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The Cantons of Ecuador are the second-level subdivisions of Ecuador, below the provinces. There are 221 cantons in the country,[1] of which three are not in any province[clarification needed]. 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Paquisha |
Yacuambi |
5,229 |
1,242 |
Yacuambi |
Yantzaza |
14,552 |
990 |
Yantzaza |
Zamora |
21,791 |
1,876 |
Zamora |
No provinces
Three cantons are not part of any province.
Authorities
In each canton there is a jefe político, chosen by, and representing the interests of, the president. There is also a mayor (alcalde) and a municipal council (concejo municipal), chosen by popular vote.
See also
References
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