| Cañar |
| — Province — |
| Province of Cañar |
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Ingapirca |
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Cañar Province in Ecuador |
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Cantons of Cañar Province |
| Country |
 Ecuador |
| Settled |
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| Legal establishment |
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| 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.
[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]
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Coordinates: 2°44′S 78°50′W / 2.733°S 78.833°W / -2.733; -78.833
Ecuador
