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Ecuador is divided into 24 provinces (Spanish: provincias, singular – provincia). The provinces of Ecuador and their capitals are:
| Map key | Province | Capital | Population1 | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azuay | Cuenca | 599,546 | 8,639 |
| 2 | Bolívar | Guaranda | 169,370 | 3,254 |
| 3 | Cañar | Azogues | 206,981 | 3,908 |
| 4 | Carchi | Tulcán | 152,939 | 3,699 |
| 5 | Chimborazo | Riobamba | 403,632 | 5,287 |
| 6 | Cotopaxi | Latacunga | 349,540 | 6,569 |
| 7 | El Oro | Machala | 349,540 | 5,988 |
| 8 | Esmeraldas | Esmeraldas | 385,223 | 15,216 |
| 9 | Galápagos | Puerto Baquerizo Moreno | 18,640 | 8,010 |
| 10 | Guayas | Guayaquil | 3,070,145 | 16,740 |
| 11 | Imbabura | Ibarra | 344,044 | 4,599 |
| 12 | Loja | Loja | 404,835 | 11,027 |
| 13 | Los Ríos | Babahoyo | 650,178 | 6,254 |
| 14 | Manabí | Portoviejo | 1,186,025 | 18,400 |
| 15 | Morona Santiago | Macas | 115,412 | 25,690 |
| 16 | Napo | Tena | 79,139 | 13,271 |
| 17 | Orellana | Puerto Francisco de Orellana | 86,493 | 20,733 |
| 18 | Pastaza | Puyo | 61,779 | 29,520 |
| 19 | Pichincha | Quito | 2,101,799 | 9,110 |
| 20 | Santa Elena | Santa Elena | 238,889 | 3,763 |
| 21 | Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas | Santo Domingo de los Colorados | 287,018 | 3,805 |
| 22 | Sucumbíos | Nueva Loja | 128,995 | 8,331 |
| 23 | Tungurahua | Ambato | 441,034 | 3,334 |
| 24 | Zamora-Chinchipe | Zamora | 76,601 | 23,111 |
In addition, there are three areas within Ecuador that are non-delimited. These locations are (relative positions in parenthesis):
- El Piedrero (surrounded by Guayas & Cañar)
- Las Golondrinas (surrounded by Pichincha, Esmeraldas, & Imbabura)
- Manga del Cura (surrounded by Manabi, Los Rios, Guayas, & Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas)
See also
- Cantons of Ecuador
- ISO 3166-2:EC, ISO 3166-2 for codes.
External links
- Provinces of Ecuador at statoids.com
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