Zaruma Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the El Oro Province. Its capital is the town of Zaruma. Its population at the 2001 census was 23,407.Cantons of Ecuador at statoids.com

Zaruma was named a Pueblo Mágico (magical town) by the Ecuadorian Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR) in 2019. It is one of five communities across the country that inaugurated the programme that year.

Demographics Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010: Mestizo 83.6% White 7.4% Montubio 6.6% Afro-Ecuadorian 2.1% Indigenous 0.2% Other 0.2%

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