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Ecuador
Ecuador (pronounced /ˈɛkwədɔr/), officially the Republic of Ecuador (Spanish: República del Ecuador, pronounced [reˈpuβlika ðel ekwaˈðor]), literally, "Republic of the equator") is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south,...
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Pastaza River
The Pastaza (the ancient river Sumatara) is a large tributary to the Amazon River.
It has its headwaters in the province of Tungurahua, where the Tambo River joins the Latacunga River, near the foot of the Volcano Tungurahua, flowing south-east...
Guayas Province
Guayas is a coastal province in Ecuador. It is bordered to the west by Manabí, Santa Elena, and the Pacific Ocean (as the Gulf of Guayaquil); to the east by Los Ríos, Bolívar, Chimborazo, Cañar, and Azuay; to the north by Los Ríos and Bolívar; and...
Area:
- 16,740 km² (6463.4 mi² )
Population:
- 3,256,763 ()
Azuay Province
Azuay is a province of Ecuador, created 25 June 1824. It encompasses an area of 7.700 km². Its capital is Cuenca. It is located in the south center of Ecuador in the highlands. Its mountains reach the 4500m above sea level in the national park of El...
Area:
- 7,700 km² (2973 mi² )
El Oro Province
El Oro province (Spanish: Provincia de El Oro; Oro (es:oro) = Gold) is the southernmost of Ecuador's coastal provinces. It has been named that way because of its historically important gold production. It is one of the worlds major banana exporters....
Area:
- 7,700 km² (2973 mi² )
Population:
- 525,763 ()
Bolívar Province
Bolívar is a province in Ecuador. The capital is Guaranda. Much of the province has a cool, 'sierra' climate, but the part in the lower foothills has a warm, tropical climate.
The province is divided into 7 cantons. The following table lists each...
Cañar Province
Cañar is a province in Ecuador. The capital is Azogues. At the time of census 2005 the province had a population of 221,045.
The province is divided into 7 cantons. The following table lists each with its population as of the 2001 census, its area...
Area:
- 3,908 km² (1509 mi² )
Population:
- 221,045 ()
Carchi Province
Carchi is a province in Ecuador. The capital is Tulcán.
The provincial economy is based on industrial, and agriculture productions. Carchi produces food, drinks, tobacco, and diary products. The agriculture sector produces potatoes, maize, etc.
The...
Area:
- 3,790 km² (1463 mi² )
Population:
- 152,939 ()
Chimborazo Province
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.
The province is divided into...
Area:
- 5,637 km² (2176 mi² )
Cotopaxi Province
Cotopaxi is one of the provinces of Ecuador. The capital is Latacunga. The province contains the Cotopaxi Volcano, an intermittent volcano with a height of 19,388 feet.
The province is divided into 7 cantons. The following table lists each with its...
Area:
- 5,287 km² (2041 mi² )
Esmeraldas Province
Esmeraldas is a province in northwestern Ecuador. The capital is Esmeraldas.
The province is home to the Afro-Ecuadorian culture.
The province is divided into 8 cantons. The following table lists each with its population as of the 2001 census, its...
Galápagos Province
Galápagos is a province of Ecuador in the country's Insular region, located approximately 600 miles off the western coast of the mainland. The capital is Puerto Baquerizo Moreno.
The province administers the Galápagos Islands, a group of tiny...
Area:
- 45,000 km² (17375 mi² )
Population:
- 19,184 ()
Imbabura Province
Imbabura is a province in Ecuador. The capital is Ibarra. The people speak Spanish and Imbabura Quechua language.
Imbabura Volcano is located in the province. It is 4,609 m high and best reached from the town La Esperanza. It can be climbed in a...
Area:
- 4,896 km² (1890 mi² )
Loja Province
Loja Province is one of 24 provinces in Ecuador and shares its southern border on the west by El Oro Province, on the north by El Azuay, and on the east by Zamora-Chinchipe. Founded on its present site in 1548 by Captain Alonso de Mercadillo ...
Los Ríos Province
Los Ríos is a province in Ecuador. The capital is Babahoyo. The province was founded on September 30, 1948 under legistative decree. Its capital Babahoyo was founded October, 6, 1860. The province is poor, low-lying, often subject to flooding and...
Area:
- 7,100 km² (2741 mi² )
Population:
- 650,178 ()
Manabí Province
Manabí is a province in Ecuador. Its capital is Portoviejo. The province is named after the Manabí people.
Manabí's economy is based heavily on natural resources such as cacao, bananas, cotton, etc. It's industrial sector is based on Tuna canning,...
Area:
- 18,506 km² (7145.2 mi² )
Population:
- 1,186,025 ()
Morona-Santiago Province
Morona-Santiago is a province in Ecuador. The province was established in February 24, 1954. The capital is Macas.
The provincial economy is industrially unexploited to its potential due to low means of transportation. Its economy relies largely on...
Area:
- 23,875 km² (9218.2 mi² )
Napo Province
Napo is a province in Ecuador. Its capital is Tena. The province contains the Napo River. The province is low developed without much industrial presence. The thick rainforest is home to many natives that remain isolated by preference, descendents of...
Area:
- 13,342 km² (5151.4 mi² )
Population:
- 79,139 ()
Orellana Province
Orellana is an inland province of Ecuador. The capital is Puerto Francisco de Orellana (also known as Coca).
The name of the province derives from the explorer Francisco de Orellana who it is told to have sailed from somewhere near the town to the...
Pastaza Province
Pastaza is a province in the Oriente of Ecuador located in the eastern jungle. The capital is Puyo, founded on May 12, 1899 and which boasts 25,800 inhabitants. The city is now accessible by paved roads, a recent development; the main road from...
Pichincha Province
Pichincha is a province of Ecuador located in the northern sierra region; its capital and largest city is Quito. It is bordered by Imbabura & Esmeraldas to the north, Cotopaxi & Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas to the south, Napo & Sucumbíos to the...
Area:
- 170,304 km² (65754.7 mi² )
Population:
- 2,417,116 ()
Sucumbíos Province
Sucumbíos is a province in northeast Ecuador. The capital and largest city is Nueva Loja (also known as Lago Agrio). It is the fifth largest province in the country, with an area of 18,612 km². As of 1998, it has a population of 144,774 inhabitants....
Area:
- 17,947 km² (6929.4 mi² )
Population:
- 128,995 ()
Tungurahua Province
Tungurahua (Spanish: Provincia del Tungurahua, literally Province of the Tungurahua) is one of the twenty-four provinces of Ecuador. Its capital is Ambato. The province takes its name from the Tungurahua volcano, which is located within the...
Area:
- 2,896 km² (1118 mi² )
Zamora-Chinchipe Province
Zamora-Chinchipe is a Province of the Republic of Ecuador, located at southeastern end of the Amazon Basin, which shares borders with the Ecuadorian provinces of Azuay and Morona-Santiago to the north, Loja and Azuay to the west, and with Peru to...
