Cuenca | |
|---|---|
 Cajas National Park, Cuenca | |
 Flag .png) Seal | |
 Location of Azuay Province in Ecuador | |
.svg) Cuenca Canton in Azuay Province | |
| Coordinates:2°54′S78°59′W / 2.900°S 78.983°W /-2.900; -78.983 | |
| Country |  Ecuador |
| Province | Azuay Province |
| Capital | Cuenca |
| Area | |
• Canton | 3,195 km2 (1,234 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 census)[1] | |
• Canton | 596,101 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 361,524 |
| Time zone | UTC -5 |
Cuenca is acanton ofEcuador, located in theAzuay Province. Its capital is the town ofCuenca. During the census of 2001 the canton had 417,632 inhabitants[2] and in 2010 it had 505,585 inhabitants.[3]
The city is named after Santa Ana of the 4 Rivers of Cuenca in honor of the city of Cuenca in Spain, the birthplace of the Spanish viceroy of Peru Andrés Hurtado de Mendoza, who was the one who sent Spanish Gil Ramírez Dávalos to fund the city, and the fact that, this place, in its geographical features are very similar to the Spanish city. In addition, the name includes the fact that four rivers cross it: Tomebamba, Tarqui, Yanuncay and Machángara. The rest of the name comes from the Spanish tradition of dedicating to the new cities a saint of the Catholic church, in this case Santa Ana.
Ethnic groups as of theEcuadorian census of 2010:[4]
The canton is divided intoparishes.[5] 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 | |
