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cantons of Ecuador

{{Short description|Second-level administrative divisions of Ecuador}}

File:Mapa del Ecuador (cantones).png

{{Politics of Ecuador}}

The cantons of Ecuador are the second-level subdivisions of Ecuador, below the provinces. The cantons are further subdivided into parishes, which are classified as either urban or rural.

As of 2025, there are 222 cantons in the country. The most recently created cantons are Sevilla Don Bosco in Morona Santiago Province in 2024;{{cite news |date=8 October 2024 |title=Sevilla Don Bosco es el cantón 13 de Morona Santiago |url=https://www.eltelegrafo.com.ec/noticias/nacionales/44/sevilla-don-bosco-canton-morona-santiago |language=es |newspaper=El Telégrafo |access-date=3 January 2025}}{{cite news |date=9 October 2024 |title=Asamblea Nacional crea el cantón Sevilla Don Bosco, el número 222 |url=https://ecuador221.com.ec/asamblea-nacional-crea-el-canton-sevilla-don-bosco-el-numero-222/ |language=es |website=Ecuador221 |access-date=3 January 2025}} and La Concordia in Esmeraldas Province in 2007, although in 2013 La Concordia was transferred to Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province.{{cite web |title=Cronología histórica del cantón La Concordia |url=https://laconcordia.gob.ec/laconcordia/index.php/documentos/resoluciones/11-la-ciudad/47-historia |language=es |publisher=Government of La Concordia |access-date=3 January 2025}}{{cite web |last=Law |first=Gwillim |url=https://statoids.com/yec.html |title=Cantons of Ecuador |website=Statoids |date=29 October 2013 |accessdate=3 January 2025}}

Below is a list of cantons by province.

[[Azuay Province]] (15 cantons)

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! Canton !! Pop. (2001) !! Area (km2) !! Seat/Capital

Camilo Ponce Enríquezalign=right| align=right| Camilo Ponce Enríquez
Chordelegalign=right|10,859align=right|105Chordeleg
Cuencaalign=right|417,632align=right|3,086Cuenca
El Panalign=right|3,075align=right|132El Pan
Girónalign=right|12,583align=right|347Girón
Guachapalaalign=right|3,125align=right|41Guachapala
Gualaceoalign=right|38,587align=right|347Gualaceo
Nabónalign=right|15,121align=right|636Nabón
Oñaalign=right|3,231align=right|295Oña
Pautealign=right|23,106align=right|267Paute
Pucaráalign=right|20,382align=right|848Pucará
San Fernandoalign=right|3,961align=right|142San Fernando
Santa Isabelalign=right|18,015align=right|781Santa Isabel
Sevilla de Oroalign=right|5,234align=right|314Sevilla de Oro
Sígsigalign=right|24,635align=right|657Sígsig

[[Bolívar Province (Ecuador)|Bolívar Province]] (7 cantons)

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! Canton !! Pop. (2001) !! Area (km2) !! Seat/Capital

Calumaalign=right|11,074align=right|175Caluma
Chillanesalign=right|18,685align=right|655Chillanes
Chimboalign=right|15,005align=right|262Chimbo
Echeandíaalign=right|10,951align=right|230Echeandía
Guarandaalign=right|81,643align=right|1,888Guaranda
Las Navesalign=right|5,265align=right|147Las Naves
San Miguelalign=right|26,747align=right|570San Miguel

[[Cañar Province]] (7 cantons)

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! Canton !! Pop. (2001) !! Area (km2) !! Seat/Capital

Azoguesalign=right|64,910align=right|613Azogues
La Troncalalign=right|44,389align=right|613La Troncal
Bibliánalign=right|20,727align=right|227Biblián
Cañaralign=right|58,185align=right|1,804Cañar
Délegalign=right|6,221align=right|78Déleg
El Tamboalign=right|8,251align=right|65El Tambo
Suscalalign=right|4,419align=right|31Suscal

[[Carchi Province]] (6 cantons)

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! Canton !! Pop. (2001) !! Area (km2) !! Seat/Capital

