The Ecuador is conformed by four natural regions:
Coast or Costa, located in the western fringe. The 5 coastal counties have a total population of 6.388.089 inhabitants, divided in: urban, 4.562.364, and rural 1.825.725 inhabitants.
Interandina or Sierra, call this way pe to be part of the mountainous alley of the mountain range of you Walk them. The 10 mountain counties total 5.627.750 inhabitants, of those which 3. 357.293 are located in the urban areas and 2.270.457 in the rural ones.
Amazon or Trasandina, to integrate the denominated continental area " Amazonia ". The 6 oriental counties total 613.339 inhabitants, 210.829 settled down in the urban areas and 402.510 in the rurales.
Insular, integrated by the county of Tortoises, an archipelago of 13 islands and 17 islands located 1.000 kilometers to the west of the Ecuadorian continental territory. The insular county of Tortoises has a total population of 16.917 inhabitants, 15.554 remain in the urban areas and 1.903 in the rurales.
The Gold: 14 cantons, 559.846 inhabitants, 423.324 urban and 136.522 rurales. The city of Machala 219.093 residents and the canton 236.349. The 13 cantons 323.497 pobladores. The county The Gold has 5.849,7 square kilometers of surface. Cantons: Máchala, Sands, Atahualpa, Rafts, it Screeches; The Guabo, Huaquillas, MarcabelÍ, Passage, Pineapples, Portovelo, Santa Rosa, Zaruma and The Flagstones. 27 urban parishes and 50 rural.
Emeralds: 7 cantons, 416.272 inhabitants, 203.176 urban and 213.096 rural. The city of Emeralds 128.762 and the canton 179.124 residents. The 6 cantons 237.148 residents. The county Emeralds has 15.573,4 square kilometers of surface. Cantons: Emeralds, Eloy Alfaro, Muisne, Quinindé, San Lorenzo, Atacames and Green River. 10 urban parishes and 66 rural.
Guayas: 28 cantons, 3.418.741 inhabitants, 2.889.884 urban and 528.857 rurales. The city of Guayaquil 2.140.288 residents and the canton 2.188.663. The other 27 cantons total 1.278.453 inhabitants. The county Guayas has 20.557,8 square kilometers of surface. Cantons: Guayaquil, Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno, Balao, Balzar, Colimes, Daule, Lasts, The Connection, The Victory, Miracle, Orange grove, Orange tree, Palestine, Pedro Carbo, Salinas, Samborondón, Santa Elena, Santa Lucía, Salitre, Yaguachi, Beaches, Simón Bolivar; Colonel Marcelino Maridueña, Hills of Sargentillo, Nobol, The Freedom, General Antonio Elizalde, Isidro Ayora, 51 urban parishes and 44 parishes rurales.
The Ríos: 12 cantons, 662.844 inhabitants, 343.975 urban and 318.869 rurales. The city of Babahoyo 84.164 residents and the canton 138.322 residents. The 11 cantons 524.522 inhabitants. The county The Ríos has 7.176,2 square kilometers of surface. Cantons: Babahoyo. He/she dribbles, Montalvo, Puebloviejo, Quevedo, Urdaneta, Windows, Vinces. Fence, Good Faith, Valencia and Mocache. 23 urban parishes and 17 rurales.
Manabí: 22 cantons, 1.267.844 inhabitants, 654.463 urban and 613.381 rural. The city of Portoviejo 188.184 and the canton 266.251 residents. The 21 cantons 1.001.593 residents. The county Manabí has 18.883 square kilometers of surface. Cantons: Portoviejo, Bolivar, Chone, The Carmen, Flavio Alfaro, Jipijapa, Junín, Blanket, Montecristi, Paján, Pichincha, Rocafuerte, Santa Ana, Sucre, Tosagua, May 24, Flints, Olmedo, Port López, Jama and Jaramijó. 35 urban parishes and 60 rural,
REGION INTERANDINA OR MOUNTAIN
Azuay: 14 cantons, 626.857 inhabitants, 327.433 urban and 299.424 rural. The city of Cuenca 279. 963 residents and the canton 429.284. The 13 cantons 197.573 residents. The county Azuay has 8.127,3 square kilometers of surface. Cantons; Cuenca, Girón, Gualaceo, Nabón, Average, Pucará, San Fernando, Santa Isabel, Sigsig, Oña, Chordeleg, The Bread, Seville of Gold and Guachapala. 27 urban parishes and 68 rurales.
Bolivar: 7 cantons, 183.665 inhabitants, 51.596 urban and 132.069 rural. The city of Guaranda 19.980 residents and the canton 73.938. The 6 cantons 109.727 residents. The county Bolivar has 3.941.6 square kilometers of surface. Cantons: Guaranda, Chillanes, Chimbo, Echeandía, San Miguel, Caluma and The Ships. 9 urban parishes and 21 parishes rurales.
Cane plantation: 7 cantons, 217.020 inhabitants, 80.319 urban and 136.701 rural. The city of Quicksilvers 32.240 residents and the canton 69.641. The 6 cantons 147.379 residents. The county Cane plantation has 3.123,5 square kilometers of surface. Cantons: Foliate, Biblián, Cane plantation, The Troncal, The Tambo, Déleg and Suscal. 10 urban parishes and 30 rurales.
Carchi: 6 cantons, 167.175 residents, 77.834 urban and 89.791 rural. The city of Tulcán 50.567 residents and the canton 80.538. The 5 cantons 88.680 inhabitants. The county Carchí has 3.602 square kilometers of surface. Cantons: Tulcán, Bolivar, Mirror, Looks, Montúfar and Huaca. 10 urban parishes and 28 rurales.
