Zaruma
Sign in to saveZaruma, officially Villa Real de San Antonio del Cerro de Oro de Zaruma is a town in the south of Ecuador, El Oro Province. It is located in the south-east of this province, at an altitude of 1200 metres above sea level, on an inter-Andes route where the Vizcaya mountain range branches off from the Chilla mountain range. It is the seat of Zaruma Canton, one of the oldest cantons in the province.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Zaruma
- Settlement.official_name
- Villa Real De San Antonio del Cerro de Oro de Zaruma
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.total_type
- Town
- Settlement.nickname
- Sultana de El Oro
- Settlement.image_flag
- Bandera_zaruma_2.jpg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Zaruma in Ecuador
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Canton
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Ecuador
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- El Oro Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
Key dates
- Inception
- 8 December 1595
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Zaruma
- Country
- Ecuador
- Located in
- Zaruma Canton
- Population
- +10005
- Area
- +2.71
- Elevation
- +1200
- Time zone
- Q5390
- Official website
- www.zaruma.gob.ec
- Image
- SANTUARIO DE LA VÍRGEN DEL CARMEN, UN ÍCONO RELIGIOSO Y TURÍSTICO DE ZARUMA (28359028119).jpg
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Article
15 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- First settlers
- Integration
- Inca invasion
- Conquest and foundation
- Independence
- Gran Colombia and Zaruma's Gold
- Restarting the economy
- El Oro Province
- Crypto-Judaism
- Other dates
- Climate
- References
- External links
Zaruma, officially Villa Real de San Antonio del Cerro de Oro de Zaruma is a town in the south of Ecuador, El Oro Province. It is located in the south-east of this province, at an altitude of 1200 metres above sea level, on an inter-Andes route where the Vizcaya mountain range branches off from the Chilla mountain range. It is the seat of Zaruma Canton, one of the oldest cantons in the province.
Zaruma is known for its republic-era architecture, gold mines, culture and traditions, art and coffee and for having been founded by Spanish explorer Alonso de Mercadillo. These attributes have led to its receiving various titles celebrating both its tangible and intangible aspects, and in 1998 the Ecuadorian Institute for Cultural Heritage submitted it as a candidate UNESCO World Heritage Site.