2022 census). Atacames has one of the lowest rates of poverty in the province of Esmeraldas (68% in 2005).
During Francisco Pizarro's second conquest in 1526, he landed at Atacames. There he was unable to conquer or invade the land due to the resistance that he found in the local people who were at that time under the Incas.
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