Macas
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Coordinates: 2 ° 18 ′ S , 78 ° 7 ′ W Macas on the map of Ecuador
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| Basic data | ||
| Country | Ecuador | |
| province | Morona Santiago | |
| Canton | Morona | |
| City foundation | 1575 | |
| Residents | 19,176 (2010) | |
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| Detailed data | ||
| surface | 53.3 km 2 | |
| Population density | 360 people / km 2 | |
| height | 1070 m | |
| Waters | Río Upano , Río Jurumbaino | |
| prefix | (+593) 7 | |
| Time zone | UTC -5 | |
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Macas , also Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Macas , is a city in southeast Ecuador and has about 30,000 inhabitants. The city was founded in 1575 by José Villanueva de Maldonado on behalf of the governor of Yaguarzongo , Juan Salinas Loyola. Macas has been the capital of the Morona Santiago province since 1929 .
The city lies on the western edge of the Amazon basin directly on the eastern slope of the Andes . About 50 kilometers to the northwest is the 5,230 m high Sangay volcano with the Sangay National Park surrounding it .
traffic
Directly on the western outskirts there is a regional airport with regular connections to Quito and Cuenca .
Macas is connected to Ambato in the central part of Ecuador via Puyo and Baños via a well-developed trunk road . Macadam roads also lead to Riobamba and Cuenca.
