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Ecuador is divided into 24 provinces ( Spanish: provincias, singular – provincia). The provinces of Ecuador and their capitals are:
Map key | Province | Capital | Population (2022 census) [1] | Area (km2) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Azuay | Cuenca | 801,609 | 8,189 |
2 | Bolívar | Guaranda | 199,078 | 4,148 |
3 | Cañar | Azogues | 227,578 | 3,669 |
4 | Carchi | Tulcán | 172,828 | 3,790 |
5 | Chimborazo | Riobamba | 471,933 | 5,999 |
6 | Cotopaxi | Latacunga | 470,210 | 6,085 |
7 | El Oro | Machala | 714,592 | 5,879 |
8 | Esmeraldas | Esmeraldas | 553,900 | 16,132 |
9 | Galápagos | Puerto Baquerizo Moreno | 28,583 | 8,010 |
10 | Guayas | Guayaquil | 4,391,923 | 15,927 |
11 | Imbabura | Ibarra | 469,879 | 4,611 |
12 | Loja | Loja | 485,421 | 11,100 |
13 | Los Ríos | Babahoyo | 898,652 | 7,100 |
14 | Manabí | Portoviejo | 1,592,840 | 19,427 |
15 | Morona Santiago | Macas | 192,508 | 25,690 |
16 | Napo | Tena | 131,675 | 12,476 |
17 | Orellana | Puerto Francisco de Orellana | 182,166 | 21,691 |
18 | Pastaza | Puyo | 111,915 | 29,068 |
19 | Pichincha | Quito | 3,089,473 | 9,692 |
20 | Santa Elena | Santa Elena | 385,735 | 3,696 |
21 | Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas | Santo Domingo | 492,969 | 4,180 |
22 | Sucumbíos | Nueva Loja | 199,014 | 18,612 |
23 | Tungurahua | Ambato | 563,532 | 3,222 |
24 | Zamora Chinchipe | Zamora | 110,973 | 10,556 |
Total | Ecuador | Quito | 16,938,986 | 283,561 square kilometres (109,484 sq mi) |
1 Population as per the census carried out on 2022-10-01 [2]
In addition, there were four areas that were non-delimited. These locations were:
Regionalization, or zoning, is the union of two or more adjoining provinces in order to decentralize the administrative functions of the capital, Quito. In Ecuador, there are seven regions, or zones, each shaped by the following provinces:
Quito and Guayaquil are Metropolitan Districts. Galápagos, despite being included within Region 5, [7] is also under a special unit. [8]
Ecuador portal |
Ecuador is divided into 24 provinces ( Spanish: provincias, singular – provincia). The provinces of Ecuador and their capitals are:
Map key | Province | Capital | Population (2022 census) [1] | Area (km2) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Azuay | Cuenca | 801,609 | 8,189 |
2 | Bolívar | Guaranda | 199,078 | 4,148 |
3 | Cañar | Azogues | 227,578 | 3,669 |
4 | Carchi | Tulcán | 172,828 | 3,790 |
5 | Chimborazo | Riobamba | 471,933 | 5,999 |
6 | Cotopaxi | Latacunga | 470,210 | 6,085 |
7 | El Oro | Machala | 714,592 | 5,879 |
8 | Esmeraldas | Esmeraldas | 553,900 | 16,132 |
9 | Galápagos | Puerto Baquerizo Moreno | 28,583 | 8,010 |
10 | Guayas | Guayaquil | 4,391,923 | 15,927 |
11 | Imbabura | Ibarra | 469,879 | 4,611 |
12 | Loja | Loja | 485,421 | 11,100 |
13 | Los Ríos | Babahoyo | 898,652 | 7,100 |
14 | Manabí | Portoviejo | 1,592,840 | 19,427 |
15 | Morona Santiago | Macas | 192,508 | 25,690 |
16 | Napo | Tena | 131,675 | 12,476 |
17 | Orellana | Puerto Francisco de Orellana | 182,166 | 21,691 |
18 | Pastaza | Puyo | 111,915 | 29,068 |
19 | Pichincha | Quito | 3,089,473 | 9,692 |
20 | Santa Elena | Santa Elena | 385,735 | 3,696 |
21 | Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas | Santo Domingo | 492,969 | 4,180 |
22 | Sucumbíos | Nueva Loja | 199,014 | 18,612 |
23 | Tungurahua | Ambato | 563,532 | 3,222 |
24 | Zamora Chinchipe | Zamora | 110,973 | 10,556 |
Total | Ecuador | Quito | 16,938,986 | 283,561 square kilometres (109,484 sq mi) |
1 Population as per the census carried out on 2022-10-01 [2]
In addition, there were four areas that were non-delimited. These locations were:
Regionalization, or zoning, is the union of two or more adjoining provinces in order to decentralize the administrative functions of the capital, Quito. In Ecuador, there are seven regions, or zones, each shaped by the following provinces:
Quito and Guayaquil are Metropolitan Districts. Galápagos, despite being included within Region 5, [7] is also under a special unit. [8]