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The text related to the cultural heritage 'City of Quito' has mentioned 'City' in the following places:
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| In 2008, the city was designated as the headquarters of the Union of South American Nations. | WIKI |
| [5] The central square of Quito is located about 25 kilometers (16xc2xa0mi) south of the equator; the city itself extends to within about 1 kilometer (0.62xc2xa0mi) of zero latitude. | WIKI |
| Contents 1 History 1.1 Pre-Columbian period 1.2 Colonial period 1.3 Republican Ecuador 1.4 21st century 2 Geography 2.1 Nearby volcanoes 2.2 Climate 3 Topographical zones 4 Economy 5 Politics 5.1 Governance 5.2 Urban parishes 5.3 Ecclesiastical parishes 6 Transportation 6.1 Public transportation 6.2 Highway transportation 6.3 Air transportation 6.4 Rail transportation 6.5 Subway 7 Points of interest 7.1 Historic center 7.2 El Panecillo 7.3 La Mariscal 7.4 Plaza Foch (La Zona) 7.5 Parks 7.5.1 Metropolitano 7.5.2 Bicentenario 7.5.3 La Carolina 7.5.4 El Ejido 7.5.5 Guxc3xa1pulo 7.5.6 La Alameda 7.5.7 La Floresta 7.6 TeleferiQo 7.7 Outside the city 7.8 Culture 8 Education 8.1 Universities 8.2 Libraries 9 Museums 10 Sports 11 Crime 12 Notable people 13 International relations 14 See also 15 References 16 Bibliography 17 External links | WIKI |
| Quitu descendants survived in the city even after the Spanish conquest. | WIKI |
| Artwork that shows a far view of the city. | WIKI |
| The city was later refounded at its present location on 6 December 1534 by 204 settlers led by Sebastixc3xa1n de Benalcxc3xa1zar, who captured leader Rumixc3xb1ahui, effectively ending all organized resistance. | WIKI |
| On 28 March 1541 Quito was declared a city, and on 23 February 1556 it was given the title Muy Noble y Muy Leal Ciudad de San Francisco de Quito ("Very Noble and Loyal City of San Francisco of Quito"), marking the start of its next phase of urban development. | WIKI |
| The first church (El Belxc3xa9n) was built before the city was officially founded. | WIKI |
| In 2011 the city's population was 2,239,191 people. | WIKI |
| Since 2002 the city has been renewing its historical center. | WIKI |
| During 2003 and 2004, the bus lines of the Metrobus (Ecovia) were constructed, traversing the city from the north to the south. | WIKI |
| The city is built on a long plateau lying on the east flanks of the Pichincha volcano. | WIKI |
| The valley of Guayllabamba River where Quito lies is flanked by volcanoes, some of them snow-capped, and visible from the city on a clear day. | WIKI |
| Quito's closest volcano is Pichincha, looming over the western side of the city. | WIKI |
| The largest eruption occurred in 1660 when more than 25 centimeters (9.8 inches) of ash covered the city. | WIKI |
| The latest eruption was recorded on October 5, 1999, when a few puffs of smoke were seen and much ash was deposited on the city. | WIKI |
| Activity in other nearby volcanoes can also affect the city. | WIKI |
| In November 2002 the volcano Reventador erupted and showered the city in fine ash particles, to a depth of several centimeters. | WIKI |
| [19] The city has only two seasons: dry and wet. | WIKI |
| General view of the city from El Panecillo. | WIKI |
| Central: houses the colonial old city. | WIKI |
| Quito is the largest city in contribution to national GDP, and the highest in per capita income. | WIKI |
| Headquarters and regional offices of many national and international financial institutions, oil corporations and international businesses are also located in Quito, making it a world class business city. | WIKI |
| In "The World according to GaWC" global cities report, which measures a city's integration into the world city network, Quito is ranked as a Beta city: an important metropolis instrumental in linking its region or state into the world economy. | WIKI |
| Quito is governed by a mayor and a 15-member city council. | WIKI |
| As of 2008[update], the municipality of Quito divided the city into 32 urban parishes. | WIKI |
| The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quito divides the city into 167 parishes, which are grouped into 17 zones. | WIKI |
| Bici Q is the Bicycle sharing system started by the municipal government of the city | WIKI |
| The MetrobusQ network, also known as "Red Integrada de Transporte Pxc3xbablico", is the bus rapid transit system running in Quito, and it goes through the city from south to north. | WIKI |
| In addition to the bus rapid transit system, there are many buses running in the city. | WIKI |
