Chimborazo Province

Chimborazo
Province
Province of Chimborazo
Chimborazo volcano
Chimborazo volcano
Flag of Chimborazo
Flag
Nickname(s): 
La Sultana de Los Andes
English: The Sultaness of The Andes
Chimborazo Province in Ecuador
Chimborazo Province in Ecuador
Cantons of Chimborazo Province
Cantons of Chimborazo Province
CountryEcuador
Legal establishmentJune 25, 1826
Named forVolcan Chimborazo
Capital Riobamba
Cantons
List of cantons
  • Alausí
  • Chambo
  • Chunchi
  • Colta
  • Cumandá
  • Guamote
  • Guano
  • Pallatanga
  • Penipe
  • Riobamba
Government
 • Provincial PrefectHermel Tayupanda
Area
 • Total
6,110 km2 (2,360 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)[1]
 • Total
471,933
 • Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (ECT)
Vehicle registrationH
HDI (2017)0.718[2]
high · 16th
Websitewww.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.

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Chimborazo Province
  2. ^ Villalba, Juan. "Human Development Index in Ecuador". Scribd (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-02-05.