Bolívaralign=right|13,898align=right|353Bolívar
Espejoalign=right|13,515align=right|554El Ángel
Miraalign=right|12,919align=right|588Mira
Montúfaralign=right|28,576align=right|383San Gabriel
San Pedro de Huacaalign=right|6,856align=right|71Huaca
Tulcánalign=right|77,175align=right|1,801Tulcán

[[Chimborazo Province]] (10 cantons)

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! Canton !! Pop. (2001) !! Area (km2) !! Seat/Capital

Alausíalign=right|42,823align=right|1,644Alausí
Chamboalign=right|10,541align=right|163Chambo
Chunchialign=right|12,474align=right|273Chunchi
Coltaalign=right|44,701align=right|829Cajabamba (also known as Villa la Unión)
Cumandáalign=right|9,395align=right|159Cumandá
Guamotealign=right|35,210align=right|1,216Guamote
Guanoalign=right|37,888align=right|460Guano
Pallatangaalign=right|10,800align=right|377Pallatanga
Penipealign=right|6,485align=right|370Penipe
Riobambaalign=right|193,315align=right|980Riobamba

[[Cotopaxi Province]] (7 cantons)

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! Canton !! Pop. (2001) !! Area (km2) !! Seat/Capital

La Manáalign=right|32,115align=right|647La Maná
Latacungaalign=right|143,979align=right|1,377Latacunga
Panguaalign=right|19,877align=right|715El Corazón
Pujilíalign=right|60,728align=right|1,289Pujilí
Salcedoalign=right|51,304align=right|484San Miguel
Saquisilíalign=right|20,815align=right|206Saquisilí
Sigchosalign=right|20,722align=right|1,267Sigchos

[[El Oro Province]] (14 cantons)

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! Canton !! Pop. (2001) !! Area (km2) !! Seat/Capital

Arenillasalign=right|22,477align=right|803Arenillas
Atahualpaalign=right|5,479align=right|278Paccha
Balsasalign=right|5,348align=right|69Balsas
Chillaalign=right|2,665align=right|328Chilla
El Guaboalign=right|41,078align=right|603El Guabo
Huaquillasalign=right|40,285align=right|72Huaquillas
Las Lajasalign=right|4,781align=right|297La Victoria
Machalaalign=right|217,696align=right|338Machala
Marcabelíalign=right|4,930align=right|147Marcabelí
Pasajealign=right|62,959align=right|452Pasaje
Piñasalign=right|23,246align=right|615Piñas
Portoveloalign=right|11,024align=right|282Portovelo
Santa Rosaalign=right|60,388align=right|889Santa Rosa
Zarumaalign=right|23,407align=right|645Zaruma

[[Esmeraldas Province]] (7 cantons)

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! Canton !! Pop. (2001) !! Area (km2) !! Seat/Capital

Atacamesalign=right|30,267align=right|511Atacames
Eloy Alfaroalign=right|33,403align=right|4,302Valdez
Esmeraldasalign=right|157,792align=right|1,351Esmeraldas
Muisnealign=right|25,080align=right|1,265Muisne
Quinindéalign=right|88,337align=right|3,855Rosa Zárate (also known as Quinindé)
Río Verdealign=right|22,164align=right|1,506Rio Verde
San Lorenzoalign=right|28,180align=right|3,106San Lorenzo

[[Galápagos Province]] (3 cantons)

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! Canton !! Pop. (2001) !! Area (km2) !! Seat/Capital

Isabelaalign=right|1,619align=right|5,368Puerto Villamil
San Cristóbalalign=right|5,633align=right|849Puerto Baquerizo Moreno
Santa Cruzalign=right|11,388align=right|1,794Puerto Ayora

[[Guayas Province]] (25 cantons)

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! Canton !! Pop. (2001) !! Area (km2) !! Seat/Capital

Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno (Jujan)align=right|19,982align=right|216Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno (also known as Jujan)
Balaoalign=right|17,262align=right|465Balao
Balzar (San Jacinto de Balzar)align=right|48,470align=right|1,173Balzar
Colimesalign=right|21,049align=right|758Colimes
Coronel Marcelino Maridueñaalign=right|11,054align=right|255Coronel Marcelino Maridueña
Daulealign=right|85,148align=right|462Daule
Duránalign=right|178,714align=right|339Durán
El Empalmealign=right|64,789align=right|711El Empalme (also known as Velasco Ibarra)
El Triunfoalign=right|34,117align=right|389El Triunfo
General Antonio Elizalde (Bucay)align=right|8,696align=right|152General Antonio Elizalde (also known as Bucay)
Guayaquilalign=right|2,039,789align=right|5,237Guayaquil
Isidro Ayoraalign=right|8,226align=right|492Isidro Ayora
Lomas de Sargentilloalign=right|14,194align=right|67Lomas de Sargentillo
Milagroalign=right|140,103align=right|401Milagro
Naranjalalign=right|53,482align=right|2,015Naranjal
Naranjitoalign=right|31,756align=right|226Naranjito
Nobolalign=right|14,753align=right|128Nobol (also known as Narcisa de Jesús)
Palestinaalign=right|14,067align=right|194Palestina
Pedro Carboalign=right|36,711align=right|927Pedro Carbo
Playas (General Villamil Playas)align=right|30,045align=right|269Playas (also known as General Villamil Playas)
Salitre (was Urbina Jado)align=right|50,379align=right|390El Salitre
Samborondónalign=right|45,476align=right|388Samborondón
Santa Lucíaalign=right|33,868align=right|348Santa Lucía
Simón Bolívaralign=right|20,385align=right|289Simón Bolívar
Yaguachialign=right|47,630align=right|512Yaguachi (San Jacinto de Yaguachi)

[[Imbabura Province]] (6 cantons)

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! Canton !! Pop. (2001) !! Pop. (2010) !! Area (km2) !! Seat/Capital

Antonio Antealign=right|36,053align=right|43,518align=right|81Atuntaqui
Cotacachialign=right|37,215align=right|40,036align=right|1,726Cotacachi
Ibarraalign=right|153,256align=right|181,175align=right|1,093Ibarra
Otavaloalign=right|90,188align=right|104,874align=right|500Otavalo
Pimampiroalign=right|12,951align=right|12,970align=right|437Pimampiro
San Miguel de Urcuquíalign=right|14,381align=right|15,671align=right|779Urcuquí

[[Loja Province]] (16 cantons)

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! Canton !! Pop. (2001) !! Area (km2) !! Seat/Capital

Calvasalign=right|27,604align=right|839Cariamanga
Catamayoalign=right|27,000align=right|646Catamayo
Celicaalign=right|13,358align=right|518Celica
Chaguarpambaalign=right|7,898align=right|311Chaguarpamba
Espíndolaalign=right|15,750align=right|514Amaluza (Espíndola)
Gonzanamáalign=right|14,987align=right|693Gonzanamá
Lojaalign=right|175,077align=right|1,881Loja
Macaráalign=right|18,350align=right|575Macará
Olmedoalign=right|5,707align=right|112Olmedo
Paltasalign=right|24,703align=right|1,145Catacocha
Pindalalign=right|7,351align=right|200Pindal
Puyangoalign=right|15,505align=right|634Alamor
Quilangaalign=right|4,582align=right|235Quilanga
Saraguroalign=right|28,029align=right|1,075Saraguro
Sozorangaalign=right|7,994align=right|410Sozoranga
Zapotilloalign=right|10,940align=right|1,209Zapotillo

[[Los Ríos Province]] (13 cantons)

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! Canton !! Pop. (2001) !! Area (km2) !! Seat/Capital

Babaalign=right|35,185align=right|516Baba
Babahoyoalign=right|132,824align=right|1,076Babahoyo
Buena Fealign=right|47,361align=right|569San Jacinto de Buena Fe
Mocachealign=right|33,481align=right|562Mocache
Montalvoalign=right|20,067align=right|362Montalvo
Palenquealign=right|20,658align=right|570Palenque
Pueblo Viejoalign=right|29,420align=right|338Puebloviejo
Quevedoalign=right|139,790align=right|303Quevedo
Quinsalomaalign=right| align=right| Quinsaloma
Urdanetaalign=right|25,812align=right|377Catarama
Valenciaalign=right|32,870align=right|980Valencia
Ventanasalign=right|71,145align=right|806Ventanas
Vincesalign=right|61,565align=right|693Vinces

[[Manabí Province]] (22 cantons)

