Chimborazo Province

Chimborazo
Province
Province of Chimborazo
Nickname(s): 
La Sultana de Los Andes
English: The Sultaness of The Andes
Chimborazo Province in Ecuador
Cantons of Chimborazo Province
CountryEcuador
Legal establishmentJune 25, 1826
Named afterVolcan Chimborazo
Capital Riobamba
Cantons
List of cantons
  • Alausí
  • Chambo
  • Chunchi
  • Colta
  • Cumandá
  • Guamote
  • Guano
  • Pallatanga
  • Penipe
  • Riobamba
Government
  PrefectHermel Tayupanda (ID)
  Vice PrefectMónica Loza
  GovernorEduardo Puyol
Area
  Total
6,110 km2 (2,360 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)
  Total
471,933
  Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (ECT)
Vehicle registrationH
HDI (2017)0.718
high · 16th
Websitewww.chimborazo.gov.ec

Chimborazo (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃimboˈɾaso]) is a province in the central Ecuadorian Andes. It is a home to a section of Sangay National Park. The capital is Riobamba. The province contains Chimborazo (6,267 m), Ecuador's highest mountain.