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General Information
Cities and Departments
Population and Housing Census statistics record-
ed in 2010 show that Ecuador has a population of
14.306.876 inhabitants. Population density is around
45 inhabitants per square kilometer. Over half of the
people (59.8%) are between the ages of fifteen and
sixty-four.
Ecuador is multiethnic and multicultural. Its popula-
tion exceeds 14 million. Out of that, more than 5 ½
Geography
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1 Pichincha
2 Guayas
3 Azuay
4 Manabí
5 Esmeraldas
6 El Oro
7 Los Ríos
8 Loja
9 Cañar
10 Chimborazo
11 Bolívar
12 Tungurahua
13 Cotopaxi
14 Imbabura
15 Carchi
16 Zamora-Chinchipe
17 Morona-Santiago
18 Pastaza
19 Napo
20 Sucumbíos
21 Orellana
22 Galápagos
23 Santo Domingo
24 Santa Elena
Flags of Ecuador and Guayaquil altogether
million live in the Sierra. In the Pacific Coast the fig-
ure is closer to 6 million inhabitants. In the Amazon
there are over 600 thousand inhabitants, and in the
Galapagos an estimated 17 thousand inhabitants.
The largest cities are Guayaquil, Quito, and Cuenca.
Ecuador is divided into 24 provinces (Spanish: pro-
vincias), each with its own administrative capital: