Cañar Province

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.[2] 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.

Cañar
Province
Ingapirca
Flag of Cañar
Official seal of Cañar
Cañar Province in Ecuador
Cañar Province in Ecuador
Cantons of Cañar Province
Cantons of Cañar Province
Country Ecuador
CapitalAzogues
Government
  Provincial PrefectMarcelo Jaramillo
Area
  Total3,146.08 km2 (1,214.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 census)
  Total225,184
  Density72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneECT
Vehicle registrationU
HDI (2017)0.727[1]
high · 12th
Websitewww.hcpcanar.gov.ec

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.[3]

CantonPop. (2019)Area (km²)Seat/Capital
Azogues85,030 613Azogues
Biblián23,590 227Biblián
Cañar68,190 1,804Cañar
Déleg6,760 78Déleg
El Tambo12,20065El Tambo
Suscal6,390 31Suscal
La Troncal74,680 328La Troncal

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References

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