Riobamba Canton

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Riobamba Canton

|other_name =

|native_name =

|nickname =

|settlement_type = Canton

|motto =

|image_skyline = El Tungurahua visto desde Riobamba.JPG

|imagesize =

|image_caption = Tungurahua volcano as seen from Riobamba

|image_flag = Bandera de Riobamba.svg

|flag_size =

|image_seal = Escudo de Riobamba.jpg

|seal_size =

|image_map = Riobamba in Chimborazo (Ecuador).svg

|mapsize =

|map_caption = Riobamba Canton in Chimborazo Province

|image_map1 = Parroquias del Cantón Riobamba.JPG

|mapsize1 =

|map_caption1 = Parishes of Riobamba Canton

|pushpin_map =

|pushpin_label_position =

|pushpin_mapsize=

|pushpin_map_caption =

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = {{flag|Ecuador}}

|subdivision_type1 = Province

|subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Chimborazo Province}}

|government_footnotes =

|government_type =

|leader_title =

|leader_name =

|established_title =

|established_date =

| seat_type = Capital

| seat = Riobamba

|area_magnitude =

|unit_pref = Metric

|area_footnotes =

|area_total_km2 = 997.9

|area_land_km2 =

|population_as_of = 2022 census

|population_footnotes = [https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ecuador/admin/chimborazo/0601__riobamba/ Citypopulation.de] Population and area of Riobamba Canton

|population_note =

|population_total = 260882

|population_density_km2 = auto

|timezone = ECT

|utc_offset = -5

|timezone_DST =

|utc_offset_DST =

|coordinates = {{coord|1|40|27.65|S|78|38|53.86|W|display=inline}}

|elevation_footnotes =

|elevation_m =

|elevation_ft =

|postal_code_type =

|postal_code =

|area_code =

|blank_name =

|blank_info =

|website =

|footnotes =

}}

Riobamba Canton is one of ten cantons of the Chimborazo Province in Ecuador. Its population at the 2010 census was 225,741.[http://www.ecuadorencifras.gob.ec/wp-content/plugins/download-monitor/download.php?id=311&force=0 Ecuador 2010 Census] at www.ecuadorencifras.gob.ec Its capital is the town of Riobamba.

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.

class="wikitable" border="1" style="width:30%;" border="1"
bgcolor=silver

! Parish

! Inhabitants (2010)

Total

| align=right| 225,741

Riobamba (urban)

| align=right| 156,723

Rural area

| align=right| 69,018

Cacha Parish

| align="right"| 3,160

Calpi Parish

| align="right"| 6,469

Cubijíes Parish

| align="right"| 2,514

Flores Parish

| align="right"| 4,546

Licán Parish

| align="right"| 7,963

Licto Parish

| align="right"| 7,807

Pungalá Parish

| align="right"| 5,954

Punín Parish

| align="right"| 5,976

Químiag Parish

| align="right"| 5,257

San Juan Parish

| align="right"| 7,370

San Luís Parish

| align="right"| 12,002

References

{{reflist}}