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Guayaquil
Guayaquil (), officially Santiago de Guayaquil, is the largest city in Ecuador and also the nation's economic capital and main port. The city is the capital (political), capital of Guayas Province and the seat of Guayaquil Canton. The city is located on the west bank of the Guayas River, which flows into the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Guayaquil. With a population of 2,746,403 inhabitants, it is the most populous city in the country, and the fifth largest in the Andean Community. However, its urban fabric extends beyond its official urban parishes, encompassing nearby cities and parishes; thus, the Guayaquil metropolitan area reaches a population of 3,618,450, making it the most populous urban agglomeration in the nation, and also the fifth in the Andean Community. As the largest city, it is one of the two main development poles of the country—alongside Quito, the national capital—hosting Ecuador’s main business, financial, cultural, and sports institutions. After seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free Province Of Guayaquil
The Free Province of Guayaquil () was a South America, South American state that emerged between 1820 and 1822 with the October 9 Revolution, independence of the province of Guayaquil from the Spanish Empire, Spanish monarchy. The free province had a provisional government and constitution until its annexation by Gran Colombia in 1822. Its successor was the Guayaquil Department, Department of Guayaquil forming part of Gran Colombia. The Spanish Provincial deputation in Spanish America, province of Guayaquil had been separated from the Viceroyalty of Peru and in those days it only depended legally on the court of the Real Audiencia of Quito, Real Audiencia de Quito. About a decade later, the Guayaquil Department, Departments of Guayaquil, Azuay Department, Azuay, and Ecuador Department, Ecuador separated from Gran Colombia forming the current Ecuador. The Free Province of Guayaquil included the same territories as the Government of Guayaquil in the Spanish Empire, Spanish col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ecuador
Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contains the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific, about west of the mainland. The country's Capital city, capital is Quito and its largest city is Guayaquil. The land that comprises modern-day Ecuador was once home to several groups of Indigenous peoples in Ecuador, indigenous peoples that were gradually incorporated into the Inca Empire during the 15th century. The territory was Spanish colonization of the Americas, colonized by the Spanish Empire during the 16th century, achieving independence in 1820 as part of Gran Colombia, from which it emerged as a sovereign state in 1830. The legacy of both empires is reflected in Ecuador's ethnically diverse population, with most of its million people being mestizos, followed by large minorities of Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guayas Province
Guayas (, ) is a coastal Provinces of Ecuador, province in Ecuador. It is bordered to the west by Manabí Province, Manabí, Santa Elena Province, Ecuador, Santa Elena, and the Pacific Ocean (as the Gulf of Guayaquil); to the east by Los Ríos Province, Los Ríos, Bolívar Province, Ecuador, Bolívar, Chimborazo Province, Chimborazo, Cañar Province, Cañar, and Azuay Province, Azuay; to the north by Los Ríos Province, Los Ríos and Bolívar Province, Ecuador, Bolívar; and to the south by El Oro Province, El Oro and the Pacific Ocean. With a population of over 4 million people, it is the most populous province in Ecuador. In terms of area it is the List of Ecuadorian provinces by area, seventh largest province in the country. The main port of Ecuador, Guayaquil, is located within the province. Geography Guayas' natural terrain is very diverse. The province has no elevations, except for the Coastal Range (Ecuador), Coastal Range, which starts in Guayaquil and goes to Manabí P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guayaquil (canton)
The Guayaquil Canton, officially the Municipality of Guayaquil, is a canton in the center of the Guayas Province in western Ecuador. The canton was named after its seat, the city of Guayaquil, the most populous city in Ecuador. Political divisions The canton is divided into 16 urban parishes and 5 rural parishes. The urban parishes make up the city of Guayaquil. Urban parishes *Ayacucho *Bolivar (Sagario) *Carbo (Concepcion) *Chongón *Febres Cordero *Garcia Moreno *Letamendi *Nueva de Octubre *Olmedo (San Alejo) *Pascuales *Roca *Rocafuerte *Sucre * Tarqui *Urdaneta *Ximena Rural parishes *Juan Gomez Rendon (Progreso) *Morro * Posorja * Puná *Tenguel Demographics Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010: *Mestizo 70.8% *White 11.4% *Afro-Ecuadorian 10.9% *Montubio Montubio is the term used to describe the Mestizos in Ecuador, mestizo people of the countryside of coastal Ecuador. The Montubio make up 7.4% of the country's population and were recognized as a di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guayaquil Metropolitan Cathedral