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! Canton !! Pop. (2001) !! Area (km2) !! Seat/Capital

Bolívaralign=right|35,627align=right|537Calceta
Chonealign=right|117,634align=right|3,017Chone
El Carmenalign=right|69,998align=right|1,245El Carmen
Flavio Alfaroalign=right|25,390align=right|1,343Flavio Alfaro
Jamaalign=right|20,230align=right|575Jama
Jaramijóalign=right|11,967align=right|97Jaramijó
Jipijapaalign=right|65,796align=right|1,401Jipijapa
Junínalign=right|18,491align=right|246Junín
Mantaalign=right|192,322align=right|309Manta
Montecristialign=right|43,400align=right|734Montecristi
Olmedoalign=right|9,243align=right|253Olmedo
Pajánalign=right|35,952align=right|1,079Paján
Pedernalesalign=right|46,876align=right|1,932Pedernales
Pichinchaalign=right|29,945align=right|1,067Pichincha
Portoviejoalign=right|238,430align=right|955Portoviejo
Puerto Lópezalign=right|16,626align=right|420Puerto López
Rocafuertealign=right|29,321align=right|280Rocafuerte
San Vicentealign=right|19,116align=right|718San Vicente
Santa Anaalign=right|45,287align=right|1,022Santa Ana
Sucrealign=right|52,158align=right|764Bahía de Caráquez
Tosaguaalign=right|33,922align=right|377Tosagua
Veinticuatro de Mayoalign=right|28,294align=right|524Sucre

[[Morona-Santiago Province]] (13 cantons)

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! Canton !! Pop. (2001) !! Area (km2) !! Seat/Capital

Gualaquizaalign=right|15,288align=right|2,203Gualaquiza
Huamboyaalign=right|5,965align=right|653Huamboya
Limón Indanzaalign=right|10,192align=right|2,101General Leonidas Plaza Gutiérrez
Logroñoalign=right|4,621align=right|1,218Logroño
Moronaalign=right|31,379align=right|5,095Macas
Pablo Sextoalign=right|1,188align=right|1,371Pablo Sexto
Paloraalign=right|6,317align=right|1,436Palora
San Juan Boscoalign=right|3,131align=right|1,047San Juan Bosco
Santiago de Méndez (Santiago)align=right|9,841align=right|1,691Santiago de Méndez (Santiago)
Sevilla Don BoscoSevilla Don Bosco
Sucúaalign=right|14,412align=right|893Sucúa
Taishaalign=right|13,078align=right|6,090Taisha
Tiwintzaalign=right| align=right| Santiago

[[Napo Province]] (5 cantons)

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! Canton !! Pop. (2001) !! Area (km2) !! Seat/Capital

Archidonaalign=right|18,551align=right|3,029Archidona
Carlos Julio Arosemena Tolaalign=right|2,943align=right|501Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola
El Chacoalign=right|6,133align=right|3,473El Chaco
Quijosalign=right|5,505align=right|1,577Baeza
Tenaalign=right|46,007align=right|3,904Tena

[[Orellana Province]] (4 cantons)

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! Canton !! Pop. (2001) !! Area (km2) !! Seat/Capital

Aguaricoalign=right|4,658align=right|11,358Nueva Rocafuerte
Francisco de Orellanaalign=right|42,010align=right|6,995Puerto Francisco de Orellana (also known as Coca)
Joya de los Sachasalign=right|26,363align=right|1,195La Joya de los Sachas
Loretoalign=right|13,462align=right|2,127Loreto

[[Pastaza Province]] (4 cantons)

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! Canton !! Pop. (2001) !! Area (km2) !! Seat/Capital

Arajunoalign=right|5,150align=right|8,767Arajuno
Meraalign=right|8,088align=right|520Mera
Pastazaalign=right|45,512align=right|19,727Puyo
Santa Claraalign=right|3,029align=right|311Santa Clara

[[Pichincha Province]] (8 cantons)

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! Canton !! Pop. (2001) !! Area (km2) !! Seat/Capital

