Cantons of Ecuador
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The Cantons of Ecuador are the second-level subdivisions of Ecuador, below the provinces. There are 226 cantons in the country, of which three are not in any province. The cantons are further sub-divided into parishes, which are classified as either urban or rural. Below is a list of cantons by province.
| Canton |
Pop. (2001) |
Area (km²) |
Seat/Capital |
| Camilo Ponce Enríquez |
|
|
Camilo Ponce Enríquez |
| Chordeleg |
10,859 |
105 |
Chordeleg |
| Cuenca |
417,632 |
3,086 |
Cuenca |
| El Pan |
3,075 |
132 |
El Pan |
| Girón |
12,583 |
347 |
Girón |
| Guachapala |
3,125 |
41 |
Guachapala |
| Gualaceo |
38,587 |
347 |
Gualaceo |
| Nabón |
15,121 |
636 |
Nabón |
| Oña |
3,231 |
295 |
Oña |
| Paute |
23,106 |
267 |
Paute |
| Pucará |
20,382 |
848 |
Pucará |
| San Fernando |
3,961 |
142 |
San Fernando |
| Santa Isabel |
18,015 |
781 |
Santa Isabel |
| Sevilla de Oro |
5,234 |
314 |
Sevilla de Oro |
| Sigsig |
24,635 |
657 |
Sigsig |
| Canton |
Pop. (2001) |
Area (km²) |
Seat/Capital |
| Alausí |
42,823 |
1,644 |
Alausí |
| Chambo |
10,541 |
163 |
Chambo |
| Chunchi |
12,474 |
273 |
Chunchi |
| Colta |
44,701 |
829 |
Cajabamba (a.k.a. Villa la Unión) |
| Cumandá |
9,395 |
159 |
Cumandá |
| Guamote |
35,210 |
1,216 |
Guamote |
| Guano |
37,888 |
460 |
Guano |
| Pallatanga |
10,800 |
377 |
Pallatanga |
| Penipe |
6,485 |
370 |
Penipe |
| Riobamba |
193,315 |
980 |
Riobamba |
| Canton |
Pop. (2001) |
Area (km²) |
Seat/Capital |
| La Maná |
32,115 |
647 |
La Maná |
| Latacunga |
143,979 |
1,377 |
Latacunga |
| Pangua |
19,877 |
715 |
El Corazón |
| Pujilí |
60,728 |
1,289 |
Pujilí |
| Salcedo |
51,304 |
484 |
San Miguel |
| Saquisilí |
20,815 |
206 |
Saquisilí |
| Sigchos |
20,722 |
1,267 |
Sigchos |
| Canton |
Pop. (2001) |
Area (km²) |
Seat/Capital |
| Arenillas |
22,477 |
803 |
Arenillas |
| Atahualpa |
5,479 |
278 |
Paccha |
| Balsas |
5,348 |
69 |
Balsas |
| Chilla |
2,665 |
328 |
Chilla |
| El Guabo |
41,078 |
603 |
El Guabo |
| Huaquillas |
40,285 |
72 |
Huaquillas |
| Las Lajas |
4,781 |
297 |
La Victoria |
| Machala |
217,696 |
338 |
Machala |
| Marcabelí |
4,930 |
147 |
Marcabelí |
| Pasaje |
62,959 |
452 |
Pasaje |
| Piñas |
23,246 |
615 |
Piñas |
| Portovelo |
11,024 |
282 |
Portovelo |
| Santa Rosa |
60,388 |
889 |
Santa Rosa |
| Zaruma |
23,407 |
645 |
Zaruma |
| Canton |
Pop. (2001) |
Area (km²) |
Seat/Capital |
| Atacames |
30,267 |
511 |
Atacames |
| Eloy Alfaro |
33,403 |
4,302 |
Valdez |
| Esmeraldas |
157,792 |
1,351 |
Esmeraldas |
| Muisne |
25,080 |
1,265 |
Muisne |
| Quinindé |
88,337 |
3,855 |
Rosa Zárate (a.k.a. Quinindé) |
| Río Verde |
22,164 |
1,506 |
Rioverde |
| San Lorenzo |
28,180 |
3,106 |
San Lorenzo |
| Canton |
Pop. (2001) |
Area (km²) |
Seat/Capital |
| Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno (Jujan) |
19,982 |
216 |
Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno (a.k.a. Jujan) |
| Balao |
17,262 |
465 |
Balao |
| Balzar (San Jacinto de Balzar) |
48,470 |
