Regions in Ecuador

Ecuador is made up of 24 primary administrative regions. Have a closer look at the regions in Ecuador. Information on all primary administrative regions in Ecuador.

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Primary administrative regions in Ecuador

There are 24 regions in Ecuador in the primary administrative level.
Primary administrative regions in Ecuador
RegionNoPopulationCapitalCapital population
Guayas Provincia del Guayas1.3,645,483Guayaquil Guayaquil2,723,665
Pichincha Provincia de Pichincha2.2,576,287Quito Quito2,781,641
Manabi Provincia de Manabí3.1,369,780Portoviejo Portoviejo321,800
Los Rios Provincia de Los Ríos4.778,115Babahoyo Babahoyo76,279
Azuay Provincia del Azuay5.712,127Cuenca Cuenca636,996
El Oro Provincia de El Oro6.600,659Machala Machala289,141
Tungurahua Tungurahua7.581,389Ambato Ambato387,309
Esmeraldas Provincia de Esmeraldas8.534,092Esmeraldas Esmeraldas218,727
Chimborazo Chimborazo9.458,581Riobamba Riobamba264,048
Loja Provincia de Loja10.448,966Loja Loja274,112
Cotopaxi Provincia de Cotopaxi11.409,205Latacunga Latacunga205,624
Imbabura Provincia de Imbabura12.398,244Ibarra Ibarra221,149
Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas Provincia de Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas13.368,013Santo Domingo de los Colorados Santo Domingo de los Colorados458,580
Santa Elena Provincia de Santa Elena14.308,693Santa Elena Santa Elena42,214
Bolivar Provincia de Bolívar15.183,641Guaranda Guaranda22,199
Sucumbios Provincia de Sucumbíos16.176,472Nueva Loja Nueva Loja24,211
Carchi Provincia del Carchi17.164,524Tulcan Tulcán86,498
Morona-Santiago Morona Santiago18.147,940Macas Macas23,687
Orellana Orellana19.136,396Puerto Francisco de Orellana Puerto Francisco de Orellana48,144
Napo Provincia de Napo20.103,697Tena Tena17,172
Zamora-Chinchipe Zamora Chinchipe21.91,376Zamora Zamora15,276
Pastaza Pastaza22.83,933Puyo Puyo24,881
Canar Cañar23.58,185Azogues Azogues34,877
Galapagos Provincia de Galápagos24.25,124Puerto Baquerizo Moreno Puerto Baquerizo Moreno4,214