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Pichincha
Pichincha
	— Province —
Province of Pichincha
; Flag	; Coat of arms
	Location of Pichincha in Ecuador.
Country	Ecuador
Established	1824
Named for	Pichincha volcano
Capital	Quito
Cantons	List of Cantons Cayambe; Mejía; Pedro Moncayo; Pedro Vicente Maldonado; Puerto Quito; Quito; Rumiñahui; San Miguel de los Bancos
	Government
- Provincial Prefect	Gustavo Baroja Narváez
	Area
- Total	9,484 km2 (3,661.8 sq mi)
	Population (2001)
- Total	2,417,116
- Density	254.9/km2 (660.1/sq mi)
Time zone	ECT (UTC-5)
Website	http://www.pichincha.gov.ec/

For other uses, see Pichincha.

Pichincha 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 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.

[edit] Administrative divisions

The province is divided into eight cantons.

Canton	Pop. (2001)	Area (km²)	Cantonization	Capital
Cayambe	69,800	1,187	July 23, 1883	Cayambe
Mejía	62,888	1,459	July 23, 1883	Machachi
Pedro Moncayo	25,594	333	Sep. 26, 1911	Tabacundo
Pedro Vicente Maldonado	9,965	657	Jan. 28, 1992	Pedro Vicente Maldonado
Puerto Quito	17,100	719	Apr. 1, 1996	Puerto Quito
Quito	1,839,853	4,204	Dec. 6, 1534	Quito
Rumiñahui	65,882	134	May 31, 1938	Sangolquí
San Miguel de Los Bancos	10,717	801	Feb. 14, 1991	San Miguel de los Bancos

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

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