Los Ríos Province

Los Ríos
Province
Province of Los Ríos
Flag Seal
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 km2 (2,795 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census)[1]
• Total	898,652
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
• Urban	326,122
• Population 2001	668,309
Time zone	UTC-5 (ECT)
Vehicle registration	R
HDI (2017)	0.705[2] 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.^[3] Babahoyo was made its capital on September 30, 1948.

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:^[4]

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

In July 2023, and despite a curfew, four gumen fired on the home of the Governor of the province, Connie Jiménez.^[5]

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.^{[citation needed]}

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 (km²), and the name of the canton seat or capital.^[6]

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