Guayaquil
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Guayaquil | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
|||
| Nickname(s): La Perla del Pacífico English: The Pearl of the Pacific |
|||
| Motto: Por Guayaquil Independiente | |||
 Guayaquil
|
|||
| Coordinates: 2°11′S 79°53′W / 2.183°S 79.883°WCoordinates: 2°11′S 79°53′W / 2.183°S 79.883°W | |||
| Country | Ecuador | ||
| Province | Guayas | ||
| Canton | Guayaquil | ||
| Settled | 1534 | ||
| Independence | 1820 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Jaime Nebot | ||
| • Vice-Mayor | Domenica Tabacchi | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 133.01 sq mi (344.5 km2) | ||
| • Land | 122.17 sq mi (316.42 km2) | ||
| • Water | 10.84 sq mi (28.08 km2) | ||
| Elevation | 13.2 ft (4 m) | ||
| Population (2009[1]) | |||
| • Total | 2,526,927 | ||
| • Density | 19,547.40/sq mi (7,547.16/km2) | ||
| Time zone | ECT (UTC-5) | ||
| Website | www.guayaquil.gob.ec | ||
Guayaquil (pronounced [ɡwaʝaˈkil]), officially Santiago de Guayaquil (pronounced [sanˈtjaɣo ðe ɣwaʝaˈkil]), is the largest city in Ecuador. It has about 3.5 million in the metropolitan area. It is also the nation's main port. The city is the capital of both the Guayas Province and the Guayaquil Canton.
References [change]
- ↑ CIA World Factbook. CIA, 2011.
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Guayaquil |
