Riobamba Canton

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Riobamba Canton
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Tungurahua volcano as seen from Riobamba
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Riobamba in Chimborazo (Ecuador).svg
Riobamba Canton in Chimborazo Province
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Parishes of Riobamba Canton
Coordinates: 1°40′27.65″S78°38′53.86″W / 1.6743472°S 78.6482944°W / -1.6743472; -78.6482944
CountryFlag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Province Bandera Provincia Chimborazo.svg  Chimborazo Province
Capital Riobamba
Area
  Total
997.9 km2 (385.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census) [1]
  Total
260,882
  Density260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (ECT)

Riobamba Canton is one of ten cantons of the Chimborazo Province in Ecuador. Its population at the 2010 census was 225,741. [2] Its capital is the town of Riobamba.

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Subdivision

The canton is divided into 16 parishes, five urban parishes, Lizarzaburu, Maldonado, Velasco, Veloz and Yaruquíes, and eleven rural parishes: Cacha, Calpi, Cubijíes, Flores, Licán, Licto, Pungalá, Punín, Químiag, San Juan and San Luís.

ParishInhabitants (2010) [3]
Total225,741
Riobamba (urban)156,723
Rural area69,018
Cacha Parish 3,160
Calpi Parish 6,469
Cubijíes Parish 2,514
Flores Parish 4,546
Licán Parish 7,963
Licto Parish 7,807
Pungalá Parish 5,954
Punín Parish 5,976
Químiag Parish 5,257
San Juan Parish 7,370
San Luís Parish 12,002

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