Azuay (), Province of Azuay is a
province
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of
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...
, created on 25 June 1824. It encompasses an area of . Its capital is
Cuenca. It is located in the south center of Ecuador in the highlands. Its mountains reach above sea level in the
national park of
El Cajas.
Azuay is located on the
Panamerican Highway
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. Cuenca is connected by national flights from
Quito and
Guayaquil
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. It has the largest
hydroelectric plant
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of the country, situated on the river
Paute.
Demographics
Ethnic groups as of the
Ecuadorian census of 2010:
*
Mestizo 90%
*
White
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5.2%
*
Indigenous
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*Indigenous peoples
*Indigenous (ecology), presence in a region as the result of only natural processes, with no human intervention
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2.5%
*
Afro-Ecuadorian 2.2%
* Other 0.2%
Cantons
The province is divided into 15
cantons. The following table lists each with its population at the 2010
census
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, its area in square kilometres (km
2), and the name of the
canton seat
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or
capital.
Cantons of Ecuador
Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
See also
* Provinces of Ecuador
Ecuador is divided into 24 provinces ( es, provincias, singular''provincia''). The provinces of Ecuador and their capitals are:
List
1 Population as per the census carried out on 2010-11-28
In addition, there were four areas that were non-del ...
* Cantons of Ecuador
References
External links
Provincial Prefecture's Official Page
Ubicacuenca.com - Map - Complete Guide of Azuay, Ecuador
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Provinces of Ecuador
States and territories established in 1824