Ecuador Department
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Ecuador Department was one of the departments of Gran Colombia.
It had borders to:
It had borders to:
- Azuay DepartmentAzuay DepartmentAzuay Department was created with the 1824 reform of the subdivisions of Gran Colombia.* Cuenca Province - Capital: Cuenca. Cantons: Cuenca, Cañar, Gualaseo y Girón.* Loja Province - Capital: Loja. Cantons: Loja, Catacocha, Cariamanga y Zaruma....
in the South. - Guayaquil DepartmentGuayaquil DepartmentGuayaquil Department was one of the departments of Gran Colombia.It bordered* Ecuador Department in the East* Azuay Department in the South* Pacific Ocean in the West- Subdivisions :2 provincias y 9 cantones:...
in the West.
Subdivisions
3 provincias y 15 cantones:- Pichincha ProvincePichincha ProvincePichincha is a province of Ecuador located in the northern sierra region; its capital and largest city is Quito. It is bordered by Imbabura & Esmeraldas to the north, Cotopaxi & Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas to the south, Napo & Sucumbíos to the east, and Esmeraldas & Santo Domingo de los...
. Capital: Quito. Cantones: Quito, Machachi, Latacunga, Quijos y Esmeraldas. - Imbabura ProvinceImbabura ProvinceImbabura is a province in Ecuador. The capital is Ibarra. The people of the province speak Spanish and the Imbaburan Quechua language.Imbabura Volcano is located in the province. Best reached from the town of La Esperanza, the 4,609-meter-high mountain can be climbed in a single day.- Cantons...
. Capital: Ibarra. Cantones: Ibarra, Otavalo, Cotacachi y Cayambe. - Chimborazo ProvinceChimborazo ProvinceChimborazo is a province in Ecuador, located in the central Ecuadorian Andes, containing a section of Sangay National Park. The capital is Riobamba. The province contains Chimborazo , Ecuador's highest mountain.- Cantons :...
. Capital: Riobamba. Cantones: Riobamba, Ambato, Guano, Guaranda, Alausí y Macas.