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Chimborazo Province

Chimborazo
Province
Province of Chimborazo
Chimborazo volcano
Flag of Chimborazo
Flag
Official seal of Chimborazo
Seal
Chimborazo Province in Ecuador
Chimborazo Province in Ecuador
Cantons of Chimborazo Province
Cantons of Chimborazo Province
Country Ecuador
Legal establishment June 25, 1826
Capital Riobamba
Cantons
Government
 • Provincial Prefect Mariano Curicama (Pachakutik)
Area
 • Total 6,499.72 km2 (2,509.56 sq mi)
Population (2010 census)
 • Total 458,581
 • Density 71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone ECT (UTC-5)
Vehicle registration B
Website www.chimborazo.gov.ec

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.

The province is divided into 10 cantons. The following table lists each with its population at the time of the 2001 census, its area in square kilometres (km²), and the name of the canton seat or capital.

Town's in the province include Cacha.

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:

Coordinates: 1°40′S 78°39′W / 1.667°S 78.650°W / -1.667; -78.650


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