Azuay Province
Azuay | |
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| Province o Azuay | |
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.svg) Location o Azuay in Ecuador. | |
 Cantons o Azuay Province | |
| Coordinates: 2°53′S 79°00′W / 2.883°S 79.000°W | |
| Kintra | Ecuador |
| Established | 25 Juin 1824 |
| Caipital | Cuenca |
| Cantons | List of Cantons
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| Govrenment | |
| • Provincial Prefect | Paúl Carrasco Carpio |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7998 km2 (3,088 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 702,893 |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| • Population 2001 | 612565 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (ECT) |
| Website | azuay.gov.ec |
Azuay is a province o Ecuador, creatit 25 Juin 1824. It encompasses an aurie o 7,998 square kilometre (3,088 sq mi). Its caipital is Cuenca. It is locatit in the sooth centre o Ecuador in the heichlands. Its muntains reach 4,500 m (14,800 ft) abuin sea level in the naitional pairk o El Cajas.
Azuay is locatit on the Pan-American Heich-gate. Cuenca is connectit bi naitional flichts frae Quito an Guayaquil. It sports the lairgest hydroelectric plant o the kintra, situatit on the river Paute.
Cantons
[eedit | edit soorce]The province is dividit intae 15 cantons. The follaein table leets each wi its population as o the 2001 census, its aurie in square kilometres (km2), an the name o the canton seat or caipital.[1]
| Canton | Pop. (2001) | Area (km2) | Seat/Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camilo Ponce Enríquez | Camilo Ponce Enríquez | ||
| Chordeleg | 10,859 | 105 | Chordeleg |
| Cuenca | 417,632 | 3,086 | Cuenca |
| El Pan | 3,075 | 132 | El Pan |
| Girón | 12,583 | 347 | Girón |
| Guachapala | 3,125 | 41 | Guachapala |
| Gualaceo | 38,587 | 347 | Gualaceo |
| Nabón | 15,121 | 636 | Nabón |
| Oña | 3,231 | 295 | Oña |
| Paute | 23,106 | 267 | Paute |
| Pucará | 20,382 | 848 | Pucará |
| San Fernando | 3,961 | 142 | San Fernando |
| Santa Isabel | 18,015 | 781 | Santa Isabel |
| Sevilla de Oro | 5,234 | 314 | Sevilla de Oro |
| Sigsig | 24,635 | 657 | Sigsig |
See also
[eedit | edit soorce]References
[eedit | edit soorce]- ↑ Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
Freemit airtins
[eedit | edit soorce]- Provincial Prefectur's Offeecial Page Archived 2006-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Ubicacuenca.com - Map - Complete Guide o Azuay, Ecuador Archived 2012-11-03 at the Wayback Machine