Cayambealign=right|69,800align=right|1,189Cayambe
Mejíaalign=right|62,888align=right|1,476Machachi
Pedro Moncayoalign=right|25,594align=right|336Tabacundo
Pedro Vicente Maldonadoalign=right|9,965align=right|620Pedro Vicente Maldonado
Puerto Quitoalign=right|17,100align=right|683Puerto Quito
Quitoalign=right|1,839,853align=right|4,183Quito
Rumiñahuialign=right|65,882align=right|139Sangolquí
San Miguel de Los Bancosalign=right|10,717align=right|839San Miguel de los Bancos

[[Santa Elena Province]] (3 cantons)

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! Canton !! Pop. (2001) !! Area (km2) !! Seat/Capital

La Libertadalign=right|77,646align=right|25La Libertad
Salinasalign=right|49,572align=right|69Salinas
Santa Elenaalign=right|111,671align=right|3,669Santa Elena

[[Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province]] (2 cantons)

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! Canton !! Pop. (2001) !! Area (km2) !! Seat/Capital

Santo Domingo de los Colorados (Santo Domingo)align=right|287,018align=right|3,805Santo Domingo de los Colorados
La Concordiaalign=right| align=right| La Concordia

[[Sucumbíos Province]] (7 cantons)

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! Canton !! Pop. (2001) !! Area (km2) !! Seat/Capital

Cascalesalign=right|7,409align=right|1,248El Dorado de Cascales
Cuyabenoalign=right|6,643align=right|3875Tarapoa
Gonzalo Pizarroalign=right|6,964align=right|2,223Lumbaqui
Lago Agrioalign=right|66,788align=right|3,139Nueva Loja (Lago Agrio)
Putumayoalign=right|6,171align=right|3,559Puerto Carmen
Shushufindialign=right|32,184align=right|2,463Shushufindi
Sucumbíosalign=right|2,836align=right|1,502La Bonita

[[Tungurahua Province]] (9 cantons)

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! Canton !! Pop. (2001) !! Area (km2) !! Seat/Capital

Ambatoalign=right|287,282align=right|1,009Ambato (San Juan de Ambato)
Bañosalign=right|16,112align=right|1,065Baños de Agua Santa (Baños de Agua Santa)
Cevallosalign=right|6,873align=right|19Cevallos
Mochaalign=right|6,371align=right|86Mocha
Patatealign=right|11,771align=right|315Patate
Pelileoalign=right|48,988align=right|202Pelileo (San Pedro de Pelileo)
Píllaroalign=right|34,925align=right|443Píllaro (Santiago de Píllaro)
Queroalign=right|18,187align=right|173Quero (Santiago de Quero)
Tisaleoalign=right|10,525align=right|59Tisaleo

[[Zamora-Chinchipe Province]] (9 cantons)

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! Canton !! Pop. (2001) !! Area (km2) !! Seat/Capital

Centinela del Cóndoralign=right|7,230align=right|519Zumbi
Chinchipealign=right|8,495align=right|1,194Zumba
El Panguialign=right|7,441align=right|614El Pangui
Nangaritzaalign=right|4,797align=right|2,096Guayzimi (Nangaritza)
Palandaalign=right|7,066align=right|1,925Palanda
Paquishaalign=right| align=right| Paquisha
Yacuambialign=right|5,229align=right|1,242Yacuambi
Yantzazaalign=right|14,552align=right|990Yantzaza
Zamoraalign=right|21,791align=right|1,876Zamora

Non-delimited areas

Four areas in Ecuador previously did not belong to any province. These were:

  • 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.elcomercio.com/actualidad/golondrinas-le-pertenece-imbabura.html|title=Las Golondrinas le pertenece a Imbabura|language=es|access-date=16 October 2016}}
  • 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/2015/09/27/nota/5153639/manga-cura-le-pertenece-manabi-dice-cne|title=La Manga del Cura decide pertenecer a Manabí|language=es|access-date=28 September 2015}}
  • El Piedrero and Matilde Esther: incorporated into Guayas Province by presidential decree in 2017.{{cite news |title=Con 7 decretos ejecutivos, Correa define los límites de Guayas |url=https://www.eltelegrafo.com.ec/noticias/guayas/1/con-7-decretos-ejecutivos-correa-define-los-limites-de-guayas |accessdate=15 June 2019 |work=El Telégrafo |date=20 May 2017 |language=Spanish}}

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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