Cantons of Ecuador

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Cantons 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.

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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; [1] [2] and La Concordia in Esmeraldas Province in 2007, although in 2013 La Concordia was transferred to Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province. [3] [4]

Below is a list of cantons by province.

Azuay Province (15 cantons)

CantonPop. (2001)Area (km2)Seat/Capital
Camilo Ponce Enríquez    Camilo Ponce Enríquez
Chordeleg 10,859105 Chordeleg
Cuenca 417,6323,086 Cuenca
El Pan 3,075132 El Pan
Girón 12,583347 Girón
Guachapala 3,12541 Guachapala
Gualaceo 38,587347 Gualaceo
Nabón 15,121636 Nabón
Oña 3,231295 Oña
Paute 23,106267 Paute
Pucará 20,382848 Pucará
San Fernando 3,961142 San Fernando
Santa Isabel 18,015781 Santa Isabel
Sevilla de Oro 5,234314 Sevilla de Oro
Sígsig 24,635657 Sígsig

Bolívar Province (7 cantons)

CantonPop. (2001)Area (km2)Seat/Capital
Caluma 11,074175 Caluma
Chillanes 18,685655 Chillanes
Chimbo 15,005262 Chimbo
Echeandía 10,951230 Echeandía
Guaranda 81,6431,888 Guaranda
Las Naves 5,265147 Las Naves
San Miguel 26,747570 San Miguel

Cañar Province (7 cantons)

CantonPop. (2001)Area (km2)Seat/Capital
Azogues 64,910613 Azogues
La Troncal 44,389613 La Troncal
Biblián 20,727227 Biblián
Cañar 58,1851,804 Cañar
Déleg 6,22178 Déleg
El Tambo 8,25165 El Tambo
Suscal 4,41931 Suscal

Carchi Province (6 cantons)

CantonPop. (2001)Area (km2)Seat/Capital
Bolívar 13,898353 Bolívar
Espejo 13,515554 El Ángel
Mira 12,919588 Mira
Montúfar 28,576383 San Gabriel
San Pedro de Huaca 6,85671 Huaca
Tulcán 77,1751,801 Tulcán

Chimborazo Province (10 cantons)

CantonPop. (2001)Area (km2)Seat/Capital
Alausí 42,8231,644 Alausí
Chambo 10,541163 Chambo
Chunchi 12,474273 Chunchi
Colta 44,701829 Cajabamba (also known as Villa la Unión)
Cumandá 9,395159 Cumandá
Guamote 35,2101,216 Guamote
Guano 37,888460 Guano
Pallatanga 10,800377 Pallatanga
Penipe 6,485370 Penipe
Riobamba 193,315980 Riobamba

Cotopaxi Province (7 cantons)

CantonPop. (2001)Area (km2)Seat/Capital
La Maná 32,115647 La Maná
Latacunga 143,9791,377 Latacunga
Pangua 19,877715 El Corazón
Pujilí 60,7281,289 Pujilí
Salcedo 51,304484 San Miguel
Saquisilí 20,815206 Saquisilí
Sigchos 20,7221,267 Sigchos

El Oro Province (14 cantons)

CantonPop. (2001)Area (km2)Seat/Capital
Arenillas 22,477803 Arenillas
Atahualpa 5,479278 Paccha
Balsas 5,34869 Balsas
Chilla 2,665328 Chilla
El Guabo 41,078603 El Guabo
Huaquillas 40,28572 Huaquillas
Las Lajas 4,781297 La Victoria
Machala 217,696338 Machala
Marcabelí 4,930147 Marcabelí
Pasaje 62,959452 Pasaje
Piñas 23,246615 Piñas
Portovelo 11,024282 Portovelo
Santa Rosa 60,388889 Santa Rosa
Zaruma 23,407645 Zaruma

Esmeraldas Province (7 cantons)

CantonPop. (2001)Area (km2)Seat/Capital
Atacames 30,267511 Atacames
Eloy Alfaro 33,4034,302 Valdez
Esmeraldas 157,7921,351 Esmeraldas
Muisne 25,0801,265 Muisne
Quinindé 88,3373,855 Rosa Zárate (also known as Quinindé)
Río Verde 22,1641,506 Rio Verde
San Lorenzo 28,1803,106 San Lorenzo

Galápagos Province (3 cantons)

CantonPop. (2001)Area (km2)Seat/Capital
Isabela 1,6195,368 Puerto Villamil
San Cristóbal 5,633849 Puerto Baquerizo Moreno
Santa Cruz 11,3881,794 Puerto Ayora

Guayas Province (25 cantons)

