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Collage Loja
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The gates of the city are modeled after the coat of arms of the city, presented by King Philip II of Spain in 1571.

Loja
Ecuador
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Loja

Ecuador

Country
Ecuador
Population
231.0K
Coordinates
-4.00, -79.20
758th most populous city in the world

Loja, formerly Loxa and fully City of the Immaculate Conception of Loja, is the capital of Ecuador's Loja Province. It is located in the Cuxibamba valley in the south of the country, sharing borders with the provinces of Zamora-Chinchipe and other cantons of the province of Loja.

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