• Source: Pichincha Province

Pichincha (Spanish pronunciation: [piˈtʃintʃa]) is a province of Ecuador located in the northern Sierra region; its capital and largest city is Quito. It is bordered by Imbabura and Esmeraldas to the north, Cotopaxi and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas to the south, Napo and Sucumbíos to the east, and Esmeraldas and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas to the west.
Prior to 2008, the canton Santo Domingo de los Colorados was part of the Pichincha Province. It has since become its own province, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas.
The province is home to many rose plantations, which make up the bulk of Ecuador's floriculture industry.




Demographics


Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:

Mestizo 82.1%
White 6.3%
Indigenous 5.3%
Afro-Ecuadorian 4.5%
Montubio 1.3%
Other 0.4%




Administrative divisions


The province is divided into eight cantons.




See also


Cantons of Ecuador
Centro de Levantamientos Integrados de Recursos Naturales por Sensores Remotos
Provinces of Ecuador
Santa Lucia Cloud Forest




References



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




External links



Provincial Prefecture's official page (in Spanish)

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• Provinsi Pichincha
• Provinsi Napo
• Pichincha Province
• Pichincha (volcano)
• Quito
• Postal codes in Ecuador
• Ciudad Mitad del Mundo
• Luisa González
• El Panecillo
• Cayambe (volcano)
• Pichincha
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