Cuddapah
or KADAPA, a district Madras. The district, of which the area and town of Hindustan, presidency of is 8,745 square miles, is traversed N. to S. by the Eastern Ghauts, and watered by the Pennar and its affluents. The the minerals include iron ore, lead, copforests contain much valuable timber, and per, diamonds, etc. Agriculture is in a flourishing condition, grain, cotton, and indigo being largely grown. Pop. about 1,355,000. The town lies on a small river of same name, an affluent of the Pennar, 140 miles N. W. Madras. It exports indigo and cotton. CUENCA (kwān'kä), a city of Ecuador, on the Rio Paute, 190 miles S. S. W. of Quito; on a fertile tableland, 8,469 feet above the sea, and enjoys a perpetual spring, with a mean temperature of 58° F. Its streets are wide, and several canals intersect the town; the principal buildings are the cathedral and high school. There is some trade in cheese and grain, and manufactures of hats, woolens, earthenware, and candied fruits.
Pop. about 30,000.
CUERNAVÁCA (kwār-nä-vä'kä), capital of the Mexican State Morelos, lies in a lovely and fruitful valley, about 40 miles S. of Mexico City. It has a church built by Cortes, an agricultural school, and refineries of sugar and brandy. Pop. 13,000. Near by is the famed teocalli of Xochicalco, with five terraces.