Coast - provinces : LOS RIOS
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LOS RIOS
Capital: Babahoyo
Surface Area: 5850.1 km2
Population: 662884 inhabitants
(Telephone) Area Code: 05
The growth rate of the urban population of this province is high, relative to Guayas and Pichincha.
The average temperatures range between 22 and 33 degrees Celsius. In summer, from June to November, the weather is dry, with cool temperatures. During the winter, from December to July, it is rainy and hot.
The main agricultural products are cocoa, coffee, bananas and rice. The main economic activities include fisheries, livestock and trade of agricultural products for export and domestic market supply such as corn, beans, cocoa, coffee, bananas, sorghum and soybeans, among others.
