The capital of Azuay province in southern Ecuador. Its official name is Santa Ana de Cuenca. It is located in a basin in the Andes (Cuenca in Spanish) at an altitude of about 2600m. It was built by the Spaniards in 1557 on the site of the castle of Huayna Capac, the 11th Emperor of the Inca Empire. It is the third largest city in Ecuador after Guayaquil and Quito, and is the commercial center of southern Ecuador, trading agricultural products, livestock, leather, marble, etc. It is also home to industries such as textiles, lace, leather products, jewelry, and food, and is known as a producer of Panama hats and high-quality drinking water. The Indian market held every Thursday is an important economic activity for the city and attracts many tourists. The old town, which retains the appearance of the Spanish colonial era with its cobblestone streets and old marble houses, also preserves excellent architecture, including a monastery built in 1599, and was registered as a cultural heritage of the World Heritage Sites in 1999. It is home to the University of Azuay (University of Cuenca, 1868) and the Catholic University of Cuenca (1970). It is connected to the Pan-American Highway and a railway line that branches off from the main railway line that connects Quito and Guayaquil. The population is 194,981 (1990). Cuenca |
エクアドル南部,アスアイ州の州都。正式名称はサンタアナデクエンカ Santa Ana de Cuenca。アンデス山脈中の盆地 (スペイン語でクエンカ) にあり,標高約 2600m。インカ帝国第 11代皇帝ワイナ・カパックの居城があった地に,1557年スペイン人によって建設された。グアヤキル,キトに次ぐエクアドル第3の都市で,エクアドル南部の商業中心地となっており,農産物や家畜,皮革,大理石などが取り引きされる。また繊維,レース,皮革製品,宝飾類,食品などの工業が立地し,パナマ帽,良質の飲料水の産地としても知られる。毎週木曜日に開かれるインディオの定期市は市の重要な経済活動であるとともに,多くの観光客を集める。石畳の街路や古い大理石造りの家にスペイン植民地時代の面影を残した旧市街は,1599年建造の修道院をはじめとする優れた建築物も保存されており,1999年世界遺産の文化遺産に登録された。アスアイ大学 (クエンカ大学,1868) ,クエンカ・カトリカ大学 (1970) の所在地。パンアメリカン・ハイウェーが通るほか,キトとグアヤキルを結ぶ幹線鉄道から分岐する鉄道が通じる。人口 19万 4981 (1990) 。
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