Loja, Ecuador
Loja (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlo.xa]), formerly Loxa and fully City of the Immaculate Conception of Loja (Spanish: Ciudad de la Inmaculada Concepción de Loja), is the capital of Ecuador's Loja Province.
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| Coordinates: 3°59′S 79°12′W / 3.983°S 79.200°WCoordinates: 3°59′S 79°12′W / 3.983°S 79.200°W | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Province | Loja |
| Canton | Loja |
| Founded | December 8, 1548 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jorge Bailón Abad |
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| • City | 285.70 km2 (110.31 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,985.19 km2 (766.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,060 m (6,758 ft) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • City | 180,617 |
| • Density | 632.191/km2 (1,637.37/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 214,855 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (ECT) |
| Postal code | 110101, 110102, 110103, 110104 |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Website | www.loja.gob.ec/ (in Spanish) |
Loja, Ecuador Media
Loja in 1615 by the Inca painter Guamán Poma in his work "Nueva corónica y buen gobierno". Royal Library, Denmark.
Wind power station close to Loja.
A pedestrian path connects the main square of Loja, in the south of Ecuador, with the town's central market.
Viste de la imagen de la Virgen de El Cisne en Santo Domingo - Ecuador.
I took this photo in January while visiting Loja city.
I took this photo in January 2007 while visiting Loja city.
Independence Monument in San Sebastian Square (plaza del San Sebastian)
Partida de la "Copa Ecotel 2008"
Other websites
- Loja Area Map
- Lojanos.com - Virtual community of Loja (in Spanish)
- Official page of Loja municipality (in Spanish)
- "Official website of the National Shrine of Our Lady of El Cisne". Archived from the original on 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
- www.cronica.com.ec
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