Zamora-Chinchipe Province

Zamora Chinchipe (Spanish pronunciation: [saˈmoɾa tʃinˈtʃipe]), Province of Zamora Chinchipe is a province of the Republic of Ecuador, located at the southeastern end of the Amazon Basin. The provincial capital is the city of Zamora.

Zamora Chinchipe
Province
Province of Zamora Chinchipe
A picture of the Mayo River as it flows through the village of Solo
Flag
Location of Zamora Chinchipe in Ecuador
Cantons of Zamora Chinchipe Province
Coordinates: 2°53′S 79°00′W
Country	Ecuador
Established	November 10, 1953
Capital	Zamora
Cantons	List of Cantons Centinela del Cóndor Chinchipe El Pangui Nangaritza Palanda Paquisha Yacuambi Yantzaza Zamora
Government
• Provincial Prefect	Clever Jiménez
Area
• Total	10,584.28 km2 (4,086.61 sq mi)
Population  (2010 census)
• Total	91,376
• Density	8.6/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-05 (ECT)
Vehicle registration	Z
HDI (2017)	0.694[1] medium · 24th

Political division

The province is divided into nine cantons. The following table lists each with its population at the 2001 census, its area in square kilometres (km²), and the name of the canton seat or capital.^[2]

Canton	Pop. (2001)	Area (km²)	Seat/Capital
Centinela del Cóndor	7,230	519	Zumbi
Chinchipe	8,495	1,194	Zumba
El Pangui	7,441	614	El Pangui
Nangaritza	4,797	2,096	Guayzimi (Nangaritza)
Palanda	7,066	1,925	Palanda
Paquisha			Paquisha
Yacuambi	5,229	1,242	Yacuambi
Yantzaza	14,552	990	Yantzaza
Zamora	21,791	1,876	Zamora