Macará Canton

Macará Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Loja Province. Its capital is the town of Macará. Its population at the 2001 census was 18,350.

Macará Canton
Canton
Location of Loja Province in Ecuador.
Macará Canton in Loja Province
Coordinates: 4°23′S 79°57′W
Country	Ecuador
Province	Loja Province
Area
• Total	573.1 km2 (221.3 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census)
• Total	18,215
• Density	31.78/km2 (82.32/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (ECT)

The Macará River runs through the canton.

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:

• Mestizo 90.5%
• White 4.7%
• Afro-Ecuadorian 4.2%
• Montubio 0.3%
• Indigenous 0.1%
• Other 0.1%