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Pichincha Province is a region in Ecuador that includes the country's capital city, Quito, making it the political and administrative heart of the nation. As the most populous province in Ecuador, it plays a central role in the country's government, economy, and culture.
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Key facts
- Country
- Ecuador
- Established
- June 25, 1824
- Named after
- Pichincha volcano
- Capital and largest city
- Quito
- Cantons
- List of Cantons Cayambe Mejía Pedro Moncayo Pedro Vicente Maldonado Puerto Quito Quito Rumiñahui San Miguel de los Bancos
- Prefect
- Paola Pabón ( RC )
- Vice prefect
- Alexandro Tonello
- Governor
- abolished
- Total
- 9,444 km (3,646 sq mi)
- Rank
- 2nd in Ecuador
- Density
- 327.1/km (847.3/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( ECT )
- Iso 3166 code
- EC-P
- Vehicle registration
- P
- Hdi 2018
- 0.827 , very high · 1st
- Website
- www .pichincha .gov .ec
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- province of Ecuador
- Official name
- Provincia de Pichincha
- Demonym
- picinciano
- Country
- Ecuador
- Located in
- Ecuador
- Contains
- Los Bancos Canton
- Capital
- Quito
- Official language
- Northern Quichua
- Population
- 386520
- Area
- 9453.32
- Time zone
- UTC−05:00
- Head of government
- Paola Pabón
- Shares border with
- Napo Province
- Highest point
- Cayambe
- Official website
- www.pichincha.gob.ec
- Dialing code
- 02
- Licence plate code
- P
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- inception
- 1824-06-25
- Commons category
- Pichincha Province
- topic's main category
- Category:Pichincha Province
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Pichincha Province
- postal code
- EC17
- office held by head of government
- prefect
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Encyclopedic overview
Pichincha ( Spanish pronunciation: [piˈtʃintʃa]) is a province of Ecuador located in the northern Sierra region; its capital and largest city is Quito. It is bordered by Imbabura and Esmeraldas to the north, Cotopaxi and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas to the south, Napo and Sucumbíos to the east, and Esmeraldas and 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pichincha Province” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.