Cantons of Ecuador
The Cantons of Ecuador are the second-level subdivisions of Ecuador, below the provinces. There are 221 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.
[Azuay Province]
| Canton | Pop. | Area | 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 |
Bolívar Province">Bolívar Province (Ecuador)">Bolívar Province
| Canton | Pop. | Area | Seat/Capital |
| Caluma | 11,074 | 175 | Caluma |
| Chillanes | 18,685 | 655 | Chillanes |
| Chimbo | 15,005 | 262 | Chimbo |
| Echeandía | 10,951 | 230 | Echeandía |
| Guaranda | 81,643 | 1,888 | Guaranda |
| Las Naves | 5,265 | 147 | Las Naves |
| San Miguel | 26,747 | 570 | San Miguel |
[Cañar Province]
| Canton | Pop. | Area | Seat/Capital |
| Azogues | 64,910 | 613 | Azogues |
| La Troncal | 44,389 | 613 | La Troncal |
| Biblián | 20,727 | 227 | Biblián |
| Cañar | 58,185 | 1,804 | Cañar |
| Déleg | 6,221 | 78 | Déleg |
| El Tambo | 8,251 | 65 | El Tambo |
| Suscal | 4,419 | 31 | Suscal |
[Carchi Province]
| Canton | Pop. | Area | Seat/Capital |
| Bolívar | 13,898 | 353 | Bolívar |
| Espejo | 13,515 | 554 | El Ángel |
| Mira | 12,919 | 588 | Mira |
| Montúfar | 28,576 | 383 | San Gabriel |
| San Pedro de Huaca | 6,856 | 71 | Huaca |
| Tulcán | 77,175 | 1,801 | Tulcán |
[Chimborazo Province]
| Canton | Pop. | Area | Seat/Capital |
| Alausí | 42,823 | 1,644 | Alausí |
| Chambo | 10,541 | 163 | Chambo |
| Chunchi | 12,474 | 273 | Chunchi |
| Colta | 44,701 | 829 | Cajabamba |
| 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 |
[Cotopaxi Province]
| Canton | Pop. | Area | 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 |
[El Oro Province]
| Canton | Pop. | Area | 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 |
[Esmeraldas Province]
| Canton | Pop. | Area | 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 |
| Río Verde | 22,164 | 1,506 | Rio Verde |
| San Lorenzo | 28,180 | 3,106 | San Lorenzo |
[Galápagos Province]
| Canton | Pop. | Area | Seat/Capital |
| Isabela | 1,619 | 5,368 | Puerto Villamil |
| San Cristóbal | 5,633 | 849 | Puerto Baquerizo Moreno |
| Santa Cruz | 11,388 | 1,794 | Puerto Ayora |
[Guayas Province]
| Canton | Pop. | Area | Seat/Capital |
| Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno | 19,982 | 216 | Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno |
| Balao | 17,262 | 465 | Balao |
| 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 |
| El Triunfo | 34,117 | 389 | El Triunfo |
| General Antonio Elizalde | 8,696 | 152 | General Antonio Elizalde |
| 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 |
| Palestina | 14,067 | 194 | Palestina |
| Pedro Carbo | 36,711 | 927 | Pedro Carbo |
| Playas | 30,045 | 269 | Playas |
| Salitre | 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 |
[Imbabura Province]
[Loja Province]
| Canton | Pop. | Area | 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 |
| 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 |
[Los Ríos Province]
| Canton | Pop. | Area | 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 |
[Manabí Province]
| Canton | Pop. | Area | 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 |
[Morona-Santiago Province]
| Canton | Pop. | Area | 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 | 9,841 | 1,691 | Santiago de Méndez |
| Sucúa | 14,412 | 893 | Sucúa |
| Taisha | 13,078 | 6,090 | Taisha |
| Tiwintza | Santiago |
[Napo Province]
| Canton | Pop. | Area | Seat/Capital |
| Archidona | 18,551 | 3,029 | Archidona |
| Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola | 2,943 | 501 | Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola |
| El Chaco | 6,133 | 3,473 | El Chaco |
| Quijos | 5,505 | 1,577 | Baeza |
| Tena | 46,007 | 3,904 | Tena |
[Orellana Province]
| Canton | Pop. | Area | Seat/Capital |
| Aguarico | 4,658 | 11,358 | Nueva Rocafuerte |
| Francisco de Orellana | 42,010 | 6,995 | Puerto Francisco de Orellana |
| Joya de los Sachas | 26,363 | 1,195 | La Joya de los Sachas |
| Loreto | 13,462 | 2,127 | Loreto |
[Pastaza Province]
| Canton | Pop. | Area | Seat/Capital |
| Arajuno | 5,150 | 8,767 | Arajuno |
| Mera | 8,088 | 520 | Mera |
| Pastaza | 45,512 | 19,727 | Puyo |
| Santa Clara | 3,029 | 311 | Santa Clara |
[Pichincha Province]
| Canton | Pop. | Area | 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 |
[Santa Elena Province]
| Canton | Pop. | Area | Seat/Capital |
| La Libertad | 77,646 | 25 | La Libertad |
| Salinas | 49,572 | 69 | Salinas |
| Santa Elena | 111,671 | 3,669 | Santa Elena |
[Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province]
| Canton | Pop. | Area | Seat/Capital |
| Santo Domingo de los Colorados | 287,018 | 3,805 | Santo Domingo de los Colorados |
| La Concordia | La Concordia |
[Sucumbíos Province]
| Canton | Pop. | Area | 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 |
| Putumayo | 6,171 | 3,559 | Puerto Carmen |
| Shushufindi | 32,184 | 2,463 | Shushufindi |
| Sucumbíos | 2,836 | 1,502 | La Bonita |
[Tungurahua Province]
| Canton | Pop. | Area | Seat/Capital |
| Ambato | 287,282 | 1,009 | Ambato |
| Baños | 16,112 | 1,065 | Baños de Agua Santa |
| Cevallos | 6,873 | 19 | Cevallos |
| Mocha | 6,371 | 86 | Mocha |
| Patate | 11,771 | 315 | Patate |
| Pelileo | 48,988 | 202 | Pelileo |
| Píllaro | 34,925 | 443 | Píllaro |
| Quero | 18,187 | 173 | Quero |
| Tisaleo | 10,525 | 59 | Tisaleo |
[Zamora-Chinchipe Province]
| Canton | Pop. | Area | 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 |
| 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 |
No provinces
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.
- 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.
- El Piedrero
- Matilde Esther
Authorities