Pichincha Province

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Pichincha (Spanish pronunciation:

Prior to 2008, the canton

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%
• White
  6.3%
• Indigenous 5.3%
• Afro-Ecuadorian
  4.5%
• Montubio 1.3%
• Other 0.4%

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into eight cantons.

See also

• Cantons of Ecuador
• Centro de Levantamientos Integrados de Recursos Naturales por Sensores Remotos
• Provinces of Ecuador
• Santa Lucia Cloud Forest

References

• 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)