Provinces of Ecuador

List

• Las Golondrinas: In a referendum held on April 3, 2016, 56.9% of voters voted in favor of Las Golondrinas being incorporated into the Imbabura Province.
• La Manga del Cura: In a referendum held on September 27, 2015, 64.2% of the voters voted in favor of La Manga del Cura being incorporated into the Manabí Province.
• El Piedrero: incorporated into Guayas Province by the Presidential decree in 2017.
• Matilde Esther: incorporated into Guayas Province by the Presidential decree in 2017

  Regions and planning areas

• Region 1 : Esmeraldas, Carchi, Imbabura, and Sucumbios. Administrative city: Ibarra
• Region 2 : Pichincha, Napo, and Orellana. Administrative city: Tena
• Region 3 : Chimborazo, Tungurahua, Pastaza, and Cotopaxi. Administrative city: Riobamba
• Region 4 : Manabí and Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas. Administrative city: Ciudad Alfaro
• Region 5 : Santa Elena, Guayas, Los Ríos, Galápagos, and Bolívar. Administrative city: Milagro
• Region 6 : Cañar, Azuay, and Morona Santiago. Administrative city: Cuenca
• Region 7 : El Oro, Loja, and Zamora Chinchipe. Administrative city: Loja