Los Ríos Province

For other uses of "Los Rios", see Los Rios (disambiguation).

Los Rios
—  Province  —
Province of Los Rios
Flag Seal
Location of Los Rios Province in Ecuador.
Cantons of Los Ríos Province
Country	Ecuador
Created	September 30, 1948.
Founder	Legislative decree.
Named for	High number of existing rivers.
Capital	Babahoyo
Cantons	List of Cantons
Government
• Type	Provincial
• Mayor
Area
• Total	7,152 km2 (2,761.4 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	778.115
• Urban	326,122
• Population 2001	668,309
Time zone	ECT (UTC-5)

Los Ríos is a province in Ecuador. The capital is Babahoyo. The province was founded on September 30, 1948 under legistative decree. Its capital Babahoyo was founded October, 6, 1860. The province is poor, low-lying, often subject to flooding and has some of worst roads in the country.

Economy

The province's economy is largely based on its agriculture: coffee, cacao, bananas, rice, 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 as of the 2001 census, its area in square kilometres (km²), and the name of the canton seat or capital.

Canton	Pop. (2001)	Area (km²)	Seat/Capital
Baba	35,185	516	Baba
Babahoyo	132,824	1,076	Babahoyo
Buena Fé	47,361	569	San Jacinto de Buena Fe
Mocache	33,481	562	Mocache
Montalvo	20,067	362	Montalvo
Palenque	20,658	570	Palenque
Pueblo Viejo	29,420	338	Puebloviejo
Quevedo	139,790	303	Quevedo
Quinsaloma			Quinsaloma
Urdaneta	25,812	377	Catarama
Valencia	32,870	980	Valencia
Ventanas	71,145	806	Ventanas
Vinces	61,565	693	Vinces

See also

• Provinces of Ecuador
• Cantons of Ecuador