Do you know the provinces of Ecuador? Ecuador has 24 provinces. Some countries have states, departments, or districts. Same idea, just the name changes. Each Ecuadorian province has cantons and parishes — parroquias in Spanish. The most popular provinces are Galápagos, Azuay, Guayas, Chimborazo, Tungurahua, and Pichincha — home of Quito, the capital of Ecuador.
Division of Ecuador’s provinces by regions
- Andes Mountains (Sierra): Carchi, Imbabura, Pichincha, Cotopaxi, Tungurahua, Bolívar, Chimborazo, Cañar, Azuay, Loja (10 provinces)
- Pacific Coast (Costa): Esmeraldas, Manabí, Los Ríos, Santa Elena, Guayas, El Oro, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas (7 provinces)
- Amazon (Oriente): Sucumbíos, Napo, Orellana, Pastaza, Morona Santiago, Zamora Chinchipe (6 provinces)
- Galápagos (Insular): Galápagos (1 province)
