La Providencia: facts

At a glance

• Country: Ecuador
• Region: Chimborazo Province
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Coordinates: 1.5521° S, 78.5433° W
• Time zone: America/Guayaquil (UTC-05:00)
• Currency: Dollar (USD)
• Distance to the capital, Quito: 147 km (91 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX): 72 km (45 mi), straight line
• Coronel E Carvajal Airport (XMS): 95 km (59 mi), straight line
• Mariscal Lamar Airport (CUE): 157 km (97 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Guanando: 0.7 km (0.4 mi)
• Penipe: 2.0 km (1.3 mi)
• San Antonio de Bayushig: 2.6 km (1.6 mi)
• San Jose de Chazo: 2.7 km (1.6 mi)
• Matus: 4.6 km (2.8 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Riobamba, 18 km (11 mi)