Provinces of Ecuador

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In Ecuador, a province is a political-administrative division made up of the union of two or more cantons. Currently, this country has twenty-four (24) provinces.

The administrative division of Ecuador into provinces has its origin in the time of Spanish rule, since at that time what is now the Republican territory was divided into the provinces of Quito, Guayaquil, Cuenca, Jaén and Maynas (called governments at that time). In the Gran Colombia period this division underwent some changes, as the Ecuadorian territory was divided into 3 departments (Ecuador, Azuay and Guayaquil), each of which was subdivided into provinces and these in turn into cantons. After the dissolution of Gran Colombia in 1830, the departments were abolished, leaving only the provinces and cantons.

Provinces of Ecuador

Political map of Ecuador, showing its 24 provinces.

**Provinces and capitals of Ecuador**
Population	Area	Density	Province	Hab. (2020)	Area (km2)	Density (hab/km2)	Cantons	Foundation	Capital	Hab. (2010)	#
05	12	08	Azuay	881 394	8189	107.63	15	01824-06-25 25 June 1824	Cuenca	329 928	03
16	20	14	Bolívar	209 933	4148	50.61	7	01884-04-23 23 April 1884	Guaranda	23 874	20
15	23	13	Cañar	281 396	3669	76.70	7	01880-11-03 3 November 1880	Azogues	33 848	18
18	21	15	Carchi	186 869	3790	49,31	6	01880-11-19 19 November 1880	Tulcan	53 558	14
09	16	10	Chimborazo	524 004	5999	87.35	10	01824-06-25 25 June 1824	Riobamba	146 324	10
12	15	12	Cotopaxi	488 716	6085	80.31	7	01851-04-01 1 April 1851	Latacunga	63 842	13
06	17	05	The Gold	715 751	5879	121.75	14	01884-04-23 23 April 1884	Machala	231 260	05
08	07	17	Emeralds	643 654	16 132	43,22	7	01847-11-20 20 November 1847	Emeralds	154 035	09
24	13	23	Galapagos	33 042	8010	4,13	3	01973-02-18 18 February 1973	Puerto Baquerizo Moreno	6672	24
01	06	02	Guayas	4 387 434	15 430	275,47	25	01824-06-25 25 June 1824	Guayaquil	2 278 691	01
13	18	09	Imbabura	476 257	4611	103.29	6	01824-06-25 25 June 1824	Ibarra	131 856	11
10	09	16	Loja	521 154	11 100	46.95	16	01824-06-25 25 June 1824	Loja	170 280	07
04	14	04	Los Ríos	921 763	7100	129,83	13	01860-10-06 6 October 1860	Babahoyo	90 191	12
03	04	11	Manabí	1 562 079	18 939	80.41	22	01824-06-25 25 June 1824	Portoviejo	206 682	06
19	02	21	Morona Santiago	196 535	25 690	8,23	12	01953-11-10 10 November 1953	Macas	18 984	22
21	08	20	Napo	133 705	12 476	10,72	5	01959-11-10 10 November 1959	Tena	23 307	21
20	03	22	Orellana	161 338	21 691	7.44	4	01998-07-30 30 July 1998	Pto. Francisco de Orellana	40 730	16
23	01	24	Pastaza	114 202	29 068	3,93	4	01959-11-10 10 November 1959	Puyo	33 557	19
02	11	01	Pichincha	3 228 233	9692	333.08	8	01824-06-25 25 June 1824	Quito	1 607 734	02
14	22	07	Saint Helena	401 178	3696	108.54	3	02007-11-07 7 November 2007	Saint Helena	39 681	17
11	19	06	Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas	458 580	4180	109.71	2	02007-11-06 6 November 2007	Santo Domingo	270 875	04
17	05	18	Sucumbíos	230 503	18 612	12,38	7	01989-02-13 13 February 1989	New Loja	48 562	15
07	24	03	Tungurahua	590 600	3222	183,30	9	01860-07-03 3 July 1860	Ambato	165 185	08
22	10	19	Zamora Chinchipe	120 416	10 556	11,41	9	01953-11-10 10 November 1953	Zamora	12 386	23

Disappeared provinces

Province	Capital	Cantons	Foundation	Disappearance	Reason for disappearance
Jaén de Bracamoros y Maynas	Jaén	Jaén, Borja and Jeveros	01824-06-25 25 June 1824	01830-08-11 11 August 1830	Cession to Peru
Good luck.	Iscuandé	Iscuandé, Barbacoas, Guapi and Raposo	01824-06-25 25 June 1824	01832-12-08 8 December 1832	Annexed to the New Granada
Pasto	Pasto	Pasto and Ipiales	01824-06-25 25 June 1824	01832-12-08 8 December 1832	Annexed to the New Granada
Popayán	Popayán	Popayán, Almaguer, Buga, Cali, Caloto, Cartago, Roldanillo and Toro	01824-06-25 25 June 1824	01832-12-08 8 December 1832	Annexed to the New Granada
Cuenca	Cuenca	Cuenca, Gualaceo and Girón	01824-06-25 25 June 1824	01835-08-13 13 August 1835	It became the province of Azuay
Guayaquil	Guayaquil	Guayaquil, Daule, Babahoyo, St. Helena, Miracle, Machala and Baba	01824-06-25 25 June 1824	01835-08-13 13 August 1835	It became the province of Guayas
León	Latacunga	Latacunga, Ambato and Pujilí	01851-10-09 9 October 1851	01938-05-31 31 May 1938	It became the province of Cotopaxi
Ambato	Ambato	Ambato, Pelileo and Pyllaro	01860-07-03 3 July 1860	01861-05-29 29 May 1861	It became the province of Tungurahua
East	Archidona	Canelos, Napo, Curaray, Santiago, Zamora and Pastaza	01861-05-29 29 May 1861	01920-11-17 17 November 1920	It was divided into the provinces of "Napo Pastaza" and "Santiago Zamora"
Azogues	Azogues	Azogues and Cañar	01880-11-03 3 November 1880	01884-04-17 17 April 1884	It became the province of Cañar
Twenty-size	Tulcan	Tulcan	01880-11-07 7 November 1880	01884-04-17 17 April 1884	It became the province of Carchi
Santiago Zamora	Macas	Macas, Morona, Santiago, Zamora, Chinchipe and Yacuambi	01920-11-17 17 November 1920	01953-11-10 10 November 1953	It was divided into the provinces of Morona Santiago and Zamora Chinchipe
Napo Pastaza	Tena	Napo, Quijos, Sucumbios, Aguarico and Pastaza	01920-11-17 17 November 1920	01959-11-10 10 November 1959	It was divided into the provinces of Napo and Pastaza

Provinces that have changed their capital

Province	Old capital	Capital transfer	New capital	Reason
Manabí	Portoviejo	01861-05-18 18 May 1861	Montecristi	Legislative Decree
Manabí	Montecristi	01867-10-14 14 October 1867	Portoviejo	Fire in Montecristi
Imbabura	Ibarra	1869	Tabacundo	Earthquake in Ibarra
Imbabura	Tabacundo	1872	Ibarra	Restoration of Ibarra
The Gold	Zaruma	01884-04-23 23 April 1884	Machala	Consolidation of provincialization
Galapagos	Asylum of Peace, Floreana Island	01973-02-18 18 February 1973	Puerto Baquerizo Moreno	Deletion of the province between 1878 and 1973

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