Urban parish · Cuenca, Ecuador
Yanuncay, Cuenca
Discover Yanuncay, Cuenca, around its river corridor, parks, neighborhoods and the southern urban parish boundary.
Rivers & neighbourhood parks
Explore Yanuncay
Find riverside and neighbourhood parks in Yanuncay. Numbers on the map match the list.
Explore the places below.
6 places
- 1Parque Tarqui-GuzhoOutdoors
Explore the park beside the Tarqui river.
- 2Parque IberiaOutdoors
Find a neighbourhood park in the Iberia district.
- 3Parque InclusivoOutdoors
Explore the recreational space beside the Tarqui.
- 4Parque del EscritorOutdoors
Take a break in a neighbourhood park in Yanuncay.
- 5Parque BilbaoOutdoors
Find a green space in the Bilbao district.
- 6Parque EspañolaOutdoors
Explore a neighbourhood park in the southwestern city.
Imagery: Cuenca · ESA · Copernicus. © OpenStreetMap contributors. Map sources
The river as a civic reference
The 1982 ordinance defines Yanuncay from the western urban limit along the river and the road toward Turi. A Cuenca river-basin project explains that the Yanuncay watershed includes part of the city's urban area and many rural parishes upstream. 1 2
Parks and resident priorities
The University of Cuenca parks inventory counts twenty-five neighborhood parks in Yanuncay, the largest total in its comparison. A 2026 municipal parish assembly record shows residents presenting needs for roads, services, safety and public space. A news video shows the river in flood. 3 4 5
Videos

YouTube · 5
Alerta en Cuenca por desbordamiento de ríos Yanuncay y Tarqui
Teleamazonas Ecuador · 2021-05-17
News footage of a flood on the Yanuncay and Tarqui rivers.
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PDFs and documents

PDF · 3
Parques barriales de Cuenca
Universidad de Cuenca
Academic inventory reporting twenty-five neighborhood parks in Yanuncay.
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Government and further reading
Official source · 1
Ordenanza de División de las Parroquias Urbanas de la Ciudad de Cuenca (1982)
GAD Municipal de Cuenca · 1982-06-14
Official boundary description following the Yanuncay and the Turi road.
Visit sourceWebsite · 2
Cuenca_Yanuncay: organización territorial de la cuenca
Universidad del Azuay
Research project mapping the Yanuncay watershed, including the urban portion and upstream rural parishes.
Visit sourceOfficial source · 4
Asambleas Parroquiales para la construcción del Presupuesto Municipal 2027
GAD Municipal de Cuenca
Municipal account of Yanuncay residents' participation in priorities for roads, services, safety and public space.
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