Otavalo Canton

Otavalo Canton
Canton
Location of Imbabura Province in Ecuador.
Cantons of Imbabura Province
Coordinates: 0°14′N 78°16′W
Country	Ecuador
Province	Imbabura Province
Capital	Otavalo
Area
• Total	530.5 km^2 (204.8 sq mi)
Elevation	2,530 m (8,300 ft)
Population  (2022 census)[1]
• Total	114,303
• Density	220/km^2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−5 (ECT)

Otavalo Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in Imbabura Province. Its capital is the city of Otavalo. The Canton's population in the 2010 census was 104,874 compared to 90,188 in the 2001 census.^[2] Its area is 530.5 square kilometres (204.8 sq mi). Indigenous people, especially the Otavalo people, make up 57 percent of the total population.

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:^[3]

• Indigenous 57.2%
• Mestizo 40.3%
• White 1.1%
• Afro-Ecuadorian 1.0%
• Montubio 0.2%
• Other 0.1%

References

1. Citypopulation.de Population and area of Otavalo Canton
2. "Resultados del Censo, 2010", http://www.ecuadorencifras.gob.ec/resultados/, accessed 12 May 2017
3. "Resultados".