Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador

Cuenca Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Azuay Province. Its capital is the town of Cuenca. During the census of 2001 the canton had 417,632 inhabitants and in 2010 it had 505,585 inhabitants.. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador	2,932 km²
Population	559,709
Male Population	265,067 (47.4%)
Female Population	294,641 (52.6%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+128.6%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+26.4%
Median Age	25.4 years
Male Median Age	23.9 years
Female Median Age	26.8 years
Timezone	Ecuador Time

Map of Cuenca

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	244,848	359,427	442,744	559,709
Population Density	83.5 / km²	122.6 / km²	151.0 / km²	190.9 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 26.4% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador	+128.6%	+55.7%	+26.4%
Azuay Province	+128.3%	+55.5%	+26.5%
Ecuador	+131.1%	+58.1%	+27.9%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Median Age

Median Age: 25.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador	25.4 years	23.9 years	26.8 years
Azuay Province	24.8 years	23.2 years	26.3 years

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Population By Age and Gender

Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	26,711	25,911	52,623
5-9	27,219	26,616	53,836
10-14	28,020	27,631	55,651
15-19	29,082	28,667	57,750
20-24	27,561	28,973	56,534
25-29	24,221	26,566	50,788
30-34	19,013	22,370	41,383
35-39	15,567	19,364	34,931
40-44	13,135	17,282	30,417
45-49	12,175	15,704	27,880
50-54	10,157	13,154	23,312
55-59	8,509	10,667	19,177
60-64	7,065	8,724	15,789
65-69	5,497	7,398	12,896
70-74	4,068	5,571	9,639
75-79	3,021	3,999	7,020
80-84	2,132	2,983	5,115
85 Plus	1,913	3,063	4,976

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Population Density

Population Density: 190.9 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador	559,709	2,932 km²	190.9 / km²
Azuay Province	783,329	7,871.1 km²	99.5 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 800 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
800	11,384	n/a	n/a
900	13,281	1.6%	189
1000	15,178	1.3%	189
1100	16,696	1%	151
1200	18,214	0.9%	151
1300	19,732	0.8%	151
1400	21,250	0.7%	151
1500	22,767	0.7%	151
1600	18,973	-1.8%	-379
1700	18,948	0%	-2
1800	19,130	0.1%	18
1900	65,585	13.1%	4,645
1910	77,891	18.8%	12,306
1920	88,702	13.9%	10,811
1930	99,123	11.7%	10,421
1940	152,532	53.9%	53,409
1950	172,168	12.9%	19,636
1960	190,724	10.8%	18,556
1970	205,467	7.7%	14,743
1990	359,427	32.3%	76,980
2000	442,744	23.2%	83,317
2020	595,919	16%	76,587
2030	663,156	11.3%	67,237
2040	720,845	8.7%	57,689
2050	765,765	6.2%	44,920
2060	795,945	3.9%	30,180
2070	814,069	2.3%	18,124
2080	821,002	0.9%	6,933
2090	816,636	-0.5%	-4,366
2100	803,456	-1.6%	-13,180

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Top Cities in Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador

Cities in Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Baños, Azuay	328.5 km²	20,836	164.3 / mi²
Chaucha	344.7 km²	1,441	10.8 / mi²
Checa	62.5 km²	3,097	128.4 / mi²
Chiquintad	98.8 km²	5,771	151.3 / mi²
Cuenca	73.5 km²	370,608	13,059 / mi²
Cumbe, Ecuador	59.6 km²	6,160	267.5 / mi²
Llacao, Azuay, Ecuador	17.2 km²	6,878	1,037 / mi²
Molleturo	671.3 km²	5,842	22.5 / mi²
Nulti, Azuay, Ecuador	30.2 km²	4,670	399.9 / mi²
Octavio Cordero, Azuay, Ecuador	24.6 km²	2,523	265.1 / mi²
Paccha	25.4 km²	7,541	768.6 / mi²
Quingeo	116.5 km²	8,304	184.7 / mi²
Ricaurte, Ecuador	13.2 km²	22,276	4,367 / mi²
San Joaquin (parish in Cuenca)	191.3 km²	5,278	71.5 / mi²
Santa Ana, Azuay, Ecuador	48.9 km²	6,026	319.1 / mi²
Sayausi	367.8 km²	7,662	53.9 / mi²
Sidcay, Azuay, Ecuador	16.5 km²	4,850	762.5 / mi²
Sinincay	26.1 km²	19,809	1,965 / mi²
Tarqui (parish in Cuenca)	138 km²	11,623	218.1 / mi²
Turi	22.4 km²	7,864	908.2 / mi²
Valle, Ecuador (parish in Cuenca)	41 km²	25,058	1,584 / mi²
Victoria del Portete, Azuay, Ecuador	213.8 km²	5,602	67.9 / mi²

Other Provinces in Azuay Province

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Chordeleg Canton	90.9 km²	13,983	398.4 / mi²
El Pan Canton	133.1 km²	3,403	66.2 / mi²
Girón Canton	356.9 km²	13,949	101.2 / mi²
Guachapala, Azuay, Ecuador	45.8 km²	3,803	214.8 / mi²
Gualaceo Canton	364.2 km²	47,564	338.2 / mi²
Nabón Canton	625.2 km²	17,356	71.9 / mi²
Oña Canton	293.3 km²	3,950	34.9 / mi²
Paute Canton	268.2 km²	27,927	269.7 / mi²
Pucará, Azuay, Ecuador	859.8 km²	29,650	89.3 / mi²
San Fernando Canton	137.3 km²	4,435	83.6 / mi²
Santa Isabel Canton	774 km²	21,271	71.2 / mi²
Sevilla de Oro Canton	315.9 km²	6,488	53.2 / mi²
Sígsig Canton	674.3 km²	29,845	114.6 / mi²

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