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This is a list of national parks in Ecuador.

National parks edit

There are 11 national parks:^[1]

Name	Location	Area	Established
Cayambe-Coca	Imbabura, Pichincha, Sucumbíos and Napo Province	403,103 ha (1,556 sq mi)	1970
Cotopaxi	Cotopaxi, Napo, and Pichincha Province	33,393 ha (129 sq mi)	1975
El Cajas	Azuay Province	28,540 ha (110 sq mi)	1996
Galápagos	Galápagos Province	799,540 ha (3,087 sq mi)	1959
Llanganates	Cotopaxi, Napo, Pastaza and Tungurahua Province	219,707 ha (848 sq mi)	1996
Machalilla	Manabí Province	75,059 ha (290 sq mi)	1979
Podocarpus	Loja and Zamora-Chinchipe Province	146,280 ha (565 sq mi)	1982
Sangay	Morona Santiago, Chimborazo and Tungurahua Province	517,765 ha (1,999 sq mi)	1979
Sumaco Napo-Galeras	Napo, Orellana and Sucumbíos Province	206,749 ha (798 sq mi)	1994
Yacurí	Zamora Chinchipe and Loja Province	43,100 ha (166 sq mi)	2009
Yasuní	Napo and Pastaza Province	982,300 ha (3,793 sq mi)	1979

National Reserves edit

Ecological reserves edit

There are 9 national ecological reserves:^[2]

Arenillas Ecological Reserve
Manglares Churute Ecological Reserve
Antisana Ecological Reserve
Cotacachi Cayapas Ecological Reserve
El Angel Ecological Reserve
Illinizas Ecological Reserve
Manglares Cayapas Mataje Ecological Reserve
Cofán-Bemejo Ecological Reserve
Mache-Chindul Ecological Reserve

Biological reserves edit

There are 4 National biological reserves:^[3]

Cerro Plateado (Silver Hill) Biological Reserve
El Quimi Biological Reserve
El Cóndor Biological Reserve
Limoncocha National Biological Reserve

Geobotanical reserve edit

There is one National geobotanical reserve:^[4]

Pululahua Geobotanical Reserve

Wildlife refuges edit

There are 10 National wildlife refuges:^[5]

Pasochoa Wildlife Refuges
Isla Santa Clara Wildlife Refuges
Isla Corazón y Fragata Wildlife Refuges
La Chiquita Wildlife Refuges
El Zarza Wildlife Refuges
El Pambilar Wildlife Refuges
Pacoche Wildlife Refuges
El Morro Swamps Wildlife Refuges
Rio Muisne Estuary Swampland Wildlife Refuges
Rio Esmereldas Estuary Swampland Wildlife Refuges

Private Reserves edit

In addition to the many National reserves, refuges and parks in Ecuador there are some privately owned and operated reserves and refuges not listed on this page which is exclusively National Parks and other National Ecological Assets.

References edit

^ "National Parks of Ecuador". Ministerio del Ambiente, Ecuador. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
^ "Ecological Reserves of Ecuador". Ministerio del Ambiente, Ecuador. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
^ "Biological Reserves of Ecuador". Ministerio del Ambiente, Ecuador. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
^ "Geobotanical Reserves of Ecuador". Ministerio del Ambiente, Ecuador. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
^ "Wildlife Refuges of Ecuador". Ministerio del Ambiente, Ecuador. Retrieved 2011-07-15.