Latacunga
Sign in to savethumb|Monument to Vicente León on the main square of Latacunga Latacunga (; Quechua: Latakunga) is a plateau city of Ecuador, capital of the Cotopaxi Province, south of Quito, near the confluence of the Alaquez and Cutuchi rivers to form the Patate, the headstream of the Pastaza. At the time of census 2022 Latacunga had a population of 77,267 largely mestizo and indigenous.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Latacunga
- Settlement.official_name
- San Vicente Mártir de Latacunga
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.total_type
- City
- Settlement.nickname
- Mashca City (Ciudad Mashca)
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ecuador
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Latacunga's location in Ecuador
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- top
- Settlement.image_flag
- BanderaLatacunga.svg
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Collage Latacunga.png
- Settlement.image_caption
- From top, left to right: Central Park Vicente León, Saint Joseph Cathedral, City hall of Latacunga, the House of the Marquises, Chile Square, Vicente León High School, Our Lady of Mercy Church, Cotopaxi Technical University and Salcedo Street.
- Settlement.subdivision_type
Key dates
- Inception
- 27 October 1584
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- San Vicente Mártir de Latacunga
- Demonym
- Latacungueño/a
- Country
- Ecuador
- Located in
- Latacunga Canton
- Population
- +77267
- Area
- +34.16
- Elevation
- +2770
- Time zone
- Q5390
- Body of water
- Patate River
- Capital of
- Latacunga Canton
Article
9 sectionsContents
- Traditional festivals
- Historic downtown
- Climate
- Universities
- Sports
- Transport
- Notes
- References
- External links
thumb|Monument to Vicente León on the main square of Latacunga Latacunga (; Quechua: Latakunga) is a plateau city of Ecuador, capital of the Cotopaxi Province, south of Quito, near the confluence of the Alaquez and Cutuchi rivers to form the Patate, the headstream of the Pastaza. At the time of census 2022 Latacunga had a population of 77,267 largely mestizo and indigenous.
Latacunga took its independence from Spain on November 11, 1820.