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.
There are or were four areas that are non-delimited. These locations are:
Las Golondrinas: In a referendum held on April 3, 2016, 56.9% of voters voted in favor of Las Golondrinas being incorporated into the Imbabura Province.[2]
La Manga del Cura: In a referendum held on September 27, 2015, 64.2% of the voters voted in favor of La Manga del Cura being incorporated into the Manabí Province.[3]
Matilde Esther (surrounded by Los Ríos, Guayas and Bolívar)
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.
^presidencia.gob.ec (ed.). "De 221 cantones de la Patria, en 198 vence la Revolución Ciudadana".
^"Las Golondrinas le pertenece a Imbabura" (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 October 2016.
^"La Manga del Cura decide pertenecer a Manabí" (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 September 2015.
Statoids: Cantons of Ecuador
December 28, 2022
cantons, ecuador, second, level, subdivisions, ecuador, below, provinces, there, cantons, country, which, three, province, clarification, needed, cantons, further, divided, into, parishes, which, classified, either, urban, rural, below, list, cantons, province. 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 Cantons of Ecuador Contents 1 Azuay Province 2 Bolivar Province 3 Canar Province 4 Carchi Province 5 Chimborazo Province 6 Cotopaxi Province 7 El Oro Province 8 Esmeraldas Province 9 Galapagos Province 10 Guayas Province 11 Imbabura Province 12 Loja Province 13 Los Rios Province 14 Manabi Province 15 Morona Santiago Province 16 Napo Province 17 Orellana Province 18 Pastaza Province 19 Pichincha Province 20 Santa Elena Province 21 Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas Province 22 Sucumbios Province 23 Tungurahua Province 24 Zamora Chinchipe Province 25 No provinces 26 Authorities 27 See also 28 ReferencesAzuay Province EditCanton Pop 2001 Area km2 Seat CapitalCamilo Ponce Enriquez Camilo Ponce EnriquezChordeleg 10 859 105 ChordelegCuenca 417 632 3 086 CuencaEl Pan 3 075 132 El PanGiron 12 583 347 GironGuachapala 3 125 41 GuachapalaGualaceo 38 587 347 GualaceoNabon 15 121 636 NabonOna 3 231 295 OnaPaute 23 106 267 PautePucara 20 382 848 PucaraSan Fernando 3 961 142 San FernandoSanta Isabel 18 015 781 Santa IsabelSevilla de Oro 5 234 314 Sevilla de OroSigsig 24 635 657 SigsigBolivar Province EditCanton Pop 2001 Area km2 Seat CapitalCaluma 11 074 175 CalumaChillanes 18 685 655 ChillanesChimbo 15 005 262 ChimboEcheandia 10 951 230 EcheandiaGuaranda 81 643 1 888 GuarandaLas Naves 5 265 147 Las NavesSan Miguel 26 747 570 San MiguelCanar Province EditCanton Pop 2001 Area km2 Seat CapitalAzogues 64 910 613 AzoguesLa Troncal 44 389 613 La TroncalBiblian 20 727 227 BiblianCanar 58 185 1 804 CanarDeleg 6 221 78 DelegEl Tambo 8 251 65 El TamboSuscal 4 419 31 SuscalCarchi Province EditCanton Pop 2001 Area km2 Seat CapitalBolivar 13 898 353 BolivarEspejo 13 515 554 El AngelMira 12 919 588 MiraMontufar 28 576 383 San GabrielSan Pedro de Huaca 6 856 71 HuacaTulcan 77 175 1 801 TulcanChimborazo Province EditCanton Pop 2001 Area km2 Seat CapitalAlausi 42 823 1 644 AlausiChambo 10 541 163 ChamboChunchi 12 474 273 ChunchiColta 44 701 829 Cajabamba also known as Villa la Union Cumanda 9 395 159 CumandaGuamote 35 210 1 216 GuamoteGuano 37 888 460 GuanoPallatanga 10 800 377 PallatangaPenipe 6 485 370 PenipeRiobamba 193 315 980 RiobambaCotopaxi Province EditCanton Pop 2001 Area km2 Seat CapitalLa Mana 32 115 647 La ManaLatacunga 143 979 1 377 LatacungaPangua 19 877 715 El CorazonPujili 60 728 1 289 PujiliSalcedo 51 304 484 San MiguelSaquisili 20 815 206 SaquisiliSigchos 20 722 1 267 SigchosEl Oro Province EditCanton Pop 2001 Area km2 Seat CapitalArenillas 22 477 803 ArenillasAtahualpa 5 479 278 PacchaBalsas 5 348 69 BalsasChilla 2 665 328 ChillaEl Guabo 41 078 603 El GuaboHuaquillas 40 285 72 