CantonPop. (2001)Area (km2)Seat/Capital
Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno (Jujan)19,982216 Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno (also known as Jujan)
Balao 17,262465 Balao
Balzar (San Jacinto de Balzar)48,4701,173 Balzar
Colimes 21,049758 Colimes
Coronel Marcelino Maridueña 11,054255 Coronel Marcelino Maridueña
Daule 85,148462 Daule
Durán 178,714339 Durán
El Empalme 64,789711 El Empalme (also known as Velasco Ibarra)
El Triunfo 34,117389 El Triunfo
General Antonio Elizalde (Bucay)8,696152 General Antonio Elizalde (also known as Bucay)
Guayaquil 2,039,7895,237 Guayaquil
Isidro Ayora 8,226492 Isidro Ayora
Lomas de Sargentillo 14,19467 Lomas de Sargentillo
Milagro 140,103401 Milagro
Naranjal 53,4822,015 Naranjal
Naranjito 31,756226 Naranjito
Nobol 14,753128 Nobol (also known as Narcisa de Jesús)
Palestina 14,067194 Palestina
Pedro Carbo 36,711927 Pedro Carbo
Playas (General Villamil Playas)30,045269 Playas (also known as General Villamil Playas)
Salitre (was Urbina Jado)50,379390 El Salitre
Samborondón 45,476388 Samborondón
Santa Lucía 33,868348 Santa Lucía
Simón Bolívar 20,385289 Simón Bolívar
Yaguachi 47,630512 Yaguachi (San Jacinto de Yaguachi)

Imbabura Province (6 cantons)

CantonPop. (2001)Pop. (2010)Area (km2)Seat/Capital
Antonio Ante 36,05343,51881 Atuntaqui
Cotacachi 37,21540,0361,726 Cotacachi
Ibarra 153,256181,1751,093 Ibarra
Otavalo 90,188104,874500 Otavalo
Pimampiro 12,95112,970437 Pimampiro
San Miguel de Urcuquí 14,38115,671779 Urcuquí

Loja Province (16 cantons)

CantonPop. (2001)Area (km2)Seat/Capital
Calvas 27,604839 Cariamanga
Catamayo 27,000646 Catamayo
Celica 13,358518 Celica
Chaguarpamba 7,898311 Chaguarpamba
Espíndola 15,750514 Amaluza (Espíndola)
Gonzanamá 14,987693 Gonzanamá
Loja 175,0771,881 Loja
Macará 18,350575 Macará
Olmedo 5,707112 Olmedo
Paltas 24,7031,145 Catacocha
Pindal 7,351200 Pindal
Puyango 15,505634 Alamor
Quilanga 4,582235 Quilanga
Saraguro 28,0291,075 Saraguro
Sozoranga 7,994410 Sozoranga
Zapotillo 10,9401,209 Zapotillo

Los Ríos Province (13 cantons)

CantonPop. (2001)Area (km2)Seat/Capital
Baba 35,185516 Baba
Babahoyo 132,8241,076 Babahoyo
Buena Fe 47,361569 San Jacinto de Buena Fe
Mocache 33,481562 Mocache
Montalvo 20,067362 Montalvo
Palenque 20,658570 Palenque
Pueblo Viejo 29,420338 Puebloviejo
Quevedo 139,790303 Quevedo
Quinsaloma    Quinsaloma
Urdaneta 25,812377 Catarama
Valencia 32,870980 Valencia
Ventanas 71,145806 Ventanas
Vinces 61,565693 Vinces

Manabí Province (22 cantons)

CantonPop. (2001)Area (km2)Seat/Capital
Bolívar 35,627537 Calceta
Chone 117,6343,017 Chone
El Carmen 69,9981,245 El Carmen
Flavio Alfaro 25,3901,343 Flavio Alfaro
Jama 20,230575 Jama
Jaramijó 11,96797 Jaramijó
Jipijapa 65,7961,401 Jipijapa
Junín 18,491246 Junín
Manta 192,322309 Manta
Montecristi 43,400734 Montecristi
Olmedo 9,243253 Olmedo
Paján 35,9521,079 Paján
Pedernales 46,8761,932 Pedernales
Pichincha 29,9451,067 Pichincha
Portoviejo 238,430955 Portoviejo
Puerto López 16,626420 Puerto López
Rocafuerte 29,321280 Rocafuerte
San Vicente 19,116718 San Vicente
Santa Ana 45,2871,022 Santa Ana
Sucre 52,158764 Bahía de Caráquez
Tosagua 33,922377 Tosagua
Veinticuatro de Mayo 28,294524 Sucre

Morona-Santiago Province (13 cantons)

