Pichincha Province

Pichincha
Province
Province of Pichincha
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Pichincha in Ecuador.
Cantons of Pichincha Province
Country	Ecuador
Established	1824
Named for	Pichincha volcano
Capital	Quito
Cantons	List of Cantons Cayambe Mejía Pedro Moncayo Pedro Vicente Maldonado Puerto Quito Quito Rumiñahui San Miguel de los Bancos
Government
• Provincial Prefect	Gustavo Baroja Narváez
Area
• Total	9,535.91 km^2 (3,681.84 sq mi)
Population (2010 census)
• Total	2,576,287
• Density	270/km^2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone	ECT (UTC-5)
Vehicle registration	P
Website	www.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.

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

Gallery

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  Historic centre of Quito, first World Heritage Site

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  The Presidential Palace in colonial Quito, Carondelet Palace, with a double decker tourist bus

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  Casa Gangotena located in the Historic Center of Quito facing the Plaza San Francisco, a World Heritage Site by UNESCO

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  Cayambe volcano

Panoramic view from Wawa Pichincha: (from left) Ilaló, Antisana, Sincholagua, Quilindaña, Pasochoa, Cotopaxi, Rumiñawi, Atacazo, Corazón and Illinizas

See also

• Provinces of Ecuador
• Cantons of Ecuador

References

• 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

External links

• Provincial Prefecture's official page (Spanish)

Coordinates: 0°15′S 78°35′W / 0.250°S 78.583°W