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Cuenca

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Also known as Cuenca, Ecuador, Santa Ana de los Rios de Cuenca, Santa Ana de los cuatro Ríos de Cuenca, Cuenca (Ecuador), CUE

city in Ecuador, capital of the Azuay Province

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Cuenca is a city in Ecuador and serves as the capital of Azuay Province. It is one of Ecuador's most important cultural and historical centers, known for its colonial architecture and UNESCO World Heritage designation.

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Place details

Locality
Cuenca
Region
Azuay
Country
Ecuador
Population
636,996

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Air quality

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4.2 µg/m³
PM10
5.0 µg/m³
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
city
Official name
Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca
Demonym
Cuencano
Country
Ecuador
Located in
Cuenca Canton
Continent
South America
Official language
Shuar
Population
361524
Area
70.59
Elevation
2550
Time zone
Q5390
Body of water
Tomebamba River
Capital of
Cuenca Canton
Official website
www.cuenca.gob.ec
Image
Ama la Vida - Flickr - AR PN ANDES15 CUENCA TV 022 (14584742390).jpg
Dialing code
593 7
Patron saint
Saint Anne
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twinned administrative body
Bandung
Commons category
Cuenca, Ecuador
topic's main category
Category:Cuenca, Ecuador
category for people born here
Q21701673
Commons gallery
Cuenca, Ecuador
postal code
EC010150
category of associated people
Category:People from Cuenca, Ecuador
inception
1557-04-12
office held by head of government
mayor
P12749
Dharan
native label
Cuenca
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Cuenca, officially Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca, is an Ecuadorian city, head of the canton of the same name and capital of the province of Azuay, as well as its largest and most populated city. It is crossed by the Tomebamba, Tarqui, Yanuncay and Machángara rivers, in the south-central inter-Andean region of Ecuador, in the Paute river basin, at an altitude of 2,538 meters above sea level and with a temperate Andean climate averaging 16.3 °C.

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