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Cuenca
Sign in to saveAlso 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
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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- 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 (eller Santa Ana de los Cuatro Ríos de Cuenca) är den tredje största staden i Ecuador och huvudstad i provinsen Azuay. Den ligger i Sierra, Ecuadors högland, omkring 2 800 meter över havet. Folkmängden uppgår till cirka 370 000 invånare. Staden grundades enligt den spanska historikern Diego Hurtado de Mendoza år 1557 och dess självständighet förklarades 1820. Platsens historia går dock betydligt längre tillbaka till ursprungsbefolkningen by Guapondeleg ("landet stort som himmelen", 500 e.Kr.), senare erövrad av Inka och kallad . Stadens historiska centrum har blivit klassat som ett världsarv och ligger längs den Pan-Amerikanska motorvägen.
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