CantonPop. (2001)Area (km2)Seat/Capital
Gualaquiza 15,2882,203 Gualaquiza
Huamboya 5,965653 Huamboya
Limón Indanza 10,1922,101 General Leonidas Plaza Gutiérrez
Logroño 4,6211,218 Logroño
Morona 31,3795,095 Macas
Pablo Sexto 1,1881,371 Pablo Sexto
Palora 6,3171,436 Palora
San Juan Bosco 3,1311,047 San Juan Bosco
Santiago de Méndez (Santiago)9,8411,691 Santiago de Méndez (Santiago)
Sevilla Don Bosco Sevilla Don Bosco
Sucúa 14,412893 Sucúa
Taisha 13,0786,090 Taisha
Tiwintza    Santiago

Napo Province (5 cantons)

CantonPop. (2001)Area (km2)Seat/Capital
Archidona 18,5513,029 Archidona
Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola 2,943501 Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola
El Chaco 6,1333,473 El Chaco
Quijos 5,5051,577 Baeza
Tena 46,0073,904 Tena

Orellana Province (4 cantons)

CantonPop. (2001)Area (km2)Seat/Capital
Aguarico 4,65811,358 Nueva Rocafuerte
Francisco de Orellana 42,0106,995 Puerto Francisco de Orellana (also known as Coca)
Joya de los Sachas 26,3631,195 La Joya de los Sachas
Loreto 13,4622,127 Loreto

Pastaza Province (4 cantons)

CantonPop. (2001)Area (km2)Seat/Capital
Arajuno 5,1508,767 Arajuno
Mera 8,088520 Mera
Pastaza 45,51219,727 Puyo
Santa Clara 3,029311 Santa Clara

Pichincha Province (8 cantons)

CantonPop. (2001)Area (km2)Seat/Capital
Cayambe 69,8001,189 Cayambe
Mejía 62,8881,476 Machachi
Pedro Moncayo 25,594336 Tabacundo
Pedro Vicente Maldonado 9,965620 Pedro Vicente Maldonado
Puerto Quito 17,100683 Puerto Quito
Quito 1,839,8534,183 Quito
Rumiñahui 65,882139 Sangolquí
San Miguel de Los Bancos 10,717839 San Miguel de los Bancos

Santa Elena Province (3 cantons)

CantonPop. (2001)Area (km2)Seat/Capital
La Libertad 77,64625 La Libertad
Salinas 49,57269 Salinas
Santa Elena 111,6713,669 Santa Elena

Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province (2 cantons)

CantonPop. (2001)Area (km2)Seat/Capital
Santo Domingo de los Colorados (Santo Domingo)287,0183,805 Santo Domingo de los Colorados
La Concordia    La Concordia

Sucumbíos Province (7 cantons)

CantonPop. (2001)Area (km2)Seat/Capital
Cascales 7,4091,248 El Dorado de Cascales
Cuyabeno 6,6433875 Tarapoa
Gonzalo Pizarro 6,9642,223 Lumbaqui
Lago Agrio 66,7883,139 Nueva Loja (Lago Agrio)
Putumayo 6,1713,559 Puerto Carmen
Shushufindi 32,1842,463 Shushufindi
Sucumbíos 2,8361,502 La Bonita

Tungurahua Province (9 cantons)

CantonPop. (2001)Area (km2)Seat/Capital
Ambato 287,2821,009 Ambato (San Juan de Ambato)
Baños 16,1121,065 Baños de Agua Santa (Baños de Agua Santa)
Cevallos 6,87319 Cevallos
Mocha 6,37186 Mocha
Patate 11,771315 Patate
Pelileo 48,988202 Pelileo (San Pedro de Pelileo)
Píllaro 34,925443 Píllaro (Santiago de Píllaro)
Quero 18,187173 Quero (Santiago de Quero)
Tisaleo 10,52559 Tisaleo

Zamora-Chinchipe Province (9 cantons)

CantonPop. (2001)Area (km2)Seat/Capital
Centinela del Cóndor 7,230519 Zumbi
Chinchipe 8,4951,194 Zumba
El Pangui 7,441614 El Pangui
Nangaritza 4,7972,096 Guayzimi (Nangaritza)
Palanda 7,0661,925 Palanda
Paquisha    Paquisha
Yacuambi 5,2291,242 Yacuambi
Yantzaza 14,552990 Yantzaza
Zamora 21,7911,876 Zamora

Non-delimited areas

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

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

  1. ↑ "Sevilla Don Bosco es el cantón 13 de Morona Santiago". El Telégrafo (in Spanish). 8 October 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "Asamblea Nacional crea el cantón Sevilla Don Bosco, el número 222". Ecuador221 (in Spanish). 9 October 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "Cronología histórica del cantón La Concordia" (in Spanish). Government of La Concordia. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  4. ↑ Law, Gwillim (29 October 2013). "Cantons of Ecuador". Statoids. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Las Golondrinas le pertenece a Imbabura" (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "La Manga del Cura decide pertenecer a Manabí" (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "Con 7 decretos ejecutivos, Correa define los límites de Guayas". El Telégrafo (in Spanish). 20 May 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
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