San Cristóbal Canton

San Cristóbal Canton is a canton of Ecuador in the archipelago and one of the oldest in this insular geological formation. It consists of , , , , and Islands.
  • Type: canton of Ecuador with 8,300 residents
  • Description: canton of Galápagos province, Ecuador
  • Also known as: San Cristóbal

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Cristobal and Puerto Baquerizo Moreno.

San Cristóbal Island, also known as Chatham Island, is the easternmost in the , as well as one of the oldest geologically. It is administratively part of San Cristóbal Canton, .

Town
is the capital of , . It is located on the southwestern coast of San Cristóbal, the easternmost island in the archipelago, and is the capital of San Cristóbal Canton. is situated 6 km west of San Cristóbal Canton.

San Cristóbal Canton

Latitude
-0.9223° or 0° 55′ 20″ south
Longitude
-89.5576° or 89° 33′ 27″ west
Population
8,300
Elevation
205 metres (673 feet)
Open location code
66FG3CHR+3X
Geo­Names ID
3651947
Wiki­data ID
Q14920555
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“San Cristóbal Canton” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: كانتون سان كريستوبال
  • Basque: San Cristóbal kantoia
  • Catalan: San Cristóbal
  • Cebuano: Cantón San Cristóbal
  • Chimborazo Highland Quichua: Canton San Cristobal
  • Chimborazo Highland Quichua: Cantón San Cristóbal
  • Chimborazo Highland Quichua: San Cristóbal
  • Chinese: San Cristóbal Koān
  • Chinese: 聖克里斯托瓦爾縣
  • Finnish: San Cristóbalin kantoni
  • French: San Cristóbal
  • Galician: San Cristóbal
  • Georgian: სან-კრისტობალის კანტონი
  • German: Kanton San Cristóbal (Ecuador)
  • German: Kanton San Cristóbal
  • Italian: cantone di San Cristóbal
  • Italian: Cantone di San Cristóbal
  • Japanese: サン・クリストバル郡
  • Min Nan Chinese: San Cristóbal Koān
  • Norwegian Bokmål: San Cristóbal
  • Norwegian: San Cristóbal
  • Persian: سان کریستوبال
  • Persian: کانتون سان کریستوبال
  • Polish: San Cristóbal (kanton)
  • Polish: San Cristóbal
  • Portuguese: San Cristóbal
  • Spanish: Canton San Cristobal
  • Spanish: Cantón San Cristóbal
  • Spanish: San Cristóbal
  • Swedish: Cantón San Cristóbal

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Highlights include Estadio Juan Ayala and Parque San Francisco.

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