Cañar () is a province in Ecuador. The capital is Azogues. At the time of census 2010 the province had a population of 225,184. 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:

  • 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 (km<sup>2</sup>), and the name of the canton seat or capital.

{| class="wikitable sortable"

! Canton !! Pop. (2019) !! Area (km<sup>2</sup>) !! Seat/Capital

|-

| Azogues || align=right|85,030

| align="right" |613 || Azogues

|-

| Biblián || align=right|23,590

| align="right" |227 || Biblián

|-

| Cañar || align=right|68,190

| align="right" |1,804 || Cañar

|-

| Déleg || align=right|6,760

| align="right" |78 || Déleg

|-

| El Tambo || align=right|12,200 || align="right" |65 || El Tambo

|-

| Suscal || align=right|6,390

| align="right" |31 || Suscal

|-

| La Troncal || align=right|74,680

| align="right" |328 || La Troncal

|}

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See also

  • Ingapirca
  • Cañari
  • Sangay National Park
  • Provinces of Ecuador
  • Cantons of Ecuador

References

  • Gobierno de la Provincia del Cañar, official website