Cañar Province

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Cañar
—  Province  —
Province of Cañar
Ingapirca

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Cañar Province in Ecuador
Cantons of Cañar Province
Country  Ecuador
Settled
Legal establishment
Capital Azogues
Government
 • Provincial Prefect Diego Ormaza (MPD)
Area
 • Total 3,146 km2 (1,215 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 223,563
 • Density 57/km2 (150/sq mi)
 • Population 2001 212,050
Time zone ECT
Website www.hcpcanar.gov.ec

Cañar is a province in Ecuador. The capital is Azogues. At the time of census 2005 the province had a population of 221,045. [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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[edit] Cantons

The province is divided into 6 cantons. The following table lists each with its population as of the 2001 census, its area in square kilometres (km²), and the name of the canton seat or capital.[2]

Canton Pop. (2001) Area (km²) Seat/Capital
Azogues 64,910 613 Azogues
Biblián 20,727 227 Biblián
Cañar 58,185 1,804 Cañar
Déleg 6,221 78 Déleg
El Tambo 8,251 65 El Tambo
Suscal 4,419 31 Suscal
La Troncal 10,000 328 La Troncal

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Coordinates: 2°44′S 78°50′W / 2.733°S 78.833°W / -2.733; -78.833

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