Azuay Province

Azuay is a province o Ecuador, creatit 25 Juin 1824. It encompasses an aurie o 7,998 square kilometre (3,088 sq mi). Its caipital is Cuenca. It is locatit in the sooth centre o Ecuador in the heichlands. Its muntains reach 4,500 m (14,800 ft) abuin sea level in the naitional pairk o El Cajas.

Azuay
Province
Province o Azuay
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Location o Azuay in Ecuador.
Cantons o Azuay Province
Coordinates: 2°53′S 79°00′W
Kintra	Ecuador
Established	25 Juin 1824
Caipital	Cuenca
Cantons	List of Cantons Camilo Ponce Enríquez Chordeleg Cuenca El Pan Girón Guachapala Gualaceo Nabón Oña Paute Pucara San Fernando Santa Isabel Sevilla de Oro Sigsig
Govrenment
• Provincial Prefect	Paúl Carrasco Carpio
Area
• Total	7998 km2 (3,088 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	702,893
• Density	88/km2 (230/sq mi)
• Population 2001	612565
Time zone	UTC-5 (ECT)
Website	azuay.gov.ec

Cuy asado

Azuay is locatit on the Pan-American Heich-gate. Cuenca is connectit bi naitional flichts frae Quito an Guayaquil. It sports the lairgest hydroelectric plant o the kintra, situatit on the river Paute.

Cantons

The province is dividit intae 15 cantons. The follaein table leets each wi its population as o the 2001 census, its aurie in square kilometres (km²), an the name o the canton seat or caipital.

Canton	Pop. (2001)	Area (km2)	Seat/Capital
Camilo Ponce Enríquez			Camilo Ponce Enríquez
Chordeleg	10,859	105	Chordeleg
Cuenca	417,632	3,086	Cuenca
El Pan	3,075	132	El Pan
Girón	12,583	347	Girón
Guachapala	3,125	41	Guachapala
Gualaceo	38,587	347	Gualaceo
Nabón	15,121	636	Nabón
Oña	3,231	295	Oña
Paute	23,106	267	Paute
Pucará	20,382	848	Pucará
San Fernando	3,961	142	San Fernando
Santa Isabel	18,015	781	Santa Isabel
Sevilla de Oro	5,234	314	Sevilla de Oro
Sigsig	24,635	657	Sigsig

See also

• Provinces of Ecuador
• Cantons of Ecuador

Freemit airtins

• Provincial Prefectur's Offeecial Page Archived 2006-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
• Ubicacuenca.com - Map - Complete Guide o Azuay, Ecuador Archived 2012-11-03 at the Wayback Machine