Ricaurte, Ecuador

Parish in Azuay Province, Ecuador

2°52′S 78°56′W / 2.867°S 78.933°W / -2.867; -78.933Country

EcuadorProvinceAzuay ProvinceCantonCuenca CantonArea

• Total44.1 sq mi (114.2 km²)Population

(2001)

• Total14,006Time zoneUTC-5 (ECT)ClimateCfb

Ricaurte is a town and parish in Cuenca Canton, Azuay Province, Ecuador. The parish covers an area of 14.3 km² and according to the 2001 Ecuadorian census it had a population total of 14,006.^[1]

On July 11, 1983 a Transportes Aereos Militares Ecuatorianos (TAME) Boeing 737-200 passenger flight, which was serving the scheduled Quito-Cuenca route, crashed into Ricaurte's Bashún Hill while on final approach for Cuenca's Mariscal Lamar International Airport. All 119 passengers were killed, making it the deadliest aviation accident in Ecuadorian history to date.

Climate

Climate data for Cuenca (Ricaurte), elevation 2,562 m (8,406 ft), (1971–2000)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	21.2 (70.2)	21.4 (70.5)	21.1 (70.0)	21.0 (69.8)	20.3 (68.5)	19.3 (66.7)	18.9 (66.0)	19.1 (66.4)	20.3 (68.5)	21.5 (70.7)	22.3 (72.1)	21.7 (71.1)	20.7 (69.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	9.8 (49.6)	10.4 (50.7)	10.2 (50.4)	10.2 (50.4)	9.6 (49.3)	8.6 (47.5)	7.8 (46.0)	8.0 (46.4)	8.8 (47.8)	9.1 (48.4)	8.2 (46.8)	9.4 (48.9)	9.2 (48.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	68.0 (2.68)	82.0 (3.23)	98.0 (3.86)	114.0 (4.49)	67.0 (2.64)	51.0 (2.01)	35.0 (1.38)	34.0 (1.34)	58.0 (2.28)	85.0 (3.35)	97.0 (3.82)	80.0 (3.15)	869 (34.23)
Average relative humidity (%)	74	75	74	78	76	74	72	72	73	74	71	74	74
Source: FAO^[2]

References

^ "Parroquia Ricaurte". Asociación de Juntas Parroquiales Rurales del Azuay. Retrieved February 26, 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "CLIMWAT climatic database". Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations. Retrieved 20 June 2024.