Chimborazo Province
Province of Ecuador
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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 | |
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Province | |
| Province of Chimborazo | |
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 Flag | |
| Nickname: | |
.svg) Chimborazo Province in Ecuador | |
.svg) Cantons of Chimborazo Province | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Legal establishment | June 25, 1826 |
| Named after | Volcan Chimborazo |
| Capital |  Riobamba |
| Cantons | List of cantons
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| 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 | 77.2/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (ECT) |
| Vehicle registration | H |
| HDI (2017) | 0.718[2] high · 16th |
| Website | www |
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]
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%
