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Cuenca

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Also known as Cuenca, Ecuador, Santa Ana de los Rios de Cuenca, Santa Ana de los cuatro Ríos de Cuenca, Cuenca (Ecuador), CUE

city in Ecuador, capital of the Azuay Province

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Cuenca is a city in Ecuador and serves as the capital of Azuay Province. It is one of Ecuador's most important cultural and historical centers, known for its colonial architecture and UNESCO World Heritage designation.

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Locality
Cuenca
Region
Azuay
Country
Ecuador
Population
636,996

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Cuenca, officially Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca, is an Ecuadorian city, head of the canton of the same name and capital of the province of Azuay, as well as its largest and most populated city. It is crossed by the Tomebamba, Tarqui, Yanuncay and Machángara rivers, in the south-central inter-Andean region of Ecuador, in the Paute river basin, at an altitude of 2,538 meters above sea level and with a temperate Andean climate averaging 16.3 °C.

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