Cañar | |
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Province | |
Province of Cañar | |
Country | Ecuador |
Capital | Azogues |
Government | |
• Provincial Prefect | Marcelo Jaramillo |
Area | |
• Total | 3,647 km2 (1,408 sq mi) |
Population (2022 census)
[1] | |
• Total | 227,578 |
• Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | ECT |
Vehicle registration | U |
HDI (2017) | 0.727
[2] high · 12th |
Website |
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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.
Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010: [4]
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 |
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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 |