Chimborazo Province

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.

Chimborazo
Province
Province of Chimborazo
Chimborazo volcano
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Nickname(s):  La Sultana de Los Andes English: The Sultaness of The Andes
Chimborazo Province in Ecuador
Cantons of Chimborazo Province
Country	Ecuador
Legal establishment	June 25, 1826
Named after	Volcan Chimborazo
Capital	Riobamba
Cantons	List of cantons Alausí Chambo Chunchi Colta Cumandá Guamote Guano Pallatanga Penipe Riobamba
Government
• Prefect	Hermel Tayupanda (ID)
• Vice Prefect	Mónica Loza
• Governor	Eduardo Puyol
Area
• Total	6,110 km2 (2,360 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census)[1]
• Total	471,933
• Density	77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (ECT)
Vehicle registration	H
HDI (2017)	0.718[2] high · 16th
Website	www.chimborazo.gov.ec

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]

Canton	Pop. (2010)[4]	Area (km2)	Seat/Capital
Alausí	44,089	1,644	Alausí
Chambo	11,885	163	Chambo
Chunchi	12,686	273	Chunchi
Colta	44,971	829	Cajabamba
Cumandá	12,922	159	Cumandá
Guamote	45,153	1,216	Guamote
Guano	42,851	460	Guano
Pallatanga	11,544	377	Pallatanga
Penipe	6,739	370	Penipe
Riobamba	225,741	980	Riobamba

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