Chimborazo Province

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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
Government
 • Provincial Prefect Mariano Curicama (Pachakutik)
Area
 • Total 6,471 km2 (2,498 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 365,965
 • Density 57/km2 (150/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

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.

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

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