Pichincha | |
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Province | |
Province o Pichincha | |
![]() Location o Pichincha in Ecuador. | |
![]() Cantons o Pichincha Province | |
Kintra | Ecuador |
Established | 1824 |
Named for | Pichincha volcano |
Caipital | Quito |
Cantons | Leet o Cantons
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Govrenment | |
• Provincial Prefect | Gustavo Baroja Narváez |
Area | |
• Total | 9535.91 km2 (3,681.84 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,576,287 |
• Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (ECT) |
Website | http://www.pichincha.gov.ec/ |
Pichincha is a province o Ecuador locatit in the northren sierra region; its caipital an lairgest ceety is Quito. It is bordered bi Imbabura & Esmeraldas tae the north, Cotopaxi & Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas tae the sooth, Napo & Sucumbíos tae the east, an Esmeraldas & Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas tae the wast.
Prior tae 2008, the canton Santo Domingo de los Colorados wis pairt o the Pichincha Province. It haes syne become its awn province, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas.
The province is dividit intae aicht cantons.
Canton | Pop. (2001) | Aurie (km²) | Cantonization | Caipital |
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Cayambe | 69,800 | 1,187 | July 23, 1883 | Cayambe |
Mejía | 62,888 | 1,459 | July 23, 1883 | Machachi |
Pedro Moncayo | 25,594 | 333 | Sep. 26, 1911 | Tabacundo |
Pedro Vicente Maldonado | 9,965 | 657 | Jan. 28, 1992 | Pedro Vicente Maldonado |
Puerto Quito | 17,100 | 719 | Apr. 1, 1996 | Puerto Quito |
Quito | 1,839,853 | 4,204 | Dec. 6, 1534 | Quito |
Rumiñahui | 65,882 | 134 | May 31, 1938 | Sangolquí |
San Miguel de Los Bancos | 10,717 | 801 | Feb. 14, 1991 | San Miguel de los Bancos |