HuaquillasLas Lajas 4 781 297 La VictoriaMachala 217 696 338 MachalaMarcabeli 4 930 147 MarcabeliPasaje 62 959 452 PasajePinas 23 246 615 PinasPortovelo 11 024 282 PortoveloSanta Rosa 60 388 889 Santa RosaZaruma 23 407 645 ZarumaEsmeraldas Province EditCanton Pop 2001 Area km2 Seat CapitalAtacames 30 267 511 AtacamesEloy Alfaro 33 403 4 302 ValdezEsmeraldas 157 792 1 351 EsmeraldasMuisne 25 080 1 265 MuisneQuininde 88 337 3 855 Rosa Zarate also known as Quininde Rio Verde 22 164 1 506 Rio VerdeSan Lorenzo 28 180 3 106 San LorenzoGalapagos Province EditCanton Pop 2001 Area km2 Seat CapitalIsabela 1 619 5 368 Puerto VillamilSan Cristobal 5 633 849 Puerto Baquerizo MorenoSanta Cruz 11 388 1 794 Puerto AyoraGuayas Province EditCanton Pop 2001 Area km2 Seat CapitalAlfredo Baquerizo Moreno Jujan 19 982 216 Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno also known as Jujan Balao 17 262 465 BalaoBalzar San Jacinto de Balzar 48 470 1 173 BalzarColimes 21 049 758 ColimesCoronel Marcelino Mariduena 11 054 255 Coronel Marcelino MariduenaDaule 85 148 462 DauleDuran 178 714 339 DuranEl Empalme 64 789 711 El Empalme also known as Velasco Ibarra El Triunfo 34 117 389 El TriunfoGeneral Antonio Elizalde Bucay 8 696 152 General Antonio Elizalde also known as Bucay Guayaquil 2 039 789 5 237 GuayaquilIsidro Ayora 8 226 492 Isidro AyoraLomas de Sargentillo 14 194 67 Lomas de SargentilloMilagro 140 103 401 MilagroNaranjal 53 482 2 015 NaranjalNaranjito 31 756 226 NaranjitoNobol 14 753 128 Nobol also known as Narcisa de Jesus Palestina 14 067 194 PalestinaPedro Carbo 36 711 927 Pedro CarboPlayas General Villamil Playas 30 045 269 Playas also known as General Villamil Playas Salitre was Urbina Jado 50 379 390 El SalitreSamborondon 45 476 388 SamborondonSanta Lucia 33 868 348 Santa LuciaSimon Bolivar 20 385 289 Simon BolivarYaguachi 47 630 512 Yaguachi San Jacinto de Yaguachi Imbabura Province EditCanton Pop 2001 Pop 2010 Area km2 Seat CapitalAntonio Ante 36 053 43 518 81 AtuntaquiCotacachi 37 215 40 036 1 726 CotacachiIbarra 153 256 181 175 1 093 IbarraOtavalo 90 188 104 874 500 OtavaloPimampiro 12 951 12 970 437 PimampiroSan Miguel de Urcuqui 14 381 15 671 779 UrcuquiLoja Province EditCanton Pop 2001 Area km2 Seat CapitalCalvas 27 604 839 CariamangaCatamayo 27 000 646 CatamayoCelica 13 358 518 CelicaChaguarpamba 7 898 311 ChaguarpambaEspindola 15 750 514 Amaluza Espindola Gonzanama 14 987 693 GonzanamaLoja 175 077 1 881 LojaMacara 18 350 575 MacaraOlmedo 5 707 112 OlmedoPaltas 24 703 1 145 CatacochaPindal 7 351 200 PindalPuyango 15 505 634 AlamorQuilanga 4 582 235 QuilangaSaraguro 28 029 1 075 SaraguroSozoranga 7 994 410 SozorangaZapotillo 10 940 1 209 ZapotilloLos Rios Province EditCanton Pop 2001 Area km2 Seat CapitalBaba 35 185 516 BabaBabahoyo 132 824 1 076 BabahoyoBuena Fe 47 361 569 San Jacinto de Buena FeMocache 33 481 562 MocacheMontalvo 20 067 362 MontalvoPalenque 20 658 570 PalenquePueblo Viejo 29 420 338 PuebloviejoQuevedo 139 790 303 QuevedoQuinsaloma QuinsalomaUrdaneta 25 812 377 CataramaValencia 32 870 980 ValenciaVentanas 71 145 806 VentanasVinces 61 565 693 VincesManabi Province EditCanton Pop 2001 Area km2 Seat CapitalBolivar 35 627 537 CalcetaChone 117 634 3 017 ChoneEl Carmen 69 998 1 245 El CarmenFlavio Alfaro 25 390 1 343 Flavio AlfaroJama 20 230 575 JamaJaramijo 11 967 97 JaramijoJipijapa 65 796 1 401 JipijapaJunin 18 491 246 JuninManta 192 322 309 MantaMontecristi 43 400 734 MontecristiOlmedo 9 243 253 OlmedoPajan 35 952 1 079 PajanPedernales 46 876 1 932 PedernalesPichincha 29 945 1 067 PichinchaPortoviejo 238 430 955 PortoviejoPuerto Lopez 16 626 420 Puerto LopezRocafuerte 29 321 280 RocafuerteSan Vicente 19 116 718 San VicenteSanta Ana 45 287 1 022 Santa AnaSucre 52 158 764 Bahia de CaraquezTosagua 33 922 377 TosaguaVeinticuatro de Mayo 28 294 524 SucreMorona Santiago Province EditCanton Pop 2001 Area km2 