Chimborazo Province

This article is about the Chimborazo province. For the Chimborazo volcano, see Chimborazo (volcano).

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	6,471 km2 (2,498.5 sq mi)
Population (2010)
- Total	365,965
- Density	56.6/km2 (146.5/sq mi)
- Population 2001	295,409
Time zone	ECT (UTC-5)
Website	www.chimborazo.gov.ec

Chimborazo is a province in Ecuador, located in the central Ecuadorian Andes, containing 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 as of the 2001 census, its area in square kilometres (km²), and the name of the canton seat or capital.^[1]

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

See also

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

References

1. ^ Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.

External links

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

Coordinates: 1°40′S 78°39′W / 1.667°S 78.65°W / -1.667; -78.65