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Guayaquil (officially the Cathedral of Saint Peter) is a cathedral in the center of Guayaquil, Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain .... The current cathedral is the successor of the cathedral that was Guayaquil's main cathedral at the time of the city's founding. The original cathedral was made of wood and located on Santa Ana Hill. This cathedral was destroyed in a fire in 1892. The current building was constructed in a neo-Gothic style between 1924 and 1937. It is located on Calle Chimborazo between Avenida 10 de Agosto and Avenida Clemente Ballén. References Buildings and structures in Guayaquil Roman Catholic cathedrals in Ecuador Gothic Revival church buildings in Ecuador Tourist attractions in Guayaquil Roman Cathol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guayas River
The Guayas River (Rio Guayas) is a major river in western Ecuador. It gives its name to the Guayas Province of Ecuador. Its total length, including the Daule River, is 389 km (241 mi). The Guayas River's drainage basin is 34,500 km2 (13,320 sq.mi) and it has an average discharge of 70,000 cu ft/s (1,982 m3/s). It is the national river of Ecuador and is present on the coat of arms of Ecuador. Geography Course The Guayas River has one of its sources in the Andes Mountains and Chimborazo, Ecuador's highest volcano. The coat of arms of Ecuador shows an image of the river descending from the mountain. Guayas is the name of the lower part of the river, which starts at the confluence of the Daule River from the west and the Babahoyo River from the east, between the cities of Guayaquil and Durán, in Guayas Province. The Guayas River then flows around Santay Island, and becomes one current again. From the confluence to the delta 60 kilometers away, it borders Guayaqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulf Of Guayaquil
The Gulf of Guayaquil is a large body of water of the Pacific Ocean in western South America. Its northern limit is the city of Santa Elena, Ecuador, Santa Elena, in Ecuador, and its southern limit is Cabo Blanco, Peru, Cabo Blanco, in Peru. The gulf takes its name from the city of Guayaquil. Rivers of both Ecuador and Peru empty in the Gulf of Guayaquil, like the Guayas River, the Jubones River, the Zarumilla River and the Tumbes River. A series of fault (geology), geological faults underlay the gulf. Various of these faults continue across mainland Ecuador. The main faults of the gulf are NNE-SSW oriented and are of mixed Fault (geology)#Fault types, strike-slip and reverse type with dextral movement. These faults may generate dangerous earthquakes. References Gulfs of the Pacific Ocean, Guayaquil Bodies of water of Ecuador Bodies of water of Peru Geography of Guayas Province Geography of Santa Elena Province {{Peru-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quito
Quito (; ), officially San Francisco de Quito, is the capital city, capital and second-largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its metropolitan area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha Province, Pichincha. Quito is in a valley on the eastern slopes of Pichincha (volcano), Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes. Quito's elevation of makes it either the List of capital cities by altitude, highest or the second highest national capital city in the world. This varied standing is because Bolivia is a List of countries with multiple capitals, country with multiple capitals; if La Paz is considered the Bolivian national capital, it tops the list of highest capitals, but if Sucre is specified as the capital, then it is the second highest, behind Quito. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantons Of Ecuador
The cantons of Ecuador are the second-level subdivisions of Ecuador, below the provinces. The cantons are further subdivided into parishes, which are classified as either urban or rural. As of 2025, there are 222 cantons in the country. The most recently created cantons are Sevilla Don Bosco in Morona Santiago Province in 2024; and La Concordia in Esmeraldas Province in 2007, although in 2013 La Concordia was transferred to Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province. Below is a list of cantons by province. Azuay Province (15 cantons) Bolívar Province (7 cantons) Cañar Province (7 cantons) Carchi Province (6 cantons) Chimborazo Province (10 cantons) Cotopaxi Province (7 cantons) El Oro Province (14 cantons) Esmeraldas Province (7 cantons) Galápagos Province (3 cantons) Guayas Province (25 cantons) Imbabura Province (6 cantons) Loja Province (16 cantons) Los Ríos Province (13 cantons) Manabí Province (22 cantons) Morona-S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
