Checa

Checa or Jidcay is a town and parish in Cuenca Canton, Azuay Province, Ecuador. The parish covers an area of 64.5 km2 and according to the 2001 Ecuadorian census it had a population total of 2,698.

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Type: Village with 2,740 residents
Description: Parroquia de Cuenca, Ecuador
Also known as: “Checa (parish of Cuenca)”, “Checa, Ecuador”, “Jidcay”, and “Sdcay”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llacao and Sinincay.

Llacao

Village

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Llacao is a town and parish in Cuenca Canton, Azuay Province, Ecuador. The parish covers an area of 17.4 km2 and according to the 2001 Ecuadorian census it had a population total of 4501. Llacao is situated 7 km southeast of Checa.

Sinincay

Village

Photo: Ceancata, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sinincay is a town and parish in Cuenca Canton, Azuay Province, Ecuador. The parish covers an area of 24.9 km² and according to the 2001 Ecuadorian census it had a population total of 12,650. Sinincay is situated 7 km southwest of Checa.

Ricaurte

Village

Photo: MaJoseC, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ricaurte is a town and parish in Cuenca Canton, Azuay Province, Ecuador. The parish covers an area of 14.3 km2 and according to the 2001 Ecuadorian census it had a population total of 14,006. Ricaurte is situated 7 km southeast of Checa.

Checa

Categories: parroquia rural of Ecuador and locality
Location: Checa (Jidcay), Cuenca Canton, Azuay, Ecuador, South America
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Latitude

-2.80501° or 2° 48′ 18″ south

Longitude

-78.99282° or 78° 59′ 34″ west

Population

2,740

Elevation

2,782 metres (9,127 feet)

Open location code

679352V4+XV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 774008109

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

3659337

Wikidata ID

Q10857966

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Vietnamese—“Checa” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Checa”
German: “Checa (Azuay)”
German: “Checa”
Quechua: “Chiqa kitilli (Asway)”
Quechua: “Chiqa kitilli”
Spanish: “Checa (parroquia de Cuenca)”
Spanish: “Checa”
Spanish: “Chiqa”
Spanish: “Jidcay”
Vietnamese: “Checa”

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Notable Places Nearby

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