Chimborazo Province

Province of Ecuador

Province in Ecuador

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.

Cantons

The province is divided into 10 cantons. The following table lists each with its population at the time of the 2010 census, its area in square kilometres (km²), and the name of the canton seat or capital.^[3]

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:^[5]

• 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
• Chimborazo volcano
• Sangay National Park
• Opportunitas aequa

References

1. Citypopulation.de Population and area of Chimborazo Province
2. Villalba, Juan. "Human Development Index in Ecuador". Scribd (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-02-05.
3. Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
4. Censos, Instituto Nacional de Estadística y. "Población y Demografía". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-27.
5. "Resultados".

External links

• (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 / -1.667; -78.650