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The planning zones of Ecuador are administrative organization entities made up of joint provinces or metropolitan districts in order to decentralize administrative activities of the Ecuadorian State.[1] The main agency in charge of zone planning is Senplades.
Planning zones
There are nine planning zones in Ecuador:[2]
- Ecuador Planning Zone 1 : Esmeraldas, Imbabura, Carchi, Sucumbíos
- Ecuador Planning Zone 2 : Pichincha, Napo, Orellana
- Ecuador Planning Zone 3 : Cotopaxi, Tungurahua, Chimborazo, Pastaza
- Ecuador Planning Zone 4 : Manabí, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas
- Ecuador Planning Zone 5 : Santa Elena, Guayas, Bolívar, Los Ríos, Galápagos
- Ecuador Planning Zone 6 : Cañar, Azuay, Morona Santiago
- Ecuador Planning Zone 7 : El Oro, Loja, Zamora Chinchipe
- Ecuador Planning Zone 8: Guayaquil, Samborondón, Durán
- Ecuador Planning Zone 9: Distrito Metropolitano de Quito
References
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