Chimborazo Province
Chimborazo | |
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Province | |
Province of Chimborazo | |
Chimborazo volcano | |
Country | Ecuador |
Legal establishment | June 25, 1826 |
Capital | Riobamba |
Cantons | List of cantons
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Government | |
• Provincial ECT) | |
Vehicle registration | H |
HDI (2017) | 0.718[2] high · 16th |
Website | www |
Chimborazo (Spanish pronunciation: Chimborazo (6,267 m), Ecuador's highest mountain.
Cantons
The province is divided into 10
capital.[3]
Canton | Pop. (2010)[4] | Area (km2) | Seat/Capital |
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Alausí | 44,089 | 1,644 | Alausí |
Chambo | 11,885 | 163 | Chambo |
Chunchi | 12,686 | 273 | Chunchi |
Colta | 44,971 | 829 | Cajabamba |
Cumandá | 12,922 | 159 | Cumandá |
Guamote | 45,153 | 1,216 | Guamote |
Guano | 42,851 | 460 | Guano |
Pallatanga | 11,544 | 377 | Pallatanga |
Penipe | 6,739 | 370 | Penipe |
Riobamba | 225,741 | 980 | Riobamba |
Town's in the province include Cacha.
Demographics
Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:[5]
- Mestizo 58.4%
- Indigenous 38.0%
- White2.2%
- Afro-Ecuadorian1.1%
- Montubio 0.3%
- Other 0.1%
See also
- Cantons of Ecuador
- Provinces of Ecuador
- Chimborazo volcano
- Sangay National Park
- Opportunitas aequa
References
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Chimborazo Province
- ^ Villalba, Juan. "Human Development Index in Ecuador". Scribd (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-02-05.
- ^ Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- ^ Censos, Instituto Nacional de Estadística y. "Población y Demografía". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-27.
- ^ "Resultados".
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chimborazo Province.
- (in Spanish) Gobierno de la Provincia de Chimborazo, official website
- (in Spanish) Radio Mundial Riobamba
- Chimborazo area map
1°40′S 78°39′W / 1.667°S 78.650°W