This is a list of national parks in Ecuador .
National parks
There are 11 national parks:[ 1]
Name
Photo
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
Ecological reserves
There are 9 national ecological reserves:[ 2]
Biological reserves
There are 4 National biological reserves:[ 3]
Geobotanical reserve
There is one National geobotanical reserve:[ 4]
Wildlife refuges
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
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
External links
National Parks Biological Reserves Ecological Reserves Geobotanical Reserves Wildlife Reserves Wildlife Refuges National Recreational Parks Binational Parks Marine Reserves
