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Ecuador Map & Atlas

Political, physical and population maps of Ecuador with its 24 first-level divisions, the capital Quito and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of Ecuador

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 24 units

Ecuador is divided into 24 first-level administrative divisions:

AzuayBolivarCañarCarchiChimborazoCotopaxiEl OroEsmeraldasGalápagosGuayasImbaburaLojaLos RiosManabiMorona SantiagoNapoOrellanaPastazaPichinchaSanta ElenaSanto Domingo de los TsáchilasSucumbiosTungurahuaZamora Chinchipe

Largest cities in Ecuador

Urban-area estimates · Natural Earth
#CityPopulation
1Guayaquil2,514,000
2QuitoCapital1,701,000
3Cuenca286,878
4Ambato281,425
5Portoviejo213,601
6Machala213,034
7Manta183,166
8Sangolquí178,582
9Esmeraldas173,101
10Riobamba172,464

Guayaquil is the largest urban area in Ecuador with about 2,514,000 people; the capital, Quito, has about 1,701,000.

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth rivers & lakes

Highest terrain in Ecuador: ≈ 6,262 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

🌊 Rivers

  • Santiago
  • Napo
  • Tumbes
  • Putumayo
  • Mira

🏞️ Lakes

No major lakes at this scale.

Ethnic groups in Ecuador

CIA World Factbook · 2022
Mestizo
77.5%Montubio
7.7%Indigenous
7.7%White
2.2%Afroecuadorian
2%Mulatto
1.4%Black
1.3%other
0.1%

Mestizo (mixed Indigenous and White) 77.5%, Montubio 7.7%, Indigenous 7.7%, White 2.2%, Afroecuadorian 2%, Mulatto 1.4%, Black 1.3%, other 0.1% (2022 est.)

Regionally, Mestizo is the most common ethnic group across most of the 24 divisions, while Indigenous predominates in 2 divisions (Napo, Morona Santiago).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2022 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Religions in Ecuador

CIA World Factbook · 2023
Roman Catholic
68.2%Protestant
19%Jehovah's Witness
1.4%other
2.3%none
8.2%

Roman Catholic 68.2%, Protestant 19% (Evangelical 18.3%, Adventist 0.6%, other Protestant 0.2%), Jehovah's Witness 1.4%, other 2.3%, none 8.2% don't know/no response 1% (2023 est.)

Regionally, Roman Catholic is the most common religious group across most of the 24 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2023 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Languages in Ecuador

CIA World Factbook · 2022
Spanish
98.6%indigenous
3.9%foreign
2.8%other
0.6%

Spanish (Castilian; official) 98.6%, indigenous 3.9% (Quechua 3.2%, other indigenous 0.7%), foreign 2.8%, other 0.6% (includes Ecuadorian sign language) (2022 est.)

Regionally, Spanish is the most common language group across most of the 24 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2022 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.