Chimborazo Province

Chimborazo (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃimboˈɾaso]) is a province in the central Ecuadorian Andes. It is a home to a section of Sangay National Park. The capital is Riobamba. The province contains Chimborazo (6,267 m), Ecuador's highest mountain.

Chimborazo
Province
Province of Chimborazo
Chimborazo volcano
Flag Seal
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
Government
• Provincial Prefect	Mariano Curicama (Pachakutik)
Area
• Total	6,499.72 km^2 (2,509.56 sq mi)
Population  (2010 census)
• Total	458,581
• Density	71/km^2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (ECT)
Vehicle registration	H
HDI (2017)	0.718[1] high · 16th
Website	www.chimborazo.gov.ec

Cantons

The province is divided into 10 cantons. The following table lists each with its population at the time of the 2001 census, its area in square kilometres (km²), and the name of the canton seat or capital.[2]

Canton	Pop. (2001)	Area (km²)	Seat/Capital
Alausí	45,230	1,644	Alausí
Chambo	13,300	163	Chambo
Chunchi	12,860	273	Chunchi
Colta	45,130	829	Cajabamba
Cumandá	17,470	159	Cumandá
Guamote	57,110	1,216	Guamote
Guano	48,080	460	Guano
Pallatanga	12,270	377	Pallatanga
Penipe	6,980	370	Penipe
Riobamba	261,360	980	Riobamba

Town's in the province include Cacha.

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:[3]

• Mestizo 58.4%
• Indigenous 38.0%
• White 2.2%
• Afro-Ecuadorian 1.1%
• Montubio 0.3%
• Other 0.1%

See also

• Cantons of Ecuador
• Provinces of Ecuador
• Sangay National Park
• Opportunitas aequa

References

1. Villalba, Juan. "Human Development Index in Ecuador". Scribd (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-02-05.
2. Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.

External links

• (in Spanish) Gobierno de la Provincia de Chimborazo, official website
• (in Spanish) Radio Mundial Riobamba
• Chimborazo area map