Muisne is a coastal town in the southwest of the province of Esmeraldas in northwestern

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, with a population of 5,574 in the last Ecuadorian census in 2022. It is the seat of the namesake canton. The town is located on the northern tip of the small coastal island known as Isla de Muisne in the Ensenada de Mompiche bay. The channel of the

Muisne River The Muisne River is a river of Ecuador that enters the Pacific Ocean in the Esmeraldas Province. The Muisne River is the main river in Cojimíes sub-region of the Manabí mangroves ecoregion. It discharges into the Pacific. The low-keyed Muisne ...

estuary between the mainland and the eastern side of the island is crossed mainly by small outboard-motor

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s for passengers and by

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s for cars and small trucks. On the western side of the island there is a beach which attracts both local and foreign tourists. The canton of Muisne contains several other parroquias (small villages or parishes), including Pedro Carlo, San Francisco del Cabo (the oldest parish), Bunche, Union of Daule, Tola, Maldonado, Bellavista, and Daule.

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Marango.de -Social Work in Muisne

Muisne.Net - The charming Island
Populated places in Esmeraldas Province {{Ecuador-geo-stub

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