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Azuay Province

Annual Climate Emissions and Hazard Information

Azuay, Province of Azuay is a province of Ecuador, created on 25 June 1824. It encompasses an area of 8,309.58 square kilometres . Its capital is Cuenca. It is located in the south center of Ecuador in the highlands. Its mountains reach 4,500 m above sea level in the national park of El Cajas. Source: Wikipedia

Annual Weather Data

Month Average Average High Average Low Record High Record Low Average Precipitation
January 13.3°C 18.1°C 8.5°C 20.7°C 5.4°C 74.2 mm
February 12.8°C 17.6°C 7.9°C 19.6°C 1.0°C 111.0 mm
March 8.7°C 5.4°C 88.0 mm
April 23.5°C 11.0°C 22.1 mm
May 13.2°C 18.2°C 15.4°C 20.0°C 5.8°C 33.0 mm
June 7.4°C 5.2°C 5.0 mm
August 11.1°C 16.1°C 6.1°C 18.5°C 1.0°C
September 17.7°C 19.8°C 19.6°C 11.0°C
October 13.0°C 18.0°C 13.6°C 19.4°C 1.0°C
Sources: NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10
Landslide High (9)
Drought Low (2)
Flood High (9)
Earthquake High (6.6)
* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.
Sources:
1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.

Azuay Province CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year
LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Azuay Province 2,767,256 t 3.53 t 351.6 t/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Other Provinces in Ecuador

Name Area Population
Bolívar Province 3,896.7 km² 190,145
Carchi Province 3,777.7 km² 174,134
Cañar Province 3,132.4 km² 240,238
Chimborazo Province 5,896.9 km² 496,675
Cotopaxi Province 6,160.3 km² 448,746
El Oro Province 5,859.7 km² 653,115
Esmeraldas 16,176.5 km² 601,710
Galápagos Province 7,989.5 km² 27,735
Imbabura Province 4,611.8 km² 435,132
Loja Province 11,067.8 km² 487,154
Los Ríos Province 7,286.6 km² 870,130
Manabí Province 19,039.1 km² 1.5 million
Orellana Province 21,602 km² 176,254
Pastaza Province 29,508.2 km² 100,456
Pichincha Province 9,455.7 km² 2.9 million
Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province 3,453.5 km² 424,051
Tungurahua Province 3,397.6 km² 549,017
Zona No Delimitada, Ecuador 2,076.6 km² 54,726
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