| Cañar | |
| Official Name: | Province of Cañar |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Image Map1: | Cantones de Cañar.png |
| Map Caption1: | Cantons of Cañar Province |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Azogues |
| Parts Type: | Cantons |
| Parts Style: | coll |
| Parts: | List of cantons |
| P1: | Azogues |
| P2: | Biblián |
| P3: | Cañar |
| P4: | Déleg |
| P5: | El Tambo |
| P6: | Suscal |
| P7: | La Troncal |
| Leader Title: | Provincial Prefect |
| Leader Name: | Marcelo Jaramillo |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | November 25, 1880 |
| Established Title2: | Recognized |
| Established Date2: | April 25, 1884 |
| Named For: | Cañari |
| Area Total Km2: | 3647 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 census |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 227578 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | ECT |
| Blank Name Sec2: | HDI (2017) |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0.727[2] · 12th |
| Registration Plate: | U |
Cañar (pronounced as /es/) is a province in Ecuador. The capital is Azogues. At the time of census 2010 the province had a population of 225,184.[3] 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.
Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:[4]
The province is divided into 7 cantons. The following table lists each with its population at the time of the 2001 census, its area in square kilometres (km²), and the name of the canton seat or capital.[5]
| Canton | Pop. (2019) | Area (km²) | Seat/Capital | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85,030 | 613 | Azogues | ||
| 23,590 | 227 | Biblián | ||
| 68,190 | 1,804 | Cañar | ||
| 6,760 | 78 | Déleg | ||
| 12,200 | 65 | El Tambo | ||
| 6,390 | 31 | Suscal | ||
| 74,680 | 328 | La Troncal |