Paccha
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Paccha (Hispanicized spelling of the Kichwa word pakcha meaning "waterfall") is a town and parish in Cuenca Canton, Azuay Province, Ecuador. The parish covers an area of 25.6 km2 and according to the 2001 Ecuadorian census it had a population total of 5,311.
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- Official name
- San Francisco de Paccha
- Area
- 26.4
- Elevation
- 2583
- Official website
- paccha.gob.ec/azuay
- Image
- Iglesia parroquial de Paccha, Cuenca - Azuay.jpg
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Paccha (Hispanicized spelling of the Kichwa word pakcha meaning "waterfall") is a town and parish in Cuenca Canton, Azuay Province, Ecuador. The parish covers an area of 25.6 km2 and according to the 2001 Ecuadorian census it had a population total of 5,311.
==Origins== Founded "Parish Saint Francis of Paccha", on May 12, 1582, it is one of the oldest parishes that make the City of Cuenca. Conformed by 20 villages (caserios), the parish is located 10 km from the center of the city of Cuenca. Some villages are relatively close to the center of the city, Little Monay Village being the closest about 4 km away from the center of the city.
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