Provinces_of_Ecuador

Provinces of Ecuador

Provinces of Ecuador

Ecuador's administrative division

Ecuador is divided into 24 provinces (Spanish: provincias, singular – provincia). The provinces of Ecuador and their capitals are:

Provinces of Ecuador

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1 Population as per the census carried out on 2022-10-01[2]

In addition, there were four areas that were non-delimited. These locations were:

  • Las Golondrinas: In a referendum held on April 3, 2016, 56.9% of voters voted in favor of Las Golondrinas being incorporated into the Imbabura Province.[3]
  • La Manga del Cura: In a referendum held on September 27, 2015, 64.2% of the voters voted in favor of La Manga del Cura being incorporated into the Manabí Province.[4]
  • El Piedrero: incorporated into Guayas Province by the Presidential decree in 2017.[5]
  • Matilde Esther: incorporated into Guayas Province by the Presidential decree in 2017[6]

Regions and planning areas

Regionalization, or zoning, is the union of two or more adjoining provinces in order to decentralize the administrative functions of the capital, Quito. In Ecuador, there are seven regions, or zones, each shaped by the following provinces:

Quito and Guayaquil are Metropolitan Districts. Galápagos, despite being included within Region 5,[7] is also under a special unit.[8]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Ecuador creció en 2.5 millones de personas entre 2010 y 2022".
  2. [2]
    "Ecuador: Urban Places", https://www.citypopulation.de/php/ecuador,php, accessed 10 July 2017
  3. [3]
    "Las Golondrinas le pertenece a Imbabura" (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  4. [4]
    "La Manga del Cura decide pertenecer a Manabí" (in Spanish). 28 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  5. [5]
    "Con 7 decretos ejecutivos, Correa define los límites de Guayas". El Telégrafo (in Spanish). 20 May 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  6. [6]
    "Con 7 decretos ejecutivos, Correa define los límites de Guayas". El Telégrafo (in Spanish). 20 May 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  7. [7]
    "Niveles administrativos de planificación". Secretaría Nacional de Planificación y Desarrollo. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  8. [8]
    "Región 4 – Santo Domingo, Manabí y Galápagos". Ministry of Production, Employment and Competitiveness Coordination. Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
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