Matilde Esther

{{Short description|Former territory of Ecuador}}

Matilde Esther was a non-delimited territory of Ecuador situated between the provinces of Los Ríos, Guayas and Bolívar.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/2016/08/23/nota/5759229/golondrinas-manga-cura-se-crearian-zonas-especiales|title=En Las Golondrinas y La Manga del Cura se crearían zonas especiales|website=El Universo|access-date=28 January 2019}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.ecuadorinmediato.com/Noticias/news_user_view/ecuadorinmediato_noticias--74738|title=EL UNIVERSO (Guayaquil) Definir límites internos es otra tarea para Asamblea|website=Ecuadorinmediato|access-date=28 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129122745/http://www.ecuadorinmediato.com/Noticias/news_user_view/ecuadorinmediato_noticias--74738|archive-date=29 January 2019|url-status=dead}} It was incorporated into the Guayas Province by the decree issued by President Rafael Correa in 2017.{{cite news |title=Con 7 decretos ejecutivos, Correa define los límites de Guayas |url=https://www.eltelegrafo.com.ec/noticias/guayas/1/con-7-decretos-ejecutivos-correa-define-los-limites-de-guayas |accessdate=15 June 2019 |work=El Telégrafo |date=20 May 2017 |language=Spanish}}