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![[Flag of Manabi]](../images/e/ec-m.gif)
image by Jens Pattke, 6 January 2008
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Manabi is a province in central coastal area of Ecuador in
Costa region. Capital is Portoviejo.
Željko Heimer, 15 July 1996
According to provincial
website, there are 21 (note: the current flag is
with 22 stars. ed.) stars forming an arc and not
forming a circle. Those 21 stars represent
the number of "cantones".
Pascal Gross, 19 June 2000
This is the description of the flag from the provincial
website:
"The Flag has the proportion of two by one, divided in five
equal bars or stripes, being three of them, superior, inferior
and central, green color, and the remaining two white. In
addition, it will consist of a red triangle, whose base will be
the spear of the emblem and its height the one that is obtained
to an angle of 60 degrees. The vertex of the triangle will agree
exactly with half the wide of the Flag. Outside the triangle, in
semicircle, there will be 21 red stars (note: the
current flag is with 22 stars. ed.), that
symbolize the 21 Manabites cantons and their provincial unit, the
same ones that will be incorporated as new cantons are created.
The distinguishing colors of the Province of Manabi will be
green, white and red, that symbolize: The green one, the Manabite
earth fertility; the red one, the generous blood spilled in the
libertarian and reformists deeds of General Eloy Alfaro; and the
white one, the peace and work that yearns our town for its
progress and exaltment."
Blas Delgado Ortiz, 24 June 2000
At <www.geocities.com/clgonza>
(defunct) there is a (simplefied ?) variant without the stars.
Olivier Touzeau, 4 March 2003
The number of stars on the cloth of the flag of Manabi
Province has increased. There are now 22 stars as reported at
<www.manabi.gov.ec>.
At <www.gobernacionmanabi.gov.ec>,
you will find an image of the version with 21 stars. I also have
a version with 17 stars and 19 in my archive.
I can not prove the existence of a version with 20 stars.
In 1999, the new municipio (San Vincente) was created.
This creation has led to the increase in the number of stars. In
2007, the new municipio of San Isidro de
Muchique was created. I should add that all the
sides of the red triangle are equal. (Interior angle=60°).
Jens Pattke, 6 January 2008
The flag is partially shown, behind the Governor, on a
photograph available on the provincial
website: The stars seem to be bigger (only two
"per" stripe) than on our image.
The flag is shown on
photographs at flicker
taken in Jipijapa on 5 July 2008, flying outdoors together with
the national and cantonal flag. The stars seem to be arranged in
a circle rather than in a semi-circle.
Another photograph
shows the provincial flag of Manabí with the stars in a
semi-circle pattern.
Ivan Sache, 14 October 2008
Version with 12 stars
image by Jaume Olle, 8 September 1996
There are twelve red stars in a circle .
Jaume Olle, 8 September 1996
Version with 19 stars
![[Flag of Manabi]](../images/e/ec-m-19.gif)
image by Jens Pattke, 6 January 2008
Version with 21 stars
![[Flag of Manabi]](../images/e/ec-m-21.gif)
image by Jens Pattke, 6 January 2008
m.jpg)
image from provincial
website, located by Pascal Gross, 19 June 2000
image by Željko Heimer, 15 July 1996 (flag according
to W.Smith (insecure) )
image by Jaume Olle' (reported by author, source
unknown)
