# Azogues

Azogues (Spanish pronunciation:) is the capital of Azogues Canton and of Cañar Province in Ecuador.
Azogues Canton had a population of 74,515 (2022 census).
Azogues is located at 2,518 meters above sea level (8,261 feet), its population is of 35,763 and its average temperature is 17 °C (63 °F). It is also known for its Panama hat industry (jipi japa); the hats are produced primarily for export.
It was founded on 4 October 1562, by Gil Ramirez Davalos. Initially part of the old Township of Cuenca, in 1775 it was promoted to parish status.

## Religion

San Francisco Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Azogues (established 1968), split from its present Metropolitan, the Archdiocese of Cuenca.

## Transportation

* Azogues is well connected on land to Cuenca by via rapida Biblian–Azogues–Cuenca; currently being widened to 6 lanes. It connects to Quito via I35 and to Guayaquil via I40, both newly improved branches of the Pan-American Highway.
* Azogues uses Mariscal Lamar Regional Airport located in Cuenca.
Azogues is the capital of the Cañar Province and the second largest city in the Cuenca Metropolitan Area with 700,000 inhabitants.

## Climate

Climate data for Azogues/Biblián, elevation 2,640 m (8,660 ft), (1986–1995) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.8 (69.4) | 20.7 (69.3) | 20.5 (68.9) | 20.3 (68.5) | 19.9 (67.8) | 17.7 (63.9) | 17.6 (63.7) | 17.7 (63.9) | 19.3 (66.7) | 20.4 (68.7) | 21.2 (70.2) | 21.5 (70.7) | 19.8 (67.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.1 (59.2) | 15.0 (59.0) | 14.8 (58.6) | 15.0 (59.0) | 14.6 (58.3) | 13.8 (56.8) | 12.8 (55.0) | 13.1 (55.6) | 14.0 (57.2) | 14.5 (58.1) | 15.0 (59.0) | 15.4 (59.7) | 14.4 (58.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) | 9.5 (49.1) | 9.6 (49.3) | 9.7 (49.5) | 9.2 (48.6) | 8.7 (47.7) | 7.7 (45.9) | 7.3 (45.1) | 8.1 (46.6) | 8.6 (47.5) | 8.6 (47.5) | 8.6 (47.5) | 8.7 (47.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 61.7 (2.43) | 104.2 (4.10) | 121.0 (4.76) | 115.6 (4.55) | 72.4 (2.85) | 44.8 (1.76) | 47.2 (1.86) | 33.5 (1.32) | 42.4 (1.67) | 80.7 (3.18) | 104.9 (4.13) | 68.2 (2.69) | 896.6 (35.3) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77.4 | 79.7 | 78.9 | 78.6 | 78.0 | 78.3 | 76.9 | 77.2 | 76.5 | 77.4 | 75.1 | 73.1 | 77.3 |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología ||||||||||||||
Climate data for Cañar, elevation 3,083 m (10,115 ft), (1997–2004) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.1 (62.8) | 17.2 (63.0) | 17.2 (63.0) | 17.3 (63.1) | 17.1 (62.8) | 16.7 (62.1) | 16.0 (60.8) | 15.9 (60.6) | 17.1 (62.8) | 17.4 (63.3) | 17.5 (63.5) | 17.3 (63.1) | 17.0 (62.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.9 (53.4) | 12.2 (54.0) | 12.2 (54.0) | 12.4 (54.3) | 12.5 (54.5) | 12.0 (53.6) | 11.5 (52.7) | 11.6 (52.9) | 12.2 (54.0) | 12.4 (54.3) | 12.2 (54.0) | 12.0 (53.6) | 12.1 (53.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.1 (44.8) | 8.0 (46.4) | 8.0 (46.4) | 8.1 (46.6) | 8.5 (47.3) | 7.8 (46.0) | 7.4 (45.3) | 7.3 (45.1) | 7.8 (46.0) | 7.8 (46.0) | 7.4 (45.3) | 7.7 (45.9) | 7.7 (45.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 39.1 (1.54) | 46.8 (1.84) | 74.6 (2.94) | 56.9 (2.24) | 51.2 (2.02) | 27.2 (1.07) | 16.7 (0.66) | 14.0 (0.55) | 33.5 (1.32) | 38.6 (1.52) | 42.7 (1.68) | 45.9 (1.81) | 487.2 (19.19) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76.5 | 79.7 | 79.0 | 76.6 | 74.9 | 74.1 | 74.4 | 73.0 | 72.1 | 72.4 | 76.3 | 78.1 | 75.6 |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología ||||||||||||||