Playas Canton

General Villamil, also known as Playas, is a Guayas canton in Ecuador. The Playas canton is located at the south western area of the Guayas Province. Its Canton Capital is General José de Villamil, also known as Playas. It is located 96 kilómeters from the capital of the Guayas Province, Guayaquil. It borders to the north and east with Guayaquil Canton, on the west with Santa Elena Province, and to south with the Pacific Ocean. Its territory has an area of 280km2 and has a population of 31,000 citizens, with 25,000 of them living in the canton's capital.DemographicsEthnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010: Mestizo 74.2%Afro-Ecuadorian 10.8%White 6.6%Montubio 4.8%Indigenous 1.9%Other 1.7%Natural resourcesThe terrain at Playas canton is mostly plain, but to the north there are few hills like: cerro Colorado cerro Picón cerro CanteraIt has a large coastline; the main beaches are located to the south. The main rivers in the Playas Canton are: Arena River, Moñones and Tambiche. The weather is hot and dry. The beaches are freshened by the ocean wind.