What is Latacunga?
{{Infobox settlement <!-- Basic info ----------------> |name= Latacunga |official_name = San Vicente Mártir de la Tacunga y sus corregidores |settlement_type = City |nickname= Mashca City (Ciudad Mashca), Machica's Land (La tierra de la Machica) |pushpin_map = Ecuador |pushpin_map_caption = Latacunga's location in Ecuador |pushpin_label_position = top |image_seal = |image_flag = BanderaLatacunga.svg |image_shield = |image_skyline= |image_caption= '''From top left to right:''' Latacunga's Cathedral Church, Train Station, El Salto, Monument to Simon Bolivar, Vicente Leon Park and Municipality, view from Quito Street, La Mama Negra traditional festival, San Felipe's church, Panoramic view to Latacunga <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type=[[List of sovereign states|Country]] |subdivision_type1=[[Provinces of Ecuador|Province]] |subdivision_type2=[[Cantons of Ecuador|Canton]] |subdivision_name=[[File:Flag of Ecuador.svg|20px]] [[Ecuador]] |subdivision_name1= [[File:Bandera Provincia Cotopaxi.svg|20px]] [[Cotopaxi Province|Cotopaxi]] |subdivision_name2=[[File:BanderaLatacunga.svg|20px]] Latacunga |established_title = Founded |established_date = April 12, 1557 |founder = Cap. Antonio de Clavijo |named_for = Llacta Cunani <!-- Smaller parts (e.g. boroughs of a city) and seat of government --> |seat_type = |seat = |parts_type = Parishes |parts_style = coll |parts = Urban Parishes |p1 = La Matriz |p2 = Eloy ALfaro |p3 = Ignacio Flores |p4 = San Buenaventura |p5 = Juan Montalvo |p6 = Gil Ramírez Dávalos |p7 = Hermano Miguel <!-- Government ---------------------> |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = Byron Cárdenas Cerda <!-- Elevation ---------------------> |elevation_m = 2800 |area_total_km2 = 264.86 |area_metro_km2 = 1385.64 <!-- Population -----------------------> |population_as_of = 2010 |population_footnotes = <br>INEC decadal <br>national census |population_total