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Capital: Riobamba
Superficie: 6.569,3 Km2
Population: 403.632.
Cantons:
Riobamba, Alausí, Colta (c.c. Villa La Unión Cajabamba), Chunchi, Guamote, Guano, Penipe,
Pallatanga, Chambo y Cumandá.
Provincial Boundaries:
North: Tungurahua
South: Canar
East: Morona Santiago
West: Guayas and Bolivar
Climate:
Varies according to altitude, ranging between 1,000 and 4,000 meters above sea level temperatures ranging from 6 to 20 degrees Celsius. The average temperature is 13 degrees centigrade.
Relief:
This province is the Andean peaks, there are a number of mountain ranges that connect the main branches of the Andes Mountains. Valles retaciados with crops of different colors, decorated with Obejas huts grouped and taken from the grassland full of "chuquirahuas" is the typical landscape that comes to the snowy summit of the imposing Chimborazo (6,310 mts. Asl), who looks with eternal patience crossing the train coming down from rocky Andean alley from the height of Huigra, rosando the "Devil's Nose" to the warm coast in Bucay, imprecionante Andean adventure that is visited by thousands of tourists. Stresses the knot of Thio-boxes, limit the Chambo and Chanchan basins. Elevations important are the Chimborazo (Ecuador's highest mountain), the Altar to 5320 m and 4515 m Naupan with, entreoíros.
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