Ecuadorian Planning Zones
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. The main agency in charge of zone planning is Senplades. Planning zones There are nine planning zones in Ecuador: 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 Autonomous regions Public administration Land administration