Los Ríos Province
Los Rios | |
---|---|
Province | |
Provincia de Los Rios | |
Country | Ecuador |
Created | October 6, 1860. |
Founded by | Legislative decree. |
Named for | High number of existing rivers. |
Capital | Babahoyo |
Cantons | List of Cantons |
Government | |
• Type | Provincial |
Area | |
• Total | 7,205.27 km2 (2,781.97 sq mi) |
Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 778,115 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
• Urban | 326,122 |
• Population 2001 | 668,309 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (ECT) |
Vehicle registration | R |
HDI (2017) | 0.705[2] high · 22nd |
Website | www |
Los Ríos (Spanish pronunciation: [loz ˈri.os]) is a province in Ecuador. The capital is Babahoyo. The province was founded on October 6, 1860.[3] Babahoyo was made its capital on September 30, 1948.
Cantons
The province is divided into 13 cantons. The following table lists each with its population at the time of the 2010 census, its area in square kilometres (km²), and the name of the canton seat or capital.[4]
Canton | Pop. (2010) | Area (km²) | Seat/Capital |
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Baba | 39,681 | 516 | Baba |
Babahoyo | 153,773 | 1,076 | Babahoyo |
Buena Fé | 63,148 | 569 | San Jacinto de Buena Fe |
Mocache | 38,392 | 562 | Mocache |
Montalvo | 24,164 | 362 | Montalvo |
Palenque | 22,320 | 570 | Palenque |
Pueblo Viejo | 36,477 | 338 | Puebloviejo |
Quevedo | 173,575 | 303 | Quevedo |
Quinsaloma | 16,476 | 280 | Quinsaloma |
Urdaneta | 29,263 | 377 | Catarama |
Valencia | 42,556 | 980 | Valencia |
Ventanas | 71,093 | 288 | Ventanas |
Vinces | 71,736 | 693 | Vinces |
References
- ↑ "Datos Preliminares - Censo 2010". Archived from the original on 2011-02-08. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
- ↑ Villalba, Juan. "Human Development Index in Ecuador". Scribd (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-02-05.
- ↑ "explored.com.ec - This website is for sale! - Resources and Information". www.explored.com.ec. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
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