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Ecuador's administrative division
Provinces of Ecuador
Ecuador is divided into 24
provinces (
Spanish : provincias , singular – provincia ). The provinces of Ecuador and their capitals are:
List
Map key
Province
Capital
Population (2022 census)
[1]
Area (km2 )
1
Azuay
Cuenca
801,609
8,189
2
Bolívar
Guaranda
199,078
4,148
3
Cañar
Azogues
227,578
3,669
4
Carchi
Tulcán
172,828
3,790
5
Chimborazo
Riobamba
471,933
5,999
6
Cotopaxi
Latacunga
470,210
6,085
7
El Oro
Machala
714,592
5,879
8
Esmeraldas
Esmeraldas
553,900
16,132
9
Galápagos
Puerto Baquerizo Moreno
28,583
8,010
10
Guayas
Guayaquil
4,391,923
15,927
11
Imbabura
Ibarra
469,879
4,611
12
Loja
Loja
485,421
11,100
13
Los Ríos
Babahoyo
898,652
7,100
14
Manabí
Portoviejo
1,592,840
19,427
15
Morona Santiago
Macas
192,508
25,690
16
Napo
Tena
131,675
12,476
17
Orellana
Puerto Francisco de Orellana
182,166
21,691
18
Pastaza
Puyo
111,915
29,068
19
Pichincha
Quito
3,089,473
9,692
20
Santa Elena
Santa Elena
385,735
3,696
21
Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas
Santo Domingo
492,969
4,180
22
Sucumbíos
Nueva Loja
199,014
18,612
23
Tungurahua
Ambato
563,532
3,222
24
Zamora Chinchipe
Zamora
110,973
10,556
Total
Ecuador
Quito
16,938,986
283,561 square kilometres (109,484 sq mi)
1 Population as per the census carried out on 2022-10-01
[2]
In addition, there were four areas that were non-delimited. These locations were:
Las Golondrinas : In a
referendum held on April 3, 2016, 56.9% of voters voted in favor of Las Golondrinas being incorporated into the Imbabura Province.
[3]
La Manga del Cura : In a
referendum held on September 27, 2015, 64.2% of the voters voted in favor of La Manga del Cura being incorporated into the Manabí Province.
[4]
El Piedrero : incorporated into Guayas Province by the Presidential decree in 2017.
[5]
Matilde Esther : incorporated into Guayas Province by the Presidential decree in 2017
[6]
Regions and planning areas
Regionalization, or zoning, is the union of two or more adjoining provinces in order to decentralize the administrative functions of the capital, Quito.
In Ecuador, there are seven regions, or zones, each shaped by the following provinces:
Region 1 (42,126 km2 , or 16,265 mi2 ):
Esmeraldas ,
Carchi ,
Imbabura , and
Sucumbios . Administrative city:
Ibarra
Region 2 (43,498 km2 , or 16,795 mi2 ):
Pichincha ,
Napo , and
Orellana . Administrative city:
Tena
Region 3 (44,710 km2 , or 17,263 mi2 ):
Chimborazo ,
Tungurahua ,
Pastaza , and
Cotopaxi . Administrative city:
Riobamba
Region 4 (22,257 km2 , or 8,594 mi2 ):
Manabí and
Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas . Administrative city:
Ciudad Alfaro
Region 5 (38,420 km2 , or 14,834 mi2 ):
Santa Elena ,
Guayas ,
Los Ríos ,
Galápagos , and
Bolívar . Administrative city:
Milagro
Region 6 (38,237 km2 , or 14,763 mi2 ):
Cañar ,
Azuay , and
Morona Santiago . Administrative city:
Cuenca
Region 7 (27,571 km2 , or 10,645 mi2 ):
El Oro ,
Loja , and
Zamora Chinchipe . Administrative city:
Loja
Quito and
Guayaquil are Metropolitan Districts.
Galápagos , despite being included within Region 5,
[7] is also under a special unit.
[8]
See also
References
^
"Ecuador creció en 2.5 millones de personas entre 2010 y 2022" .
^ "Ecuador: Urban Places",
https://www.citypopulation.de/php/ecuador,php , accessed 10 July 2017
^
"Las Golondrinas le pertenece a Imbabura" (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 October 2016 .
^
"La Manga del Cura decide pertenecer a Manabí" (in Spanish). 28 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015 .
^
"Con 7 decretos ejecutivos, Correa define los límites de Guayas" . El Telégrafo (in Spanish). 20 May 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
^
"Con 7 decretos ejecutivos, Correa define los límites de Guayas" . El Telégrafo (in Spanish). 20 May 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
^
"Niveles administrativos de planificación" . Secretaría Nacional de Planificación y Desarrollo.
Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015 .
^
"Región 4 – Santo Domingo, Manabí y Galápagos" . Ministry of Production, Employment and Competitiveness Coordination. Archived from
the original on November 27, 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2012 .
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