Cariamanga

Also known as San Pedro Mártir de Cariamanga

Cariamanga, officially San Pedro Mártir de Cariamanga is a town in southern Ecuador and the seat of Calvas Canton in Loja Province. The urban parish occupies a compact plateau beneath the twin-peaked Cerro Ahuaca and serves as a commercial hub between Loja and the Peru border at Macará.

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Place details

Locality: Parroquia Cariamanga
Region: Loja
Country: Ecuador
Population: 16,862
Timezone: America/Guayaquil

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Cariamanga
Settlement.official_name: San Pedro Mártir de Cariamanga
Settlement.other_name: Cariamanga
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera de Calvas.png
Settlement.pushpin_map: Ecuador
Settlement.mapsize: 200px
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Loja
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Canton
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Calvas
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Jorge Montero Rodríguez
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 29 April 1546
Settlement.founder: Gonzalo Pizarro
Settlement.area_total_km2: 3.32

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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Geography
Ecology and wildlife
Demographics
Economy
Culture and landmarks
Transport
Climate
Notable people
See also
References
External links

== Etymology == Local historiography records the colonial style San Pedro Mártir de Cariamanga. Municipal tradition also attributes the toponym Cariamanga to Quichua curi (gold) and manga (pot), a folk etymology not universally accepted by linguists.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cariamanga” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.