Caluma, Bolívar, Ecuador Genealogy

Guide to Canton of Caluma ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History

 * The Caluma Canton dates back to the first years of independence, when the Law of Territorial Division of Colombia was issued on June 25, 1824, with the name of "Caracol" it was assigned as a rural parish of the Babahoyo Canton, then belonging to the Guayas Province.
 * On April 23, 1884, when the creation of the Province of Bolívar was decreed, it was designated as a rural parish of Chimbo.
 * Caluma Canton was created on August 23, 1990.
 * Caluma Canton has a population of approximately 13,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no online records for the Caluma Canton.

Parish Records

 * 1565-2011 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * See Chimbo Canton for the records.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio General del Cantón Caluma

Urban Parishes

 * Caluma