[citation needed] It has a surface area of 3,523 square kilometers (1,360 sq mi) and is situated at an altitude of 165 meters (541 ft).

Santo Domingo limits are: on the north and east Pichincha, to the northwest Esmeraldas, Manabi on the west, to the south Los Rios and to the southeast with Cotopaxi.

On November 26, 2006 a consultation was carried out to determine and promote the status of province to the Central Government and the examiner.

[citation needed] Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:[5] When the province was established on November 6, 2007, it consisted of only Santo Domingo canton.

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