Cañar Province

This article is about the Ecuadorian province. For the canton, see Cañar Canton.

For other uses, see Cañar (disambiguation).

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.

Cañar
Province
Province of Cañar
Ingapirca
Flag
Cañar Province in Ecuador
Cantons of Cañar Province
Country	Ecuador
Established	November 4, 1880
Recognized	April 25, 1884
Named after	Cañari
Capital	Azogues
Largest city	La Troncal
Cantons	List of cantons Azogues Biblián Cañar Déleg El Tambo Suscal La Troncal
Government
• Prefect	Marcelo Jaramillo (RC)
• Vice Prefect	Ximena Andrade
• Governor	René Patricio Sarmiento
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	www.hcpcanar.gov.ec

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

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