The Cantons of Ecuador are the second-level subdivisions of Ecuador, below the provinces. There are 226 cantons in the country, of which three are not in any province. 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 | | | 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 | | La Concordia | | | La Concordia | | 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 | | 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 | | | 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 (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 | [edit] No provinces Three cantons are not part of any province. [edit] Authorities In each canton there is a jefe político, chosen by, and representing the interests of, the president. There are also a mayor (alcalde) and a municipal council (concejo municipal), chosen by popular vote. [edit] See also [edit] References
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