Los Ríos Province

For other uses of "Los Rios", see Los Rios (disambiguation).

Los Ríos (Spanish pronunciation: [los ˈri.os]) is a province in Ecuador. The capital is Babahoyo. The province was founded on October 6, 1860. Under legislative decree. Babahoyo was made its capital on September 30, 1948.

Los Ríos
Province
Province of Los Ríos
Flag Seal
Location of Los Rios Province in Ecuador.
Cantons of Los Ríos Province
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
• Perfect	Johnny Terán (PSC)
Area
• Total	7,238 km2 (2,795 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census)[1]
• Total	898,652
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
• Urban	326,122
• Population 2001	668,309
Time zone	UTC-5 (ECT)
Vehicle registration	R
HDI (2017)	0.705[2] high · 22nd
Website	www.los-rios.gob.ec

New Muelle Municipal, Babahoyo

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:^[3]

• Mestizo 52.9%
• Montubio 35.1%
• Afro-Ecuadorian 6.2%
• White 5.0%
• Indigenous 0.6%
• Other 0.3%

Governance

In July 2023, and despite a curfew, four gumen fired on the home of the Governor of the province, Connie Jiménez.^[4]

Economy

The province's economy is largely based on its agriculture: coffee, cacao, bananas, rice, tobacco, etc. Its small industrial sector produces paper, sugar, and wood crafts. Recently developed tourist attractions include fishing and native rituals.^{[citation needed]}

Cantons

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.^[5]

Canton	Pop. (2010)	Area (km2)	Seat/Capital
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

See also

• Provinces of Ecuador
• Cantons of Ecuador

References

1. Citypopulation.de
2. Villalba, Juan. "Human Development Index in Ecuador". Scribd (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-02-05.
3. Censos, Instituto Nacional de Estadística y. "Resultados -". www.ecuadorencifras.gob.ec. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
4. "Dispararon a la casa de Connie Jiménez, Gobernadora de Los Ríos: Estos fueron los motivos". Metro Ecuador (in Spanish). 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
5. Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.

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