Ecuador Department

Location of Ecuador Department in Gran Colombia

Ecuador Department was one of the departments of Gran Colombia created in 1824.

It had borders to:

• Azuay Department in the South.
• Guayaquil Department in the West.

Subdivisions

3 provincias and 15 cantones:

• Pichincha Province. Capital: Quito. Cantones: Quito, Machachi, Latacunga, Quijos y Esmeraldas.
• Imbabura Province. Capital: Ibarra. Cantones: Ibarra, Otavalo, Cotacachi y Cayambe.
• Chimborazo Province. Capital: Riobamba. Cantones: Riobamba, Ambato, Guano, Guaranda, Alausí y Macas.