Chimborazo Province
| Chimborazo |
| — Province — |
| Province of Chimborazo |
| Chimborazo volcano |
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| Chimborazo Province in Ecuador |
| Cantons of Chimborazo Province |
| Country |
Ecuador |
| Legal establishment |
June 25, 1826 |
| Capital |
Riobamba |
| Cantons |
List of cantons
- Alausí
- Chambo
- Chunchi
- Colta
- Cumandá
- Guamote
- Guano
- Pallatanga
- Penipe
- Riobamba
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| Government |
| • Provincial Prefect |
Mariano Curicama (Pachakutik) |
| Area |
| • Total |
6,471 km2 (2,498.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) |
| • Total |
365,965 |
| • Density |
56.6/km2 (146.5/sq mi) |
| • Population 2001 |
295,409 |
| Time zone |
ECT (UTC-5) |
| Website |
www.chimborazo.gov.ec |
Chimborazo is a province in Ecuador, located in the central Ecuadorian Andes, containing 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 as of the 2001 census, its area in square kilometres (km²), and the name of the canton seat or capital.[1]
| 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 |
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