Back مقاطعة إمبابورا Arabic Імбабура (правінцыя) Byelorussian Імбабура (правінцыя) BE-X-OLD Имбабура (провинция) Bulgarian Província d'Imbabura Catalan Provincia de Imbabura CEB Provinz Imbabura German Provinco Imbabura Esperanto Provincia de Imbabura Spanish Imbabura probintzia Basque
Imbabura | |
|---|---|
Province | |
| Province of Imbabura | |
 Mount Imbabura from south-east. | |
 Flag | |
 Imbabura Province in Ecuador | |
 Cantons of Imbabura Province | |
| Country |  Ecuador |
| Capital | Ibarra |
| Government | |
| • Provincial Prefect | Richard Calderón |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,785 km2 (1,847 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 469,879 |
| • Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | ECT |
| Vehicle registration | I |
| HDI (2017) | 0.747[2] high · 7th |
Imbabura (Spanish pronunciation: [imbaˈβuɾa]) is a province located in the Andes of northern Ecuador. The capital is Ibarra. The people of the province speak Spanish, and a large portion of the population also speaks the Imbaburan Kichwa variety of the Quechua language.
The summit of Cotacachi Volcano at an elevation of 4,944 metres (16,220 ft) is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north-east of the town of Cotacachi. The volcano is located in the large Cotacachi Cayapas Ecological Reserve.
Imbabura Volcano is also located in the province. Best reached from the town of La Esperanza, the 4,609 metres (15,121 ft) high mountain can be climbed in a single day.
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Imbabura
- ^ Villalba, Juan. "Human Development Index in Ecuador". Scribd (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-02-05.
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