Chimborazo Province

Chimborazo
Province
Province of Chimborazo

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Chimborazo Province in Ecuador

Cantons of Chimborazo Province
Country Ecuador
Legal establishment June 25, 1826
Capital Riobamba
Cantons
Government
 • Provincial Prefect Mariano Curicama (Pachakutik)
Area
 • Total 6,499.72 km2 (2,509.56 sq mi)
Population (2010 census)
 • Total 458,581
 • Density 71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (ECT)
Vehicle registration H
Website www.chimborazo.gov.ec

Chimborazo (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃimboˈɾaso]) is a province in the central Ecuadorian Andes. It is a home to a section of Sangay National Park. The capital is Riobamba. The province contains Chimborazo (6,267 m), Ecuador's highest mountain.

Cantons

The province is divided into 10 cantons. The following table lists each with its population at the time of the 2001 census, its area in square kilometres (km²), and the name of the canton seat or capital.[1]

CantonPop. (2001)Area (km²)Seat/Capital
Alausí42,8231,644Alausí
Chambo10,541163Chambo
Chunchi12,474273Chunchi
Colta44,701829Cajabamba
Cumandá9,395159Cumandá
Guamote35,2101,216Guamote
Guano37,888460Guano
Pallatanga10,800377Pallatanga
Penipe6,485370Penipe
Riobamba193,315980Riobamba

Town's in the province include Cacha.

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
  2. ↑

Coordinates: 1°40′S 78°39′W / 1.667°S 78.650°W / -1.667; -78.650

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