Chimborazo Province

Chimborazo
Province
Province of Chimborazo
Chimborazo volcano Chimborazo volcano
Flag of Chimborazo Flag Official seal of Chimborazo Seal
Chimborazo Province in Ecuador Chimborazo Province in Ecuador
Cantons of Chimborazo Province 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 km2 (2,509.56 sq mi)
Population (2010 census)
• Total	458,581
• Density	71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	ECT (UTC-5)
Vehicle registration	B
Website	www.chimborazo.gov.ec

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 2001 census, its area in square kilometres (km²), and the name of the canton seat or capital.

Canton	Pop. (2001)	Area (km²)	Seat/Capital
Alausí	42,823	1,644	Alausí
Chambo	10,541	163	Chambo
Chunchi	12,474	273	Chunchi
Colta	44,701	829	Cajabamba
Cumandá	9,395	159	Cumandá
Guamote	35,210	1,216	Guamote
Guano	37,888	460	Guano
Pallatanga	10,800	377	Pallatanga
Penipe	6,485	370	Penipe
Riobamba	193,315	980	Riobamba

Town's in the province include Cacha.

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:

• 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

External links

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