Ecuador - Administrative Divisions

Administrative Divisions

Ecuador is divided into 24 provinces (Spanish: provincias), each with its own administrative capital:

**Administrative divisions of Ecuador**
	Province	Surface (km²)	Population (2010)	Capital
1	Azuay	8,639	702,893	Cuenca
2	Bolivar	3,254	182,744	Guaranda
3	Cañar	3,908	223,463	Azogues
4	Carchi	3,699	165,659	Tulcan
5	Chimborazo	5,287	452,352	Riobamba
6	Cotopaxi	6,569	406,798	Latacunga
7	El Oro	5,988	588,546	Machala
8	Esmeraldas	15,216	520,711	Esmeraldas
9	Galápagos	8,010	22,770	Puerto Baquerizo Moreno
10	Guayas	17,139	3,573,003	Guayaquil
11	Imbabura	4,599	400,359	Ibarra
12	Loja	11,027	446,743	Loja
13	Los Rios	6,254	765,274	Babahoyo
14	Manabi	18,400	1,345,779	Portoviejo
15	Morona Santiago	25,690	147,886	Macas
16	Napo	13,271	104,047	Tena
17	Orellana	20,773	137,848	Puerto Francisco de Orellana
18	Pastaza	29,520	84,329	Puyo
19	Pichincha	9,494	2,570,201	Quito
20	Santa Elena	3,763	301,168	Santa Elena
21	Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas	3,857	365,965	Santo Domingo
22	Sucumbios	18,612	174,522	Nueva Loja
23	Tungurahua	3,334	500,775	Ambato
24	Zamora Chinchipe	10,556	91,219	Zamora