Chordeleg () is a town and

parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish pries ...

and seat of

Chordeleg Canton Chordeleg Canton () is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Azuay Province. Its capital is the town of Chordeleg. Its population at the 2001 census was 10,859. Demographics Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010: *Mestizo 93.8% *W ...

Azuay Province Azuay (, ), Province of Azuay is a province of Ecuador, created on 25 June 1824. It encompasses an area of . Its capital and largest city is Cuenca. It is located in the south center of Ecuador in the highlands. Its mountains reach above sea le ...

Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...

. The parish covers an area of and according to the 2022 Ecuadorian census it had a population of 6,907.Citypopulation.de
Population and area of Chordeleg parish Chordeleg is well known for its jewelry industry, especially gold and silver

filigree Filigree (also less commonly spelled ''filagree'', and formerly written ''filigrann'' or ''filigrene'') is a form of intricate metalwork used in jewellery and other small forms of metalwork. In jewellery, it is usually of gold and silver, m ...

jewelry.

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{{Parishes of Azuay Province Populated places in Azuay Province Parishes of Ecuador