Loja

Summary

Loja is a city^[1]. Loja draws 490 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #641 of 5,534).^[2]

Key Facts

• Loja is located in Loja Canton^[3].
• Loja is in the country of Ecuador^[4].
• Loja is on the body of water Zamora River^[5].
• Loja is on the body of water Malacatos^[6].
• Loja's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Loja's founder is recorded as Alonso de Mercadillo^[8].
• Loja's flag is recorded as flag of Loja^[9].
• Loja's twinned administrative body is recorded as Loja^[10].
• Loja's twinned administrative body is recorded as Moyobamba^[11].
• Loja's coat of arms is recorded as Q20014868^[12].
• Loja's postal code is recorded as EC110150^[13].
• Loja's Commons category is recorded as Loja, Ecuador^[14].
• Loja's patron saint is recorded as Saint Sebastian^[15].
• Loja's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00^[16].
• Loja's local dialing code is recorded as 593 7^[17].
• December 8, 1548 marks the founding of Loja^[18].
• Loja's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -3.9905555555556, 'lon': -79.205}^[19].
• Loja's official website is recorded as https://www.loja.gob.ec/^[20].
• Loja's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Loja, Ecuador^[21].
• Loja's Commons gallery is recorded as Loja (Ecuador)^[22].
• Loja has a population of {'amount': '+170280'}^[23].
• Loja has a population of {'amount': '+203496'}^[24].
• Loja's office held by head of government is recorded as mayor^[25].
• Loja's capital of is recorded as Loja Province^[26].
• Loja's capital of is recorded as Loja Canton^[27].

Body

Geography

Loja is in the country of Ecuador^[4]. Loja is located in Loja Canton^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Zamora River^[5], a river^[28], in Ecuador^[29] and Malacatos^[6], a parish of Ecuador^[30], in Ecuador^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Loja covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+52.08'}^[32]. Loja sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2060'}^[33]. Population counts include {'amount': '+170280'}^[23] and {'amount': '+203496'}^[24].

Designation and Status

Loja's instance of is recorded as city^[7].

History and Context

December 8, 1548 marks the founding of Loja^[18].

Why It Matters

Loja draws 490 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #641 of 5,534).^[2] Loja has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Loja is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]