| Napo | |
| Official Name: | Province of Napo |
| Other Name: | Provincia de Napo |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Image Map1: | Napo 3.png |
| Map Caption1: | Cantons of Napo Province |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Ecuador |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Tena |
| Parts Type: | Cantons |
| Parts Style: | coll |
| Parts: | List of Cantons |
| Leader Title: | Provincial Prefect |
| Leader Name: | José Toapanta |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | October 22, 1959. |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 12513 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 census |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 131675 |
| Population Urban: | 44675 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | ECT |
| Utc Offset1: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | -0.989°N -77.8159°W |
| Registration Plate: | N |
| Blank Name Sec2: | HDI (2017) |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0.731[2] · 11th |
Napo (pronounced as /es/) is a province in Ecuador. Its capital is Tena. The province contains the Napo River. The province is low developed without much industrial presence. The thick rainforest is home to many natives that remain isolated by preference, descendants of those who fled the Spanish invasion in the Andes, and the Incas years before. In 2000, the province was the sole remaining majority-indigenous province of Ecuador, with 56.3% of the province either claiming indigenous identity or speaking an indigenous language.[3]
This province is one of the many located in Ecuador's section of the Amazon Rainforest.
In Napo province are also Antisana Ecological Reserve, Sumaco Napo-Galeras National Park, and Limoncocha National Biological Reserve.
Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:[4]
The province is divided into five cantons. The following table lists each with its population at the 2001 census, its area in square kilometres (km2), and the name of the canton seat or capital.[5]
| Canton | Pop. (2001) | Area (km2) | Seat/Capital | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18,551 | 3,029 | Archidona | ||
| 2,943 | 501 | Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola | ||
| 6,133 | 3,473 | El Chaco | ||
| 5,505 | 1,577 | Baeza | ||
| 46,007 | 3,904 | Tena |