Cuenca Canton
Cuenca is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Azuay Province. Its capital is the town of Cuenca. During the census of 2001 the canton had 417,632 inhabitants [1] and in 2010 it had 505,585 inhabitants.[2]
Cuenca | |
|---|---|
 Cajas National Park, Cuenca | |
 Location of Azuay Province in Ecuador. | |
 Cantons of Azuay Province | |
| Coordinates: 2°54′S 78°59′W | |
| Country |  |
| Province | Azuay Province |
| Capital | Cuenca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,190.54 km2 (1,231.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 505,585 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC -5 |
Demographics
Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:[3]
- Mestizo 89.7%
- White 5.7%
- Afro-Ecuadorian 2.2%
- Indigenous 1.8%
- Montubio 0.4%
- Other 0.2%
Division
The canton is divided into parishes.[4] The urban sector of the city of Cuenca is formed by the following 15 parishes:
| Urban parishes | ||
|---|---|---|
 | 1. San Sebastián | 10. Huayna Capac |
| 2. El Batán | 11. Hermano Miguel | |
| 3. Yanuncay | 12. El Vecino | |
| 4. Bellavista | 13. Totoracocha | |
| 5. Gill Ramírez Dávalos | 14. Monay | |
| 6. El Sagrario | 15. Machángara | |
| 7. San Blas | ||
| 8. Cañaribamba | ||
| 9. Sucre | ||
The rural territory of the canton is divided into 21 parishes:
| Rural parishes | ||
|---|---|---|
 | 1. Molleturo | 12. Ricaurte |
| 2. Chaucha | 13. Urban parishes | |
| 3. Sayausí | 14. Paccha | |
| 4. Chiquintad | 15. Nulti | |
| 5. Checa (or Jidcay) | 16. Turi | |
| 6. San Joaquín | 17. El Valle | |
| 7. Baños | 18. Santa Ana | |
| 8. Sinincay | 19. Tarqui | |
| 9. Octavio Cordero Palacios (or Santa Rosa) | 20. Victoria del Portete (or Irquis) | |
| 10. Sidcay | 21. Cumbe | |
| 11. Llacao | 22. Quingeo | |
References
- Cantons of Ecuador at statoids.com
- Somos 14.483.499 de ecuatorianas y ecuatorianos, según el censo Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
- Political Division of Cuenca Canton Archived 2012-03-31 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish), retrieved on August 31, 2011
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