Macará Canton

Macará Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Loja Province. Its capital is the town of Macará. Its population at the 2001 census was 18,350.^[2]

Macará Canton
Canton
Location of Loja Province in Ecuador.
Macará Canton in Loja Province
Coordinates: 4°23′S 79°57′W
Country	Ecuador
Province	Loja Province
Area
• Total	573.1 km2 (221.3 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census)[1]
• Total	18,215
• Density	32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (ECT)

The Macará River runs through the canton.

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:^[3]

• Mestizo 90.5%
• White 4.7%
• Afro-Ecuadorian 4.2%
• Montubio 0.3%
• Indigenous 0.1%
• Other 0.1%