Cañar Province
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For other uses, see Cañar (disambiguation).
Cañar | |||
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Province | |||
Province of Cañar | |||
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Cañar Province in Ecuador |
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Cantons of Cañar Province |
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Country | Ecuador | ||
Capital | Azogues | ||
Government | |||
• Provincial Prefect | Diego Ormaza (MPD) | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 3,146.08 km2 (1,214.71 sq mi) | ||
Population (2010 census) | |||
• Total | 225,184 | ||
• Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | ECT | ||
Vehicle registration | U | ||
Website | www |
Cañar is a province in Ecuador. The capital is Azogues. At the time of census 2010 the province had a population of 225,184.[1] 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.
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Cantons[edit]
The province is divided into 6 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.[2]
Canton | Pop. (2010) | Area (km²) | Seat/Capital |
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Azogues | 70,064 | 613 | Azogues |
Biblián | 20,817 | 227 | Biblián |
Cañar | 59,323 | 1,804 | Cañar |
Déleg | 6,100 | 78 | Déleg |
El Tambo | 9,475 | 65 | El Tambo |
Suscal | 5,016 | 31 | Suscal |
La Troncal | 54,389 | 328 | La Troncal |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
External links[edit]
- (Spanish) Gobierno de la Provincia del Cañar, official website
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