Pichincha Province

Province of Ecuador

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Province in Ecuador

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Location of Pichincha in Ecuador.

Cantons of Pichincha Province

Coordinates: 0°15′S 78°35′W / 0.250°S 78.583°W / -0.250; -78.583CountryEcuadorEstablished1824Named forPichincha volcanoCapitalQuitoCantons

List of Cantons

Cayambe
Mejía
Pedro Moncayo
Pedro Vicente Maldonado
Puerto Quito
Quito
Rumiñahui
San Miguel de los Bancos

Government

• Provincial PrefectPaola PabónArea

• Total9,444 km² (3,646 sq mi)Population

(2022 census)^[1]

• Total3,089,473 • Density330/km² (850/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (ECT)ISO 3166 codeEC-PVehicle registrationPHDI (2018)0.827^[2]
very high · 1stWebsitewww.pichincha.gov.ec

Pichincha (Spanish pronunciation: [piˈtʃintʃa]) is a province of Ecuador located in the northern Sierra region; its capital and largest city is Quito. It is bordered by Imbabura and Esmeraldas to the north, Cotopaxi and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas to the south, Napo and Sucumbíos to the east, and Esmeraldas and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas to the west.

Prior to 2008, the canton Santo Domingo de los Colorados was part of the Pichincha Province. It has since become its own province, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas.

The province is home to many rose plantations, which make up the bulk of Ecuador's floriculture industry.^[3]

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:^[4]

Mestizo 82.1%
White 6.3%
Indigenous 5.3%
Afro-Ecuadorian 4.5%
Montubio 1.3%
Other 0.4%

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into eight cantons.

Canton	Pop. (2001)	Area (km²)	Cantonization	Capital
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

References

^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Pichincha Province
^ Villalba, Juan. "Human Development Index in Ecuador". Scribd (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-02-05.
^ Conefrey, Mick (April 10, 2015). "Roses with altitude: why Ecuador's flower industry stands out". Financial Times. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
^ "Resultados" (PDF).

Gobierno de la Provincia Pichincha Web site of the Pichincha prefecture
Data of Pichincha Geographical Data of the Province. Web site of the Pichincha Prefecture