The Cantons of Ecuador are the second-level subdivisions of Ecuador , below the provinces . There are 221 cantons in the country,[ 1] [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
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
Sígsig 24,635
657
Sígsig
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 (also known as 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 (also known as Quinindé )
Río Verde 22,164
1,506
Rio Verde
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 (also known as 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 (also known as Velasco Ibarra)
El Triunfo 34,117
389
El Triunfo
General Antonio Elizalde (Bucay)8,696
152
General Antonio Elizalde (also known as 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 (also known as Narcisa de Jesús )
Palestina 14,067
194
Palestina
Pedro Carbo 36,711
927
Pedro Carbo
Playas (General Villamil Playas)30,045
269
Playas (also known as 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
Yaguachi 47,630
512
Yaguachi (San Jacinto de Yaguachi)
Canton
Pop. (2001)
Pop. (2010)
Area (km2 )
Seat/Capital
Antonio Ante 36,053
43,518
81
Atuntaqui
Cotacachi 37,215
40,036
1,726
Cotacachi
Ibarra 153,256
181,175
1,093
Ibarra
Otavalo 90,188
104,874
500
Otavalo
Pimampiro 12,951
12,970
437
Pimampiro
San Miguel de Urcuquí 14,381
15,671
779
Urcuquí
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 Fe 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
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] El Piedrero (surrounded by Guayas and Cañar)Matilde Esther (surrounded by Los Ríos, Guayas and Bolívar)
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.
