Azuay Province

Province of Ecuador

Province in Ecuador

Azuay

Province

Province of Azuay

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Location of Azuay in Ecuador.

Cantons of Azuay Province

Coordinates: 2°53′S 79°00′W﻿ / ﻿2.883°S 79.000°W﻿ / -2.883; -79.000
Country| Ecuador
Established| June 25, 1824
Capital| Cuenca
Cantons|

List of Cantons

* Camilo Ponce Enríquez
* Chordeleg
* Cuenca
* El Pan
* Girón
* Guachapala
* Gualaceo
* Nabón
* Oña
* Paute
* Pucara
* San Fernando
* Santa Isabel
* Sevilla de Oro
* Sigsig

Government

• Prefect| Juan Cristóbal Lloret (RC)
• Vice Prefect| Ale Quintanilla
• Governor| Santiago Malo
Area

• Province

| 8,171 km2 (3,155 sq mi)
Population

(2022 census)[1]

• Province

| 801,609
• Density| 98/km2 (250/sq mi)
• Urban

| 420,141
Time zone| UTC-5 (ECT)
Area code| (+593) 7
Vehicle registration| A
HDI (2022)| 0.791[2]
high · 6th
Website| www.azuay.gov.ec

Azuay (English: /əˈzwaɪ/, Spanish: [aˈswaj] ⓘ), Province of Azuay is a province of Ecuador, created on 25 June 1824. It encompasses an area of 8,171 square kilometres (3,155 sq mi). Its capital and largest city is Cuenca. It is located in the south center of Ecuador in the highlands. Its mountains reach 4,500 m (14,800 ft) 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

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Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:[3]

* Mestizo 89.6%
* White 5.1%
* Indigenous 2.5%
* Afro-Ecuadorian 2.2%
* Montubio 0.4%
* Other 0.2%

## Cantons

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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.[4]

Canton | Pop. (2019) | Area (km2) | Seat/Capital

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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

## See also

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* Provinces of Ecuador
* Cantons of Ecuador
* Azuay mine

## References

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1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Azuay Province
2. ^ Villalba, Juan. "Human Development Index in Ecuador (2022)". Scribd (in Spanish).
3. ^ "Resultados" (PDF).
4. ^ Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.

## External links

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Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article "Azuay".

* Provincial Prefecture's Official Page
* Ubicacuenca.com - Map - Complete Guide of Azuay, Ecuador Archived 2012-11-03 at the Wayback Machine

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