Cañar Province

Province of Ecuador

Cañar is a province in Ecuador. The capital is Azogues. At the time of census 2010 the province had a population of 225,184. It contains the 16th-century ruins of Ingapirca, the best-known Inca settlement in Ecuador and a product of their conquest of the indigenous Cañari. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Cañar Province	3,132.4 km²
Population	240,238
Male Population	112,245 (46.7%)
Female Population	127,993 (53.3%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+56.4%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+9.9%
Median Age	23.3 years
Male Median Age	21.5 years
Female Median Age	24.9 years
Timezone	Ecuador Time

Map of Cañar Province

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	153,598	194,898	218,592	240,238
Population Density	49.0 / km²	62.2 / km²	69.8 / km²	76.7 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 9.9% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Cañar Province	+56.4%	+23.3%	+9.9%
Ecuador	+131.1%	+58.1%	+27.9%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population By Age and Gender

Cañar Province Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	12,522	11,934	24,456
5-9	12,758	12,836	25,595
10-14	14,453	14,198	28,652
15-19	13,304	13,499	26,804
20-24	10,115	11,668	21,783
25-29	7,846	9,801	17,647
30-34	6,139	8,236	14,376
35-39	5,385	7,357	12,742
40-44	4,852	6,683	11,535
45-49	4,682	6,000	10,682
50-54	3,979	5,305	9,284
55-59	3,707	4,558	8,265
60-64	3,320	4,116	7,436
65-69	3,060	3,745	6,806
70-74	2,370	2,822	5,192
75-79	1,561	2,139	3,700
80-84	1,197	1,666	2,863
85 Plus	996	1,431	2,427

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Population Density

Population Density: 76.7 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Cañar Province	240,238	3,132.4 km²	76.7 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Ancient Population until 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
0	8,875	n/a	n/a
100	9,338	0.5%	46
200	9,824	0.5%	48
300	10,336	0.5%	51
400	10,874	0.5%	53
500	11,440	0.5%	56
600	12,036	0.5%	59
700	12,663	0.5%	62
800	13,322	0.5%	65
900	15,543	1.6%	222
1000	17,763	1.3%	222
1100	19,539	1%	177
1200	21,316	0.9%	177
1300	23,092	0.8%	177
1400	24,868	0.7%	177
1500	26,644	0.7%	177
1600	22,204	-1.8%	-444
1700	22,174	0%	-3
1800	21,611	-0.3%	-56
1900	58,705	10.5%	3,709
1910	67,604	15.2%	8,899
1920	74,620	10.4%	7,016
1930	80,809	8.3%	6,189
1940	120,517	49.1%	39,708
1950	115,562	-4.1%	-4,955
1960	121,046	4.7%	5,484
1970	135,291	11.8%	14,245
1990	194,898	20%	29,803
2000	218,592	12.2%	23,694
2020	254,419	7.9%	17,913
2030	278,366	9.4%	23,947
2040	296,399	6.5%	18,033
2050	307,812	3.9%	11,413
2060	312,560	1.5%	4,748
2070	312,561	0%	1
2080	308,651	-1.3%	-3,910
2090	301,142	-2.4%	-7,509
2100	291,360	-3.2%	-9,782

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Top Provinces in Cañar Province

Provinces in Cañar Province

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Azogues Canton	592.5 km²	73,921	323.1 / mi²
Biblián, Cañar, Ecuador	234.9 km²	22,096	243.7 / mi²
Cañar Canton	1,814.5 km²	62,958	89.9 / mi²
Déleg Canton	76.5 km²	6,625	224.3 / mi²
El Tambo Canton	66.5 km²	10,074	392.4 / mi²
La Troncal Canton	301.6 km²	59,298	509.3 / mi²
Suscal, Cañar, Ecuador	45.8 km²	5,268	297.7 / mi²

Other Provinces in Ecuador

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Azuay Province	7,871.1 km²	783,329	257.8 / mi²
Bolívar Province	3,896.7 km²	190,145	126.4 / mi²
Carchi Province	3,777.7 km²	174,134	119.4 / mi²
Chimborazo Province	5,896.9 km²	496,675	218.1 / mi²
Cotopaxi Province	6,160.3 km²	448,746	188.7 / mi²
El Oro Province	5,859.7 km²	653,115	288.7 / mi²
Esmeraldas	16,176.5 km²	601,710	96.3 / mi²
Galápagos Province	7,989.5 km²	27,735	8.99 / mi²
Guayas Province	17,583.8 km²	4.0 million	595.1 / mi²
Imbabura Province	4,611.8 km²	435,132	244.4 / mi²
Loja Province	11,067.8 km²	487,154	114.0 / mi²
Los Ríos Province	7,286.6 km²	870,130	309.3 / mi²
Manabí Province	19,039.1 km²	1.5 million	202.8 / mi²
Morona-Santiago Province	23,966.6 km²	171,469	18.5 / mi²
Napo Province	12,509.9 km²	134,736	27.9 / mi²
Orellana Province	21,602 km²	176,254	21.1 / mi²
Pastaza Province	29,508.2 km²	100,456	8.82 / mi²
Pichincha Province	9,455.7 km²	2.9 million	797.9 / mi²
Santa Elena Province	3,695 km²	353,623	247.9 / mi²
Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province	3,453.5 km²	424,051	318.0 / mi²
Sucumbíos Province	18,000.6 km²	211,378	30.4 / mi²
Tungurahua Province	3,397.6 km²	549,017	418.5 / mi²
Zamora Chinchipe	10,553.9 km²	101,880	25.0 / mi²
Zona No Delimitada, Ecuador	2,076.6 km²	54,726	68.3 / mi²

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