Chimborazo Province




Province in Ecuador




























































Chimborazo
Province
Province of Chimborazo

Chimborazo volcano
Chimborazo volcano




Flag of Chimborazo
Flag


Official seal of Chimborazo
Seal



Chimborazo Province in Ecuador
Chimborazo Province in Ecuador


Cantons of Chimborazo Province
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

HDI (2017)
0.718[1]
high · 16th
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.




Contents






  • 1 Cantons


  • 2 Demographics


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





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.[2]





































































Canton Pop. (2001) Area (km²) Seat/Capital
Alausí 42,823 1,644
Alausí
Chambo 10,541 163
Chambo
Chunchi 12,474 273
Chunchi
Colta 44,701 829
Cajabamba
Cumandá 9,395 159
Cumandá
Guamote 35,210 1,216
Guamote
Guano 37,888 460
Guano
Pallatanga 10,800 377
Pallatanga
Penipe 6,485 370
Penipe
Riobamba 193,315 980
Riobamba

Town's in the province include Cacha.



Demographics


Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:[3]




  • Mestizo 58.4%


  • Indigenous 38.0%


  • White 2.2%


  • Afro-Ecuadorian 1.1%


  • Montubio 0.3%

  • Other 0.1%



See also



  • Cantons of Ecuador

  • Provinces of Ecuador

  • Sangay National Park

  • Opportunitas aequa



References





  1. ^ Villalba, Juan. "Human Development Index in Ecuador". Scribd (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-02-05..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.


  3. ^ [1]




External links








  • (in Spanish) Gobierno de la Provincia de Chimborazo, official website


  • (in Spanish) Radio Mundial Riobamba

  • Chimborazo area map



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








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