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Los Ríos
Province
Province of Los Ríos
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Location of Los Rios Province in Ecuador.
Cantons of Los Ríos Province
Country	Ecuador
Created	October 6, 1860.
Founded by	Legislative decree.
Named for	High number of existing rivers.
Capital	Babahoyo
Cantons	List of Cantons
Government
• Type	Provincial
• Perfect	Johnny Terán ()
Area
• Total	7,238 km (2,795 sq mi)
Population
• Total	898,652
• Density	120/km (320/sq mi)
• Urban	326,122
• Population 2001	668,309
Time zone	UTC-5 (ECT)
Vehicle registration	R
HDI (2017)	0.705 high · 22nd
Website	www.los-rios.gob.ec

Los Ríos (Spanish pronunciation: [los ˈri.os]) is a province in Ecuador. The capital is Babahoyo. The province was founded on October 6, 1860. Under legislative decree. Babahoyo was made its capital on September 30, 1948.

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:

• Mestizo 52.9%
• Montubio 35.1%
• Afro-Ecuadorian 6.2%
• White 5.0%
• Indigenous 0.6%
• Other 0.3%

Governance

In July 2023, and despite a curfew, four gumen fired on the home of the Governor of the province, Connie Jiménez.

Economy

The province's economy is largely based on its agriculture: coffee, cacao, bananas, rice, tobacco, etc. Its small industrial sector produces paper, sugar, and wood crafts. Recently developed tourist attractions include fishing and native rituals.

Cantons

The province is divided into 13 cantons. The following table lists each with its population at the time of the 2010 census, its area in square kilometres (km), and the name of the canton seat or capital.

See also

• Provinces of Ecuador
• Cantons of Ecuador

References

1. Citypopulation.de
2. Villalba, Juan. "Human Development Index in Ecuador". Scribd (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-02-05.
3. Censos, Instituto Nacional de Estadística y. "Resultados -". www.ecuadorencifras.gob.ec. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
4. "Dispararon a la casa de Connie Jiménez, Gobernadora de Los Ríos: Estos fueron los motivos". Metro Ecuador (in Spanish). 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
5. Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.

v t e Provinces of Ecuador
Province	Azuay Bolívar Cañar Carchi Chimborazo Cotopaxi El Oro Esmeraldas Galápagos Guayas Imbabura Loja Los Ríos Manabí Morona-Santiago Napo Orellana Pastaza Pichincha Santa Elena Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Sucumbíos Tungurahua Zamora-Chinchipe
Former Provinces	Azogues Cuenca Guayaquil Napo Pastaza León Oriente Santiago Zamora Veintemilla

1°46′00″S 79°27′00″W / 1.76667°S 79.45°W / -1.76667; -79.45

• Los Ríos Province
• Provinces of Ecuador