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![[Flag of Guayas]](../images/e/ec-g.gif)
image by Carlos Thompson, 15 June 2003
Note:
Guayaquil
and Guayas
Province use the same flag.
See also:
Cantons:
Other Sites:
Guayas is a province in central coastal area of Ecuador in
Costa region. Capital is Guayaquil.
Željko Heimer, 15 July 1996
The well known flag of blue, white, blue, white, blue
horizontal with three white stars in the central blue. This flag
was used by the Revolutionary movement in 1820 ("Junta
revolucionaria de Guayaquil", 9 October 1820).
Jaume Olle, 8 September 1996
Flag and Coat of Arms could be seen at
www.explored.com.ec.
Jarig Bakker, 26 January 2001
Having been at Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador, I have seen two
versions of the flag. They have the same pattern: five
bands of blue and white alternated, the blue is a light sky blue,
and the bands are equal-sized. Three white five-pointed stars is
the central blue band. The stars are either with a point to
the top as above or with no point to the top, bottom, left or
right as in the Variant.
Carlos Thompson, 15 June 2003
The Province of Guayas was created on 31 July 1824 according
to the Law on the Territorial Division passed by General
Francisco de Paula Santander, which created the State of Quito,
divided in the three Departments of Ecuador-Quito, Azuay and
Guayaquil. Beforehand, the first meeting of the Electoral
Congress and College of the Free Province of Guayaquil (including
the today's provinces of Guayas, Los Ríos, El Oro, Manabí and
Galápagos) took place on 8 November 1820.
Ivan Sache, 9 October 2006
There should be soon a new province in Ecuador, following the
secession of the peninsula of Santa Elena (Cantons of Libertad,
Salinas and Santa Elena from the Province of Guayas to form
the Province of Santa Elena.
Ivan Sache, 28 October 2007
Guayas is a coastal province in Ecuador. With a population of
over 3-million people, it is the most populated province in
Ecuador. It is the fourth largest province in the country in
terms of area. The largest city of Ecuador, Guayaquil, is located
within the province. The province is divided in 25 cantons.
Jens Pattke, 3 October 2008
image by Carlos Thompson, 15 June 2003
g.gif)
image from www.explored.com.ec,
located by Jarig Bakker, 26 January 2001
Interesting: the Guayas page at www.cpg.gov.ec (now defunct)
shows two versions of the arms. On the main frame it has old
w-b-w Ecuadorian flags supporting the shield, on the emblems
frame it has starless Guayas flags.
Any reason or dates for that change known?
Ralf Stelter, 16 January 2001
g1.jpg)
image from Guayaquil
municipal website
The two versions of the coat of arms mentioned by Ralf Stettler
do not seem to be shown any longer on the provincial website. The
coat of arms of the province is based on the colonial arms of the
town of Guayaquil. shown and described on the Guayaquil municipal
website. Captain Diego de Urbina designed the coat of arms in
order to recall the arms of his birth town and to perpetuate his
fame, after having rebuilt the town of Guayaquil in 1541. The
colours of the provincial coat of arms differ from Urbina's coat
of arms. The background of the shield is blue instead of white
(?), the tower is white instead of black(?), and the lion is
yellow instead of red. The three blue waves in the bottom of the
shield might have inspired the flag of Guayaquil.
Ivan Sache, 9 October 2006
