Map of Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador

Cuenca is the administrative centre of Azuay, Ecuador, with a population of about 636,996. It lies at 2.9005°S, 79.0045°W. Cuenca is about 302 km (187 mi) south of Quito, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Azogues, 25 km to the northeast.

Cuenca at a glance

Where is Cuenca?

• The 3rd largest city in Ecuador by recorded population.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 57 min on the shortest day to 12 h 17 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Cuenca

• Azogues — 25 km northeast
• La Troncal — 65 km northwest
• Naranjito — 96 km northwest
• Pasaje — 101 km southwest
• Milagro — 107 km northwest
• Machala — 113 km west
• Santa Rosa — 122 km southwest
• Loja — 123 km south
• Eloy Alfaro — 124 km northwest
• Guayaquil — 125 km northwest

Largest cities in Ecuador

• Quito — 2,781,641
• Guayaquil — 2,723,665
• Santo Domingo de los Colorados — 458,580
• Ambato — 387,309
• Portoviejo — 321,800
• Eloy Alfaro — 315,724
• Machala — 289,141
• Loja — 274,112
• Manta — 264,281
• Riobamba — 264,048

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Other places named Cuenca

• Cuenca — Castille-La Mancha, Spain

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.