Ecuador Department was one of the

departments of Gran Colombia The Republic of Gran Colombia was a former independent country in northern South America, a post-Spanish colonial country that existed from 1819 to 1831. Its initial subdivisions, created in 1820, were revised and expanded in 1824. 1820 Departmen ...

. It had borders to: *

Azuay Department Azuay Department was created with the 1824 reform of the subdivisions of Gran Colombia. * Cuenca Province - Capital: Cuenca. Cantons: Cuenca, Cañar, Gualaseo y Girón. * Loja Province - Capital: Loja. Cantons: Loja, Catacocha, Cariamanga y Z ...

in the South. *

Guayaquil Department Guayaquil Department was one of the departments of Gran Colombia. It bordered * Ecuador Department in the East * Azuay Department in the South * Pacific Ocean in the West Subdivisions 2 provincias y 9 cantones: * Guayaquil Province. Capital: ...

in the West.

Subdivisions

3 provincias and 15 cantones: *

Pichincha Province Pichincha () is a province of Ecuador located in the northern Sierra region; its capital and largest city is Quito. It is bordered by Imbabura and Esmeraldas to the north, Cotopaxi and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas to the south, Napo and ...

. Capital: Quito. Cantones: Quito, Machachi, Latacunga, Quijos y Esmeraldas. *

Imbabura Province Imbabura () is a province located in the Andes of northern Ecuador. The capital is Ibarra. The people of the province speak Spanish, and a large portion of the population also speaks the Imbaburan Kichwa variety of the Quechua language. The s ...

. Capital: Ibarra. Cantones: Ibarra, Otavalo, Cotacachi y Cayambe. *

Chimborazo Province Chimborazo () is a province in the central Ecuadorian Andes. It is a home to a section of Sangay National Park. The capital is Riobamba. The province contains Chimborazo (6,267 m), Ecuador's highest mountain. Cantons The province is divided ...

. Capital: Riobamba. Cantones: Riobamba, Ambato, Guano, Guaranda, Alausí y Macas. {{coord, 0, 13, S, 78, 31, W, source:eswiki_type:adm1st, display=title Departments of Gran Colombia