| Although public transportation is the primary form of travel in the city, including fleets of taxis that continually cruise the roadways, the use of private vehicles has increased substantially during the past decade. | WIKI |
| Roads, avenues and streets Because Quito is about 40xc2xa0km (25xc2xa0mi) long and 5xc2xa0km (3.1xc2xa0mi) at its widest, most of the important avenues of the city extend from north to south. | WIKI |
| The two main motorways that go from the northern part of the city to the southern are Avenue Oriental (Corridor Perifxc3xa9rico Oriental) on the eastern hills that border the city, and Avenue Occidental on the western side of the city on the Pichincha volcano. | WIKI |
| The street 10 de Agosto also runs north to south through most of the city, running down the middle of it. | WIKI |
| The historic center of the city is based on a grid pattern, despite the hills, with the streets Venezuela, Chile, Garcxc3xada Moreno, and Guayaquil being the most important. | WIKI |
| The Mariscal Sucre International Airport serves as the city's principal airport for passenger travel and freight. | WIKI |
| The airport is located 18 kilometers (11xc2xa0mi) east of the city's center in the Tababela parish. | WIKI |
| It began operations on February 20, 2013, replacing the Old Mariscal Sucre International Airport located 10 kilometers (6.2xc2xa0mi) north of the city center within city limits. | WIKI |
| The Cathedral of Quito, is one of the largest religious symbols of spiritual value for the Catholic community in the city. | WIKI |
| El Panecillo is a hill in the middle west of the city at an altitude of about 3,016 meters (9,895xc2xa0ft) above sea level. | WIKI |
| This modern area is considered to be the city's entertainment hub. | WIKI |
| This area is considered to be the zona rosa of the city. | WIKI |
| El Ejido[48] is the fourth-largest park of Quito (after Metropolitan, Bicentenario and La Carolina), and it divides the old part of the city from the modern one. | WIKI |
| The parish was established as a result of the October 2004 political elections when the city was divided into 19 urban electoral parishes. | WIKI |
| One of the most iconic neighborhoods in the city, with an important cultural and gastronomic offer. | WIKI |
| Since July 2005, Quito has had an aerial tramway, known as the "Telefxc3xa9riqo", from the city center to the hill known as Cruz Loma on the east side of the Pichincha volcano. | WIKI |
| Outside the city[edit] | WIKI |
| The building is one of the oldest houses in the city. | WIKI |
| The city's top clubs (LDU Quito, El Nacional) have won a total of 28 national championships, over half of all championships played. | WIKI |
| The professional teams in the city are: | WIKI |
| One of the more interesting facts of Quito is that the stadiums are located over 2,800 meters (9,200 feet) above sea level, this gives the city the special feature and a great advantage for local teams when they play against foreign teams and it is one of the reasons that has allowed Ecuador to qualify for the last two World Cups. | WIKI |
| Founded by the Spanish in 1534, on the ruins of an Inca city, Quito proudly possesses one of the most extensive and best-preserved historic centres of Spanish America.The city offers a remarkable example of the Baroque school of Quito (Escuela Quitena), that brings together the indigenous and European artistic traditions and which is renowned for providing the greatest contribution of Spanish America to universal art. | UNESCO |
| In the city centre, there are convents and churches as well as houses (1 or 2 floors with one or several patios), usually built with earthen bricks and covered with stucco, combining the monumental with the simple and austere.The city of Quito, the cradle of Pre-Colombian cultures and an important witness of Spanish colonization maintains, for the time being unity and harmony in its urban structure despite centuries of urban development.Elevated to the title of capital of the Audience of Quito, it assumed the political direction and patronal control over the villages and towns. | UNESCO |
| Indeed, based on the first plan of Quito designed in 1734 by Dionisio Alcedo y Herrera, one notes that the original plan of the streets, the blocks of houses and squares xe2x80x93 with a few rare exceptions xe2x80x93 is the same can be seen today.Despite numerous earthquakes that have affected it over the course of history, the city conserves the least modified historic centre of all Latin America because of the concerted action of the Municipal authorities of the Metropolitan District of Quito and the Ecuadorean government. | UNESCO |