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Azuay
Province
Province of Azuay
FlagCoat of arms
Location of Azuay in Ecuador.
Cantons of Azuay Province
Coordinates: 2°53′S 79°00′W / 2.883°S 79.000°W / -2.883; -79.000
Country	Ecuador
Established	June 25, 1824
Capital	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
Government
• Provincial Prefect	Juan Cristóbal Lloret
Area
• Total	8,171 km (3,155 sq mi)
Population
• Total	801,609
• Density	98/km (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (ECT)
Area code	(+593) 7
Vehicle registration	A
HDI (2022)	0.791 high · 6th
Website	www.azuay.gov.ec

Azuay (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈswaj] ), Province of Azuay is a province of Ecuador, created on 25 June 1824. It encompasses an area of 8,171 square kilometres (3,155 sq mi). Its capital and largest city is Cuenca. It is located in the south center of Ecuador in the highlands. Its mountains reach 4,500 m (14,800 ft) above sea level in the national park of El Cajas.

Azuay is located on the Panamerican Highway. Cuenca is connected by national flights from Quito and Guayaquil. It has the largest hydroelectric plant of the country, situated on the river Paute.

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:

• Mestizo 89.6%
• White 5.1%
• Indigenous 2.5%
• Afro-Ecuadorian 2.2%
• Montubio 0.4%
• Other 0.2%

Cantons

The province is divided into 15 cantons. The following table lists each with its population at the 2010 census, its area in square kilometres (km), and the name of the canton seat or capital.

See also

• Provinces of Ecuador
• Cantons of Ecuador
• Azuay mine

References

1. Citypopulation.de Population and area of Azuay Province
2. Villalba, Juan. "Human Development Index in Ecuador (2022)". Scribd (in Spanish).
3. "Resultados" (PDF).
4. Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.

External links

• Provincial Prefecture's Official Page
• Ubicacuenca.com - Map - Complete Guide of Azuay, Ecuador Archived 2012-11-03 at the Wayback Machine

v t e Provinces of Ecuador
Province	Azuay Bolívar Cañar Carchi Chimborazo Cotopaxi El Oro Esmeraldas Galápagos Guayas Imbabura Loja Los Ríos Manabí Morona-Santiago Napo Orellana Pastaza Pichincha Santa Elena Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Sucumbíos Tungurahua Zamora-Chinchipe
Former Provinces	Azogues Cuenca Guayaquil Napo Pastaza León Oriente Santiago Zamora Veintemilla

• Azuay Province
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• States and territories established in 1824