Ecuador Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Regions and planning areas=== [[File:Cascada Cabellera de la Virgen, Baños.jpg|upright|thumb|Cabellera de la Virgen waterfall in [[Baños de Agua Santa]], Tungurahua Province]] Regionalization, or zoning, is the union of two or more adjoining provinces in order to decentralize the administrative functions of the capital, Quito. In Ecuador, there are seven regions, or zones, each shaped by the following provinces: * Region 1 (42,126 km<sup>2</sup>, or 16,265 mi<sup>2</sup>): [[Esmeraldas (province)|Esmeraldas]], [[Carchi]], [[Imbabura Province|Imbabura]], and [[Sucumbios]]. Administrative city: [[Ibarra, Ecuador|Ibarra]] * Region 2 (43,498 km<sup>2</sup>, or 16,795 mi<sup>2</sup>): [[Pichincha (province)|Pichincha]], [[Napo (province)|Napo]], and [[Orellana Province|Orellana]]. Administrative city: [[Tena, Ecuador|Tena]] * Region 3 (44,710 km<sup>2</sup>, or 17,263 mi<sup>2</sup>): [[Chimborazo (province)|Chimborazo]], [[Tungurahua (province)|Tungurahua]], [[Pastaza (province)|Pastaza]], and [[Cotopaxi (province)|Cotopaxi]]. Administrative city: [[Riobamba, Ecuador|Riobamba]] * Region 4 (22,257 km<sup>2</sup>, or 8,594 mi<sup>2</sup>): [[Manabí Province|Manabí]] and [[Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas]]. Administrative city: [[Ciudad Alfaro, Ecuador|Ciudad Alfaro]] * Region 5 (38,420 km<sup>2</sup>, or 14,834 mi<sup>2</sup>): [[Santa Elena Province|Santa Elena]], [[Guayas (province)|Guayas]], [[Los Ríos Province|Los Ríos]], [[Galápagos Province|Galápagos]], and [[Bolívar Province (Ecuador)|Bolívar]]. Administrative city: [[Milagro, Ecuador|Milagro]] * Region 6 (38,237 km<sup>2</sup>, or 14,763 mi<sup>2</sup>): [[Cañar Province, Ecuador|Cañar]], [[Azuay]], and [[Morona Santiago]]. Administrative city: [[Cuenca (Ecuador)|Cuenca]] * Region 7 (27,571 km<sup>2</sup>, or 10,645 mi<sup>2</sup>): [[El Oro Province|El Oro]], [[Loja Province|Loja]], and [[Zamora Chinchipe]]. Administrative city: [[Loja, Ecuador|Loja]] [[Quito]] and [[Guayaquil]] are Metropolitan Districts. [[Galápagos]], despite being included within Region 5,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.planificacion.gob.ec/3-niveles-administrativos-de-planificacion |title=Niveles administrativos de planificación |publisher=Secretaría Nacional de Planificación y Desarrollo |access-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924073955/http://www.planificacion.gob.ec/3-niveles-administrativos-de-planificacion/ |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> is also under a special unit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mcpec.gob.ec/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1047&Itemid=108 |title=Región 4 – Santo Domingo, Manabí y Galápagos |publisher=Ministry of Production, Employment and Competitiveness Coordination |access-date=20 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111127225748/http://www.mcpec.gob.ec/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1047&Itemid=108 |archive-date=27 November 2011 }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page