Cañar () is a province in Ecuador. The capital is Azogues. At the time of census 2010 the province had a population of 225,184.INEC, Población total y tasa brutas de natalidad, mortalidad general, mortalidad infantil y materna según regiones y provincias de residencia habitual, año 2005 , Retrieved October 13, 2007. 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 (km2), and the name of the canton seat or capital.Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
Canton Pop. (2019) Area (km2) Seat/Capital Azogues 85,030613 Azogues Biblián 23,590227 Biblián Cañar 68,1901,804 Cañar Déleg 6,76078 Déleg El Tambo 12,200 65 El Tambo Suscal 6,39031 Suscal La Troncal 74,680328 La Troncal
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See also Ingapirca Cañari Sangay National Park Provinces of Ecuador Cantons of Ecuador
References
External links Gobierno de la Provincia del Cañar, official website