Los Ríos (Spanish pronunciation: ) is a province in Ecuador.
The capital is Babahoyo. The province was founded on October 6, 1860. Babahoyo was made its capital on September 30, 1948.
Los Rios | |
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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) | |
• 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 high · 22nd |
Website | www |
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.
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 |
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