Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno
Juján | |
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Canton | |
Coordinates: 01°55′S 079°31′W / 1.917°S 79.517°W | |
Country | Ecuador |
Province | Guayas |
Area | |
• Total | 228.6 km2 (88.3 sq mi) |
Population (2022 census)[1] | |
• Total | 25,526 |
• Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno is a canton of the province of Guayas in the Republic of Ecuador. Its official name was given in honor of Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno (1859 – 1951), who served three times as the president of Ecuador. It is also known as Juján, a name which came from a regional plant. The canton covers an area of 228.6 square kilometres (88.3 sq mi). Its canton seat is also known as Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno or Juján.
As of the census of 2001, there were 19,982 people residing within the canton limits.[2]