1,173 |
Balzar |
| Colimes |
21,049 |
758 |
Colimes |
| Coronel Marcelino Maridueña |
11,054 |
255 |
Coronel Marcelino Maridueña |
| Daule |
85,148 |
462 |
Daule |
| Durán |
178,714 |
339 |
Durán |
| El Empalme |
64,789 |
711 |
El Empalme (a.k.a. Velasco Ibarra) |
| El Triunfo |
34,117 |
389 |
El Triunfo |
| General Antonio Elizalde (Bucay) |
8,696 |
152 |
General Antonio Elizalde (a.k.a. Bucay) |
| Guayaquil |
2,039,789 |
5,237 |
Guayaquil |
| Isidro Ayora |
8,226 |
492 |
Isidro Ayora |
| Lomas de Sargentillo |
14,194 |
67 |
Lomas de Sargentillo |
| Milagro |
140,103 |
401 |
Milagro |
| Naranjal |
53,482 |
2,015 |
Naranjal |
| Naranjito |
31,756 |
226 |
Naranjito |
| Nobol |
14,753 |
128 |
Nobol (a.k.a. Narcisa de Jesús) |
| Palestina |
14,067 |
194 |
Palestina |
| Pedro Carbo |
36,711 |
927 |
Pedro Carbo |
| Playas (General Villamil Playas) |
30,045 |
269 |
Playas (a.k.a. General Villamil Playas) |
| Salitre (was Urbina Jado) |
50,379 |
390 |
El Salitre |
| Samborondón |
45,476 |
388 |
Samborondón |
| Santa Lucía |
33,868 |
348 |
Santa Lucía |
| Simón Bolívar |
20,385 |
289 |
Simón Bolívar |
| La Troncal |
44,268 |
324 |
La Troncal |
| Yaguachi |
47,630 |
512 |
Yaguachi (San Jacinto de Yaguachi) |
| Canton |
Pop. (2001) |
Area (km²) |
Seat/Capital |
| Calvas |
27,604 |
839 |
Cariamanga |
| Catamayo |
27,000 |
646 |
Catamayo |
| Celica |
13,358 |
518 |
Celica |
| Chaguarpamba |
7,898 |
311 |
Chaguarpamba |
| Espíndola |
15,750 |
514 |
Amaluza (Espíndola) |
| Gonzanamá |
14,987 |
693 |
Gonzanamá |
| Loja |
175,077 |
1,881 |
Loja |
| Macará |
18,350 |
575 |
Macará |
| Olmedo |
5,707 |
112 |
Olmedo |
| Paltas |
24,703 |
1,145 |
Catacocha |
| Pindal |
7,351 |
200 |
Pindal |
| Puyango |
15,505 |
634 |
Alamor |
| Quilanga |
4,582 |
235 |
Quilanga |
| Saraguro |
28,029 |
1,075 |
Saraguro |
| Sozoranga |
7,994 |
410 |
Sozoranga |
| Zapotillo |
10,940 |
1,209 |
Zapotillo |
| Canton |
Pop. (2001) |
Area (km²) |
Seat/Capital |
| Baba |
35,185 |
516 |
Baba |
| Babahoyo |
132,824 |
1,076 |
Babahoyo |
| Buena Fé |
47,361 |
569 |
San Jacinto de Buena Fe |
| Mocache |
33,481 |
562 |
Mocache |
| Montalvo |
20,067 |
362 |
Montalvo |
| Palenque |
20,658 |
570 |
Palenque |
| Pueblo Viejo |
29,420 |
338 |
Puebloviejo |
| Quevedo |
139,790 |
303 |
Quevedo |
| Quinsaloma |
|
|
Quinsaloma |
| Urdaneta |
25,812 |
377 |
Catarama |
| Valencia |
32,870 |
980 |
Valencia |
| Ventanas |
71,145 |
806 |
Ventanas |
| Vinces |
61,565 |
693 |
Vinces |
| Canton |
Pop. (2001) |
Area (km²) |
Seat/Capital |
| Bolívar |
35,627 |
537 |
Calceta |
| Chone |
117,634 |
3,017 |
Chone |
| El Carmen |
69,998 |
1,245 |
El Carmen |
| Flavio Alfaro |
25,390 |
1,343 |
Flavio Alfaro |
| Jama |
20,230 |
575 |
Jama |
| Jaramijó |
11,967 |
97 |
Jaramijó |
| Jipijapa |
65,796 |
1,401 |
Jipijapa |
| Junín |
18,491 |
246 |
Junín |
| Manta |
192,322 |
309 |
Manta |
| Montecristi |
43,400 |
734 |
Montecristi |
| Olmedo |
9,243 |
253 |
Olmedo |
| Paján |
35,952 |
1,079 |
Paján |
| Pedernales |
46,876 |
1,932 |
Pedernales |
| Pichincha |
29,945 |
