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Ecuador is divided into 24 provinces (Spanish: provincias, singular – provincia). The provinces of Ecuador and their capitals are:
| Map key |
Province |
Capital |
Population1 |
Area (km²) |
| 1 |
Azuay |
Cuenca |
599,546 |
8,639 |
| 2 |
Bolívar |
Guaranda |
169,370 |
3,254 |
| 3 |
Cañar |
Azogues |
206,981 |
3,908 |
| 4 |
Carchi |
Tulcán |
152,939 |
3,699 |
| 5 |
Chimborazo |
Riobamba |
403,632 |
5,287 |
| 6 |
Cotopaxi |
Latacunga |
349,540 |
6,569 |
| 7 |
El Oro |
Machala |
349,540 |
5,988 |
| 8 |
Esmeraldas |
Esmeraldas |
385,223 |
15,216 |
| 9 |
Galápagos |
Puerto Baquerizo Moreno |
18,640 |
8,010 |
| 10 |
Guayas |
Guayaquil |
3,070,145 |
16,740 |
| 11 |
Imbabura |
Ibarra |
344,044 |
4,599 |
| 12 |
Loja |
Loja |
404,835 |
11,027 |
| 13 |
Los Ríos |
Babahoyo |
650,178 |
6,254 |
| 14 |
Manabí |
Portoviejo |
1,186,025 |
18,400 |
| 15 |
Morona Santiago |
Macas |
115,412 |
25,690 |
| 16 |
Napo |
Tena |
79,139 |
13,271 |
| 17 |
Orellana |
Puerto Francisco de Orellana |
86,493 |
20,733 |
| 18 |
Pastaza |
Puyo |
61,779 |
29,520 |
| 19 |
Pichincha |
Quito |
2,101,799 |
9,110 |
| 20 |
Santa Elena |
Santa Elena |
238,889 |
3,763 |
| 21 |
Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas |
Santo Domingo de los Colorados |
287,018 |
3,805 |
| 22 |
Sucumbíos |
Nueva Loja |
128,995 |
8,331 |
| 23 |
Tungurahua |
San Juan de Ambato |
441,034 |
3,334 |
| 24 |
Zamora-Chinchipe |
Zamora |
76,601 |
23,111 |
- 1 Population as per the census carried out on 2001-11-25
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