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Chimborazo Province

Chimborazo
Province
Province of Chimborazo
Chimborazo volcano
Flag of Chimborazo
Nickname: 
La Sultana de Los Andes
English: The Sultaness of The Andes
Chimborazo Province in Ecuador
Chimborazo Province in Ecuador
Cantons of Chimborazo Province
Cantons of Chimborazo Province
CountryEcuador
Legal establishmentJune 25, 1826
Named forVolcan Chimborazo
Capital Riobamba
Cantons
List of cantons
  • Alausí
  • Chambo
  • Chunchi
  • Colta
  • Cumandá
  • Guamote
  • Guano
  • Pallatanga
  • Penipe
  • Riobamba
Government
 • PrefectHermel Tayupanda (ID)
 • Vice PrefectMónica Loza
 • GovernorEduardo Puyol
Area
 • Total
6,110 km2 (2,360 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)[1]
 • Total
471,933
 • Density77.2/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (ECT)
Vehicle registrationH
HDI (2017)0.718[2]
high · 16th
Websitewww.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

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The province is divided into 10 cantons. The following table lists each with its population at the time of the 2010 census, its area in square kilometres (km2), and the name of the canton seat or capital.[3]

CantonPop. (2010)[4]Area (km2)Seat/Capital
Alausí44,089 1,644Alausí
Chambo11,885 163Chambo
Chunchi12,686 273Chunchi
Colta44,971 829Cajabamba
Cumandá12,922 159Cumandá
Guamote45,153 1,216Guamote
Guano42,851 460Guano
Pallatanga11,544 377Pallatanga
Penipe6,739 370Penipe
Riobamba225,741 980Riobamba

Demographics

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Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Chimborazo Province
  2. ↑ Villalba, Juan. "Human Development Index in Ecuador". Scribd (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-02-05.
  3. ↑ Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
  4. ↑ Censos, Instituto Nacional de Estadística y. "Población y Demografía". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  5. ↑ "Resultados".
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