Riobamba Canton

Canton in Chimborazo Province, Ecuador

1°40′27.65″S 78°38′53.86″W / 1.6743472°S 78.6482944°W / -1.6743472; -78.6482944Country

EcuadorProvince

Chimborazo ProvinceCapitalRiobambaArea

• Total997.9 km² (385.3 sq mi)Population

(2022 census)^[1]

• Total260,882 • Density260/km² (680/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (ECT)

Riobamba Canton is one of ten cantons of the Chimborazo Province in Ecuador. Its population at the 2010 census was 225,741.^[2] Its capital is the town of Riobamba.

Subdivision

The canton is divided into 16 parishes, five urban parishes, Lizarzaburu, Maldonado, Velasco, Veloz and Yaruquíes, and eleven rural parishes: Cacha, Calpi, Cubijíes, Flores, Licán, Licto, Pungalá, Punín, Químiag, San Juan and San Luís.

Parish	Inhabitants (2010)^[3]
Total	225,741
Riobamba (urban)	156,723
Rural area	69,018
Cacha Parish	3,160
Calpi Parish	6,469
Cubijíes Parish	2,514
Flores Parish	4,546
Licán Parish	7,963
Licto Parish	7,807
Pungalá Parish	5,954
Punín Parish	5,976
Químiag Parish	5,257
San Juan Parish	7,370
San Luís Parish	12,002

References

^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Riobamba Canton
^ Ecuador 2010 Census at www.ecuadorencifras.gob.ec
^ http://www.ecuadorencifras.gob.ec/wp-content/plugins/download-monitor/download.php?id=311&force=0