1,067 |
Pichincha |
| Portoviejo |
238,430 |
955 |
Portoviejo |
| Puerto López |
16,626 |
420 |
Puerto López |
| Rocafuerte |
29,321 |
280 |
Rocafuerte |
| San Vicente |
19,116 |
718 |
San Vicente |
| Santa Ana |
45,287 |
1,022 |
Santa Ana |
| Sucre |
52,158 |
764 |
Bahía de Caráquez |
| Tosagua |
33,922 |
377 |
Tosagua |
| Veinticuatro de Mayo |
28,294 |
524 |
Sucre |
| Canton |
Pop. (2001) |
Area (km²) |
Seat/Capital |
| Gualaquiza |
15,288 |
2,203 |
Gualaquiza |
| Huamboya |
5,965 |
653 |
Huamboya |
| Limón Indanza |
10,192 |
2,101 |
General Leonidas Plaza Gutiérrez |
| Logroño |
4,621 |
1,218 |
Logroño |
| Morona |
31,379 |
5,095 |
Macas |
| Pablo Sexto |
1,188 |
1,371 |
Pablo Sexto |
| Palora |
6,317 |
1,436 |
Palora |
| San Juan Bosco |
3,131 |
1,047 |
San Juan Bosco |
| Santiago de Méndez (Santiago) |
9,841 |
1,691 |
Santiago de Méndez (Santiago) |
| Sucúa |
14,412 |
893 |
Sucúa |
| Taisha |
13,078 |
6,090 |
Taisha |
| Tiwintza |
|
|
Santiago |
| Canton |
Pop. (2001) |
Area (km²) |
Seat/Capital |
| Cayambe |
69,800 |
1,189 |
Cayambe |
| Mejía |
62,888 |
1,476 |
Machachi |
| Pedro Moncayo |
25,594 |
336 |
Tabacundo |
| Pedro Vicente Maldonado |
9,965 |
620 |
Pedro Vicente Maldonado |
| Puerto Quito |
17,100 |
683 |
Puerto Quito |
| Quito |
1,839,853 |
4,183 |
Quito |
| Rumiñahui |
65,882 |
139 |
Sangolquí |
| San Miguel de Los Bancos |
10,717 |
839 |
San Miguel de los Bancos |
| Canton |
Pop. (2001) |
Area (km²) |
Seat/Capital |
| Cascales |
7,409 |
1,248 |
El Dorado de Cascales |
| Cuyabeno |
6,643 |
3875 |
Tarapoa |
| Gonzalo Pizarro |
6,964 |
2,223 |
Lumbaqui |
| Lago Agrio |
66,788 |
3,139 |
Nueva Loja (Lago Agrio) |
| Putumayo |
6,171 |
3,559 |
Puerto Carmen |
| Shushufindi |
32,184 |
2,463 |
Shushufindi |
| Sucumbíos |
2,836 |
1,502 |
La Bonita |
| Canton |
Pop. (2001) |
Area (km²) |
Seat/Capital |
| Ambato |
287,282 |
1,009 |
Ambato (San Juan de Ambato) |
| Baños |
16,112 |
1,065 |
Baños de Agua Santa (Baños de Agua Santa) |
| Cevallos |
6,873 |
19 |
Cevallos |
| Mocha |
6,371 |
86 |
Mocha |
| Patate |
11,771 |
315 |
Patate |
| Pelileo |
48,988 |
202 |
Pelileo (San Pedro de Pelileo) |
| Píllaro |
34,925 |
443 |
Píllaro (Santiago de Píllaro) |
| Quero |
18,187 |
173 |
Quero (Santiago de Quero) |
| Tisaleo |
10,525 |
59 |
Tisaleo |
| Canton |
Pop. (2001) |
Area (km²) |
Seat/Capital |
| Centinela del Cóndor |
7,230 |
519 |
Zumbi |
| Chinchipe |
8,495 |
1,194 |
Zumba |
| El Pangui |
7,441 |
614 |
El Pangui |
| Nangaritza |
4,797 |
2,096 |
Guayzimi (Nangaritza) |
| Palanda |
7,066 |
1,925 |
Palanda |
| Paquisha |
|
|
Paquisha |
| Yacuambi |
5,229 |
1,242 |
Yacuambi |
| Yantzaza |
14,552 |
990 |
Yantzaza |
| Zamora |
21,791 |
1,876 |
Zamora |
[edit] No provinces
Three cantons are not part of any province.
[edit] Authorities
In each canton there is a jefe político, chosen by, and representing the interests of, the president. There are also a mayor (alcalde) and a municipal council (concejo municipal), chosen by popular vote.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
