List of Ecuadorian provinces by area
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This is a list of the provinces of Ecuador by area. Ecuador is divided into 22 provinces (Spanish: provincias, singular - provincia): The total area of Ecuador is 256,370 km².
| Rank | Province | Capital | km² |
| 1 | Pastaza | Puyo | 29,068 |
| 2 | Morona-Santiago | Macas | 23,875 |
| 3 | Orellana | El Coca | 21,691 |
| 4 | Guayas | Guayaquil | 20,902 |
| 5 | Sucumbíos | Nueva Loja | 18,612 |
| 6 | Manabí | Portoviejo | 18,400 |
| 7 | Pichincha | Quito | 16,599 |
| 8 | Esmeraldas | Esmeraldas | 15,216 |
| 9 | Napo | Tena | 12,426 |
| 10 | Loja | Loja | 10,792 |
| 11 | Zamora-Chinchipe | Zamora | 10,556 |
| 12 | Galápagos | Puerto Baquerizo Moreno | 8,010 |
| 13 | Azuay | Cuenca | 7,701 |
| 14 | Los Ríos | Babahoyo | 6,254 |
| 15 | El Oro | Machala | 5,988 |
| 16 | Chimborazo | Riobamba | 5,637 |
| 17 | Cotopaxi | Latacunga | 5,287 |
| 18 | Imbabura | Ibarra | 4,896 |
| 19 | Cañar | Azogues | 3,908 |
| 20 | Carchi | Tulcán | 3,699 |
| 21 | Bolívar | Guaranda | 3,254 |
| 22 | Tungurahua | Ambato | 2,896 |
