Loja
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Place details
- Locality
- Loja
- Region
- Loja
- Country
- Ecuador
- Population
- 274,112
- Timezone
- America/Guayaquil
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- Ecuador
- Province
- Loja
- Canton
- Loja
- Founded
- December 8, 1548
- Mayor
- Franco Quezada
- City
- 55.88 km (21.58 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 2,060 m (6,760 ft)
- Density
- 3,642/km (9,432/sq mi)
- Demonym
- Lojano/a
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( ECT )
- Postal code
- 110101, 110102, 110103, 110104
- Area code
- (+593) 7
- Climate
- Cfb
- Website
Key dates
- Inception
- 8 December 1548
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Inmaculada Concepción de Loja
- Demonym
- Lojano/a.
- Country
- Ecuador
- Located in
- Loja Canton
- Population
- +203496
- Area
- +52.08
- Elevation
- +2060
- Time zone
- Q5390
- Capital of
- Loja Canton
- Founded by
- Alonso de Mercadillo
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Loja ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlo.xa]), formerly Loxa and fully City of the Immaculate Conception of Loja (Spanish: Ciudad de la Inmaculada Concepción de Loja), is the capital of Ecuador's Loja Province. It is located in the Cuxibamba valley in the south of the country, sharing borders with the provinces of Zamora-Chinchipe and other cantons of the province of Loja. Loja holds a rich tradition in the arts, and for this reason is known as the Music and Cultural Capital of Ecuador. The city is home to two major universities.