Empresa Metropolitana de Servicios y Administración del Transporte or EMSAT (Metropolitan Transport Services and Administration Company) is the transportation
government agency
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of the
municipality
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of
Quito
Quito (; qu, Kitu), formally San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its urban area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha. Quito is located in a valley o ...
, the capital of
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...
.
Origins
Formerly known as the UPGT (Transportation Planning and Management Unit), after requests from the mayor of Quito, the Metropolitan Council decided to change its name to the Metropolitan Transport Services and Administration (EMSAT), a joint venture, mostly formed through public funds and an intention to be autonomous in its financial management. With the passing of time this company was managed by Mr. Rodrigo Torres who had to leave the administration of this company due to alleged cases of corruption when managing the management of the "Ecovia". Its Director of Operations, Mr. Bolivar Muñoz, has expressed his effort and sacrifice in favor of the development of this former company of the Municipality.
Operations
Its function is to manage the
bus
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system in and around the city. Quito's main bus system is known as
MetrobusQ MetrobusQ or Sistema MetrobusQ (the name is short for ''Metrobús (de) Quito'') is a bus rapid transit system managed by the Empresa Metropolitana de Servicios y Administración del Transporte (EMSAT), the transportation agency of the municipality o ...
.
See also
*
List of bus companies
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References
External links
quito.gov.ec official website of municipality of
Quito
Quito (; qu, Kitu), formally San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its urban area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha. Quito is located in a valley o ...
,
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...
(in
Spanish
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Bus transport in Ecuador
Transport in Quito
Municipally owned companies
Public transport in Ecuador
Transport authorities in Ecuador
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