Gualaceo
Gualaceo, nicknamed “El Jardin del Azuay”, is a city in the Azuay Province of Ecuador and the capital of the eponymous Gualaceo Canton. It is located 35 km east from the city of Cuenca and is one of the biggest cities in Azuay.
- Type: Town with 17,100 residents
- Description: city in Azuay, Ecuador
- Also known as: “El Jardin del Azuay”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Unión.
La Unión
Quarter
La Unión is a town and parish in Chordeleg Canton, Azuay Province, Ecuador. La Unión is situated 3½ km north of Gualaceo.
Gualaceo
- Categories: city and locality
- Location: Gualaceo, Gualaceo Canton, Azuay, Ecuador, South America
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Latitude
-2.88981° or 2° 53′ 23″ south
Longitude
-78.77899° or 78° 46′ 44″ west
Population
17,100
Elevation
2,429 metres (7,969 feet)
UN/LOCODE
EC GUO
Open location code
6793466C+3C
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Gualaceo” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Gualaceo”
- Cebuano: “Gualaceo”
- Chimborazo Highland Quichua: “Gualaceo”
- French: “Gualaceo”
- Galician: “Gualaceo”
- German: “Gualaceo”
- Italian: “Gualaceo”
- Lithuanian: “Gulaseo”
- Lithuanian: “Gvalaseo”
- Polish: “Gualaceo”
- Portuguese: “Gualaceo”
- Quechua: “Walasiyu”
- Spanish: “Gualaceo”
- Swedish: “Gualaceo”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Centro histórico and Simón Bolívar.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Parque Central de Gualaceo and Iglesia Matriz Santiago de Gualaceo.
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