Does Cuenca have a university?

Yes. Universidad Católica de Cuenca and Universidad de Cuenca.

CUENCA

Azuay · ECUADOR (EC) · 2.90°S / 79.00°W

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 3,658,666

Cuenca is a city in Ecuador with a population of 636,996. It sits at -2.90/-79.00, runs on America/Guayaquil, is 5 km from Ricaurte.

Population 636,996

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone America/Guayaquil

All facts

fields

Country: Ecuador
Subdivision: Azuay
Coords: 2.90°S / 79.00°W
UTC offset: -5
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

NE Ricaurte Azuay 0 5.1 km

NW Sinincay Azuay 0 5.3 km

E Paccha Azuay 0 6.8 km

N Chiquintad Azuay 0 9.1 km

E Llacao Azuay 4,501 13.0 km

NE Déleg Canar 0 16.1 km

E Nulti Azuay 4,589 16.4 km

NE Biblián Canar 0 23.3 km

NE Nazón Canar 0 23.4 km

NE Azogues Canar 34,877 24.0 km

Air access

nearby

CUE

Mariscal Lamar Airport

Medium airport

0.0 km

Universities

linked

Universidad Católica de Cuenca

ucacue.edu.ec

Universidad de Cuenca

ucuenca.edu.ec

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Cuenca?: 636,996 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Cuenca in?: America/Guayaquil.
Which country is Cuenca in?: Ecuador (EC).
Which airport serves Cuenca?: Mariscal Lamar Airport (CUE).
How far is Cuenca from Quito?: About 301 km.
Does Cuenca have a university?: Yes. Universidad Católica de Cuenca and Universidad de Cuenca.
What languages are spoken in Ecuador?: Spanish; Castilian.
What currency is used in Ecuador?: US Dollar.
How many cities are in Ecuador?: 542 on record.
Which admin region is Cuenca in?: Azuay.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/3658666

{
  "data": {
    "id": 3658666,
    "name": "Cuenca",
    "ascii_name": "Cuenca",
    "country_code": "EC",
    "population": 636996,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "America/Guayaquil",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": -2.8953,
    "longitude": -78.9963
  }
}

Context

comparatives

5 km from Ricaurte.
Same timezone (America/Guayaquil) as 538 other cities in Ecuador.