| Official Name: | Riobamba Canton |
| Settlement Type: | Canton |
| Image Map1: | Parroquias del Cantón Riobamba.JPG |
| Map Caption1: | Parishes of Riobamba Canton |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Ecuador |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Riobamba |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 997.9 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 census |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 260882 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | ECT |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | -1.6743°N -78.6483°W |
Riobamba Canton is one of ten cantons of the Chimborazo Province in Ecuador. Its population at the 2010 census was 225,741.[2] Its capital is the town of Riobamba.
The canton is divided into 16 parishes, five urban parishes, Lizarzaburu, Maldonado, Velasco, Veloz and Yaruquíes, and eleven rural parishes: Cacha, Calpi, Cubijíes, Flores, Licán, Licto, Pungalá, Punín, Químiag, San Juan and San Luís.
| Parish | Inhabitants (2010)[3] |
|---|---|
| Total | 225,741 |
| Riobamba (urban) | 156,723 |
| Rural area | 69,018 |
| 3,160 | |
| 6,469 | |
| 2,514 | |
| 4,546 | |
| 7,963 | |
| 7,807 | |
| 5,954 | |
| 5,976 | |
| 5,257 | |
| 7,370 | |
| 12,002 | |