Seat CapitalGualaquiza 15 288 2 203 GualaquizaHuamboya 5 965 653 HuamboyaLimon Indanza 10 192 2 101 General Leonidas Plaza GutierrezLogrono 4 621 1 218 LogronoMorona 31 379 5 095 MacasPablo Sexto 1 188 1 371 Pablo SextoPalora 6 317 1 436 PaloraSan Juan Bosco 3 131 1 047 San Juan BoscoSantiago de Mendez Santiago 9 841 1 691 Santiago de Mendez Santiago Sucua 14 412 893 SucuaTaisha 13 078 6 090 TaishaTiwintza SantiagoNapo Province EditCanton Pop 2001 Area km2 Seat CapitalArchidona 18 551 3 029 ArchidonaCarlos Julio Arosemena Tola 2 943 501 Carlos Julio Arosemena TolaEl Chaco 6 133 3 473 El ChacoQuijos 5 505 1 577 BaezaTena 46 007 3 904 TenaOrellana Province EditCanton Pop 2001 Area km2 Seat CapitalAguarico 4 658 11 358 Nueva RocafuerteFrancisco de Orellana 42 010 6 995 Puerto Francisco de Orellana also known as Coca Joya de los Sachas 26 363 1 195 La Joya de los SachasLoreto 13 462 2 127 LoretoPastaza Province EditCanton Pop 2001 Area km2 Seat CapitalArajuno 5 150 8 767 ArajunoMera 8 088 520 MeraPastaza 45 512 19 727 PuyoSanta Clara 3 029 311 Santa ClaraPichincha Province EditCanton Pop 2001 Area km2 Seat CapitalCayambe 69 800 1 189 CayambeMejia 62 888 1 476 MachachiPedro Moncayo 25 594 336 TabacundoPedro Vicente Maldonado 9 965 620 Pedro Vicente MaldonadoPuerto Quito 17 100 683 Puerto QuitoQuito 1 839 853 4 183 QuitoRuminahui 65 882 139 SangolquiSan Miguel de Los Bancos 10 717 839 San Miguel de los BancosSanta Elena Province EditCanton Pop 2001 Area km2 Seat CapitalLa Libertad 77 646 25 La LibertadSalinas 49 572 69 SalinasSanta Elena 111 671 3 669 Santa ElenaSanto Domingo de los Tsachilas Province EditCanton Pop 2001 Area km2 Seat CapitalSanto Domingo de los Colorados Santo Domingo 287 018 3 805 Santo Domingo de los ColoradosLa Concordia La ConcordiaSucumbios Province EditCanton Pop 2001 Area km2 Seat CapitalCascales 7 409 1 248 El Dorado de CascalesCuyabeno 6 643 3875 TarapoaGonzalo Pizarro 6 964 2 223 LumbaquiLago Agrio 66 788 3 139 Nueva Loja Lago Agrio Putumayo 6 171 3 559 Puerto CarmenShushufindi 32 184 2 463 ShushufindiSucumbios 2 836 1 502 La BonitaTungurahua Province EditCanton Pop 2001 Area km2 Seat CapitalAmbato 287 282 1 009 Ambato San Juan de Ambato Banos 16 112 1 065 Banos de Agua Santa Banos de Agua Santa Cevallos 6 873 19 CevallosMocha 6 371 86 MochaPatate 11 771 315 PatatePelileo 48 988 202 Pelileo San Pedro de Pelileo Pillaro 34 925 443 Pillaro Santiago de Pillaro Quero 18 187 173 Quero Santiago de Quero Tisaleo 10 525 59 TisaleoZamora Chinchipe Province EditCanton Pop 2001 Area km2 Seat CapitalCentinela del Condor 7 230 519 ZumbiChinchipe 8 495 1 194 ZumbaEl Pangui 7 441 614 El PanguiNangaritza 4 797 2 096 Guayzimi Nangaritza Palanda 7 066 1 925 PalandaPaquisha PaquishaYacuambi 5 229 1 242 YacuambiYantzaza 14 552 990 YantzazaZamora 21 791 1 876 ZamoraNo provinces EditThere are or were four areas that are non delimited These locations are Las Golondrinas In a referendum held on April 3 2016 56 9 of voters voted in favor of Las Golondrinas being incorporated into the Imbabura Province 2 La Manga del Cura In a referendum held on September 27 2015 64 2 of the voters voted in favor of La Manga del Cura being incorporated into the Manabi Province 3 El Piedrero surrounded by Guayas and Canar Matilde Esther surrounded by Los Rios Guayas and Bolivar Authorities EditIn each canton there is a jefe politico 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 EditProvinces of EcuadorReferences Edit presidencia gob ec ed De 221 cantones de la Patria en 198 vence la Revolucion Ciudadana Las Golondrinas le pertenece a Imbabura in Spanish Retrieved 16 October 2016 La Manga del Cura decide pertenecer a Manabi in Spanish Retrieved 28 September 2015 Statoids Cantons of Ecuador Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cantons of Ecuador amp oldid 1016810612, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
