| Los Rios | |
| Official Name: | Provincia de Los Rios |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Image Map1: | Cantones de Los Ríos.png |
| Map Caption1: | Cantons of Los Ríos Province |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Ecuador |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Babahoyo |
| Parts Type: | Cantons |
| Parts Style: | coll |
| Parts: | List of Cantons |
| Government Type: | Provincial |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Established Title: | Created |
| Established Date: | October 6, 1860. |
| Founder: | Legislative decree. |
| Named For: | High number of existing rivers. |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 7238 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 census |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 898652 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
| Population Blank1: | 326122 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Population 2001 |
| Population Blank2: | 668309 |
| Timezone1: | ECT |
| Utc Offset1: | -5 |
| Registration Plate: | R |
| Blank Name Sec2: | HDI (2017) |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0.705[2] · 22nd |
Los Ríos (pronounced as /es/) is a province in Ecuador. The capital is Babahoyo. The province was founded on October 6, 1860. Under legislative decree. Babahoyo was made its capital on September 30, 1948.
Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:[3]
The province's economy is largely based on its agriculture: coffee, cacao, bananas, rice, tobacco, etc. Its small industrial sector produces paper, sugar, and wood crafts. Recently developed tourist attractions include fishing and native rituals.
The province is divided into 13 cantons. The following table lists each with its population at the time of the 2010 census, its area in square kilometres (km2), and the name of the canton seat or capital.[4]
| Canton | Pop. (2010) | Area (km2) | Seat/Capital | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39,681 | 516 | Baba | ||
| 153,773 | 1,076 | Babahoyo | ||
| 63,148 | 569 | San Jacinto de Buena Fe | ||
| 38,392 | 562 | Mocache | ||
| 24,164 | 362 | Montalvo | ||
| 22,320 | 570 | Palenque | ||
| 36,477 | 338 | Puebloviejo | ||
| 173,575 | 303 | Quevedo | ||
| 16,476 | 280 | Quinsaloma | ||
| 29,263 | 377 | Catarama | ||
| 42,556 | 980 | Valencia | ||
| 71,093 | 288 | Ventanas | ||
| 71,736 | 693 | Vinces |