Chimborazo: 10 cantons, 427.517 inhabitants, 168.319 urban and 259.198 rural. The city of Riobamba 123.163 residents and the canton 202.674. The 9 cantons 224.843 residents. The county Chimborazo has 6.495,1 square kilometers of surface. Cantons: Riobamba, Alausí, Colta, Chambo, Chunchi, Guamote, Guano, Pallatanga, Penipe and Cumandá. urban 16 parish and 46 rurales.
Cotopaxi: 6 cantons, 303.489 inhabitants, 97.714 urban and 205.775 rural. The city of Latacunga 51.626 residents and the canton 117.704. The 5 cantons 185.785 residents. The county Cotopaxi has 6.048 square kilometers of surface. Cantons: Latacunga, The Manna, Pangua, Pujilí, Salcedo, Saquisilí and Sigchos. 11 urban parishes and 38 parishes rurales.
Imbabura: 6 cantons, 329.775 inhabitants, 193.956 urban and 135.819 rural. The city of Ibarra 134.943 residents and the canton 1 58.829. The 5 cantons 1 70.946 residents. The county Imbabura has 4.559,3 square kilometers of surface. Cantons: Ibarra, Antonio Before, Cotacachi, Otavalo, Pimampiro and Urcuquí. 12 urban parishes and 36 parishes rurales.
Loja: 16 cantons, 429.010 inhabitants, 211.174 urban and 217.836 rural. The city of Loja 127.395 residents and the canton 175.887. The 15 cantons 253.123 residents. The county Loja has 11.027 square kilometers of surface, 16 cantons: Loja, Bald, Catamayo. Célica, Chaguarpamba, Espíndola, Gonzanamá, will Rot, Avocados, Puyango, Saraguro, Sozoranga, Zapotillo, Pindal, Quilanga and Olmedo. 24 urban parishes and 82 rural.
Pichincha: 9 cantons, 2.466.245 inhabitants, 1.941.517 urban and 524.728 rural. The city of I Remove (The capital of the Ecuador), with 1.629.991 residents and the canton 1.934.303. The 8 cantons 531.942 residents. The county Pichincha has 12.938 square kilometers of surface. Cantons: I remove, Cayambe, Mejía, Pedro Moncayo, Rumiñahui, Sacred Domingo from the Colorado, San Miguel of the Banks, Pedro Vicente Maldonado and Port Remove. 45 urban parishes and 63 rural parishes,
Tungurahua: 9 cantons, 447.01 7 inhabitants, 211.629 urban and 235.388 rural. The city of Ambato 169.612 residents and the canton 288.039. The 8 cantons 158.978 residents. The county Tungurahua has 3.336,6 square kilometers of surface. Cantons: Ambato, Bathrooms, Cevallos, Blunt, Patate, Quero, Pelileo, Píllaro and Tisaleo. 20 urban parishes and 45 rurales.
Morona Santiago: 10 cantons, 143.348 residents, 57.467 urban and 85. 881 rural. The city of Bruises 31.535 inhabitants and the canton Morona 55.658. The 9 cantons 87.690 residents. The county Morona Santiago has 25.691 square kilometers of surface. Cantons: Morona, Gualaquiza, Lemon Indanza, Palora and Santiago, Sucúa, Huamboya, San Juan Bosco, Taisha and Logroño. 11 urban parishes and 59 rural.
Napo: 5 cantons, 89.121 inhabitants, 32.363 urban and 56.758 rural. The city of the Tena 20.998 residents and the canton totals 55.042. The 4 cantons 34.079 residents. The county Napo has 13.271,1 square kilometers of surface, 7 cantons: Tena, Archidona, The Chaco, Carlos J. Arosemena Tola and Quijos. 5 urban parishes and 22 rurales.
Orellana: 4 cantons, 70.553 inhabitants, 24.678 urban and 45.673 rural. The city of Francisco of Orellana (Coca) 18.171 residents and the canton 33.844. The 3 cantons 36.709 residents. The county Orellana has 20.732,9 square kilometers of surface. Cantons: Orellana, Aguarico, Jewel of the Sachas and Loreto. 4 urban parishes and 29 rurales.
Pastaza: 4 cantons, 62.110 inhabitants, 27.938 urban and 34.172 rural. The city of the Puyo has 25.790 residents and the canton Pastaza 44.621. The 3 cantons 17.489 residents. The county Pastaza has 29.699,7 square kilometers of surface, 4 cantons: Pastaza, Mere, Santa Clara and Arajuno. 4 urban parishes and 19 rurales.
Sucumbíos: 7 cantons, 144.774 inhabitants, 46.870 urban and 97.904 rurales. The city of New Loja or Sour Lake has 28.257 residents and the canton Sour Lake 68.868. The 6 cantons 75.906 residents. The county Sucumbíos has 18 - 330,6 square kilometers of surface. Cantons: Sour lake, Gonzalo Pizarro, Putumayo, Shushufindi, Sucumbíos, Crack them and Cuyabeno. 7 urban parishes and 28 rurales.
Zamora Chinchipe: 4 cantons, 103.233 inhabitants, 39.567 urban and 63.666 rural. Zamora's 18.216 residents city and the canton 35.821. The 3 cantons 67.412 residents. The county Zamora Chinchipe has 23.116,6 square kilometers of surface. Cantons: Zamora, Chinchipe, Nangaritza, Yacuambi, Yantzaza, The Pangui, Sentry of the Condor and Palanda. 8 urban parishes and 26 rural.
Tortoises: 3 cantons, 16.917 inhabitants, 15.014 urban and 1.903 rural. The city of Port Baquerizo Moreno has 5.842 residents and the canton San Cristóbal 6.465. The 2 cantons 10.452 residents. The county Tortoises has 8.010 square kilometers of surface. Cantons: San Cristóbal, Isabela and Santa Cruz. 3 urban parishes and 16 rural.