Pichincha Province

Pichincha is a province o Ecuador locatit in the northren sierra region; its caipital an lairgest ceety is Quito. It is bordered bi Imbabura & Esmeraldas tae the north, Cotopaxi & Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas tae the sooth, Napo & Sucumbíos tae the east, an Esmeraldas & Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas tae the wast.

Prior tae 2008, the canton Santo Domingo de los Colorados wis pairt o the Pichincha Province. It haes syne become its awn province, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas.

Admeenistrative diveesions
The province is dividit intae aicht cantons.

 Canton Pop. (2001) Aurie (km²) Cantonization Caipital Cayambe69,8001,187 July 23, 1883 Cayambe Mejía62,8881,459 July 23, 1883 Machachi Pedro Moncayo25,594333 Sep. 26, 1911 Tabacundo Pedro Vicente Maldonado9,965657 Jan. 28, 1992 Pedro Vicente Maldonado Puerto Quito17,100719 Apr. 1, 1996 Puerto Quito Quito1,839,8534,204 Dec. 6, 1534 Quito Rumiñahui65,882134 May 31, 1938 Sangolquí San Miguel de Los Bancos10,717801 Feb. 14, 1991 San Miguel de los Bancos

 See an aw 
 Provinces o Ecuador
 Cantons o Ecuador

 References 

 Gobierno de la Provincia Pichincha  Web site of the Pichincha prefecture
 Data of Pichincha  Geographical Data of the Provice. Web site of the Pichincha Prefecture

Freemit airtins
 Provincial Prefectur's offeecial page  

Category:Provinces o Ecuador
Category:States an territories established in 1824