Cañar Province
Province of Ecuador
Province in Ecuador
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Flag
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Cañar Province in Ecuador
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Cantons of Cañar Province
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List of cantons
- Azogues
- Biblián
- Cañar
- Déleg
- El Tambo
- Suscal
- La Troncal
(2022 census)[1]
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Cañar (Spanish pronunciation: [kaˈɲaɾ]) is a province in Ecuador. The capital is Azogues. At the time of census 2010 the province had a population of 225,184.[3] It contains the 16th-century ruins of Ingapirca, the best-known Inca settlement in Ecuador and a product of their conquest of the indigenous Cañari.
Demographics
Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:[4]
- Mestizo 76.7%
- Indigenous 15.2%
- White 4.3%
- Afro-Ecuadorian 2.6%
- Montubio 1.1%
- Other 0.2%
Cantons
The province is divided into 7 cantons. The following table lists each with its population at the time of the 2001 census, its area in square kilometres (km²), and the name of the canton seat or capital.[5]
Canton | Pop. (2019) | Area (km²) | Seat/Capital |
---|---|---|---|
Azogues | 85,030 | 613 | Azogues |
Biblián | 23,590 | 227 | Biblián |
Cañar | 68,190 | 1,804 | Cañar |
Déleg | 6,760 | 78 | Déleg |
El Tambo | 12,200 | 65 | El Tambo |
Suscal | 6,390 | 31 | Suscal |
La Troncal | 74,680 | 328 | La Troncal |
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See also
References
- ^ Citypopulation.de
- ^ Villalba, Juan. "Human Development Index in Ecuador". Scribd (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-02-05.
- ^ INEC, Población total y tasa brutas de natalidad, mortalidad general, mortalidad infantil y materna según regiones y provincias de residencia habitual, año 2005 Archived 2008-02-06 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved October 13, 2007.
- ^ "Resultados" (PDF).
- ^ Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
External links
- (in Spanish) Gobierno de la Provincia del Cañar, official website
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