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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
Data1975199020002015
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
LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change 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
AgeMaleFemaleTotal
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
LocationPopulationAreaPopulation 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
YearEst. PopulationAvg 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

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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