Pichincha Province
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Pichincha | |
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Province | |
Province of Pichincha | |
Pichincha volcano | |
Capital | Quito |
Cantons | List of Cantons
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Government | |
• Provincial Prefect | ECT) |
ISO 3166 code | EC-P |
Vehicle registration | P |
HDI (2018) | 0.827[2] very high · 1st |
Website | www |
Pichincha (Spanish pronunciation: Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas to the west.
Prior to 2008, the canton
Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas
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The province is home to many rose plantations, which make up the bulk of Ecuador's floriculture industry.[3]
Demographics
Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:[4]
- Mestizo 82.1%
- White6.3%
- Indigenous 5.3%
- Afro-Ecuadorian4.5%
- Montubio 1.3%
- Other 0.4%
Administrative divisions
The province is divided into eight cantons.
Canton | Pop. (2001) | Area (km2) | Cantonization | Capital |
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Cayambe | 69,800 | 1,187 | July 23, 1883 | Cayambe
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Mejía | 62,888 | 1,459 | July 23, 1883 | Machachi |
Pedro Moncayo | 25,594 | 333 | Sep. 26, 1911 | Tabacundo |
Pedro Vicente Maldonado | 9,965 | 657 | Jan. 28, 1992 | Pedro Vicente Maldonado |
Puerto Quito | 17,100 | 719 | Apr. 1, 1996 | Puerto Quito |
Quito | 1,839,853 | 4,204 | Dec. 6, 1534 | Quito |
Rumiñahui | 65,882 | 134 | May 31, 1938 | Sangolquí |
San Miguel de Los Bancos | 10,717 | 801 | Feb. 14, 1991 | San Miguel de los Bancos
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See also
- Cantons of Ecuador
- Centro de Levantamientos Integrados de Recursos Naturales por Sensores Remotos
- Provinces of Ecuador
- Santa Lucia Cloud Forest
References
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Pichincha Province
- ^ Villalba, Juan. "Human Development Index in Ecuador". Scribd (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-02-05.
- ^ Conefrey, Mick (April 10, 2015). "Roses with altitude: why Ecuador's flower industry stands out". Financial Times. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Resultados" (PDF).
- Gobierno de la Provincia Pichincha Web site of the Pichincha prefecture
- Data of Pichincha Geographical Data of the Province. Web site of the Pichincha Prefecture
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pichincha Province.
- Provincial Prefecture's official page (in Spanish)