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Azuay Province
Province of Ecuador
Province of Ecuador
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | Azuay | |
| official_name | Province of Azuay | |
| native_name | ||
| native_name_lang | ||
| settlement_type | Province | |
| total_type | ||
| image_skyline | Ama la Vida - Flickr - AR PN ANDES15 CUENCA TV 022 (14584742390).jpg | |
| image_flag | Bandera_Provincia_Azuay.svg | |
| image_map | Azuay in Ecuador (+Galapagos).svg | |
| map_caption | Location of Azuay in Ecuador. | |
| image_map1 | Cantones de Azuay.png | |
| map_caption1 | Cantons of Azuay Province | |
| dot_x | dot_y = | |
| subdivision_type | Country | |
| subdivision_name | Ecuador | |
| seat_type | Capital | |
| seat | Cuenca | |
| parts_type | Cantons | |
| parts_style | coll | |
| parts | List of Cantons | |
| p1 | Camilo Ponce Enríuez | |
| p2 | Chordeleg | |
| p3 | Cuenca | |
| p4 | El Pan | |
| p5 | Girón | |
| p6 | Guachapala | |
| p7 | Gualaceo | |
| p8 | Nabón | |
| p9 | Oña | |
| p10 | Paute | |
| p11 | Pucara | |
| p12 | San Fernando | |
| p13 | Santa Isabel | |
| p14 | Sevilla de Oro | |
| p15 | Sigsig | |
| leader_party | RC | |
| leader_title | Prefect | |
| leader_name | Juan Cristóbal Lloret | |
| leader_title1 | Vice Prefect | |
| leader_name1 | Ale Quintanilla | |
| leader_title2 | Governor | |
| leader_name2 | Xavier Bermúdez | |
| established_title | Established | |
| established_date | June 25, 1824 | |
| area_magnitude | ||
| unit_pref | Metric | |
| area_total_km2 | 8171 | |
| elevation_footnotes | tags-- | |
| elevation_max_footnotes | tags-- | |
| elevation_min_footnotes | tags-- | |
| population_as_of | 2022 census | |
| population_footnotes | ||
| population_total | 801609 | |
| population_density_km2 | auto | |
| population_urban | 420,141 | |
| timezone1 | ECT | |
| utc_offset1 | -5 | |
| coor_pinpoint | ||
| coordinates | ||
| postal_code_type | ||
| postal2_code_type | ||
| area_code | (+593) 7 | |
| registration_plate | A | |
| blank1_info_sec1 | ||
| blank_name_sec2 | HDI (2022) | |
| blank_info_sec2 | 0.791 | |
| · 6th | ||
| website |
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Azuay (, ), Province of Azuay is a province of Ecuador, created on 25 June 1824. It encompasses an area of 8171 km2. Its capital and largest city is Cuenca. It is located in the south center of Ecuador in the highlands. Its mountains reach 4500 m above sea level in the national park of El Cajas.
Azuay is located on the Panamerican Highway. Cuenca is connected by national flights from Quito and Guayaquil. It has the largest hydroelectric plant of the country, situated on the river Paute.
Demographics
Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:
- Mestizo 89.6%
- White 5.1%
- Indigenous 2.5%
- Afro-Ecuadorian 2.2%
- Montubio 0.4%
- Other 0.2%
Cantons
The province is divided into 15 cantons. The following table lists each with its population at the 2010 census, its area in square kilometres (km2), and the name of the canton seat or capital.
| Canton | Pop. (2019) | Area (km2) | Seat/Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camilo Ponce Enríquez | 34,770 | 639.28 | Camilo Ponce Enríquez |
| Chordeleg | 14,980 | 104.98 | Chordeleg |
| Cuenca | 625,780 | 3,190.54 | Cuenca |
| El Pan | 3,110 | 132.29 | El Pan |
| Girón | 13,070 | 353.75 | Girón |
| Guachapala | 3,830 | 39.59 | Guachapala |
| Gualaceo | 48,700 | 349.78 | Gualaceo |
| Nabón | 17,250 | 632.93 | Nabón |
| Oña | 4,090 | 293.08 | Oña |
| Paute | 28,990 | 270.79 | Paute |
| Pucará | 10,600 | 585.46 | Pucará |
| San Fernando | 4,170 | 138.62 | San Fernando |
| Santa Isabel | 20,790 | 604.61 | Santa Isabel |
| Sevilla de Oro | 6,820 | 314.85 | Sevilla de Oro |
| Sigsig | 30,300 | 659.03 | Sígsig |
References
References
- [https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ecuador/admin/01__azuay/ Citypopulation.de] Population and area of Azuay Province
- Villalba, Juan. "Human Development Index in Ecuador (2022)".
- "Resultados".
- [http://www.statoids.com/yec.html Cantons of Ecuador]. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
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