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Guayaquil
Santiago de Guayaquil | |
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| Santiago of Guayaquil | |
 Top left: Lighthouse on Santa Ana Hill. Top upper right: Malecón Simón Bolívar (downtown area) from Santa Ana Hill. Top lower right: Guayaquil Metropolitan Cathedral. Middle left: Guayaquil City Office. Middle right: Ninth of October Avenue (Avenida Nueve de Octubre) seen from Malecón 2000. Bottom left: El Carmen Hills. Bottom right: Guayas River and Guayaquil National Unity Bridge (Puente Unidad Nacional). | |
| Nickname(s): La Perla del Pacífico English: The Pearl of the Pacific | |
| Motto(s): Por Guayaquil Independiente English: For Independent Guayaquil | |
  Guayaquil  Guayaquil | |
| Coordinates: 02°11′24″S 79°53′15″W / 2.19000°S 79.88750°W | |
| Country |  Ecuador |
| Province | Guayas |
| Canton | Guayaquil |
| Spanish foundation | 25 July 1535 |
| Independence | 9 October 1820 |
| Founded by | Francisco de Orellana |
| Named for | Guayas and Quil |
| Urban parishes | 16 urban parishes |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor and council |
| • Governing body | Municipality of Guayaquil |
| • Mayor | Aquiles Álvarez |
| • Vice-Mayor | Blanca López |
| Area | |
| • City | 344.5 km2 (133.01 sq mi) |
| • Land | 316.42 km2 (122.17 sq mi) |
| • Water | 28.08 km2 (10.84 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,493.86 km2 (962.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4 m (13.2 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • City | 2,650,288[1] |
| • Metro | 3,618,450 |
| Demonym | Guayaquileño |
| GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values) | |
| • Year | 2023 |
| • Total | $42.9 billion[2] |
| • Per capita | $17,300 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (ECT) |
| Postal code | EC090150 |
| Area code | (0)4 |
| Vehicle registration | G |
| Languages | Spanish |
| Climate | Aw |
| Website | Municipality of Guayaquil |
Guayaquil (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡwaʝaˈkil] ; Quechua: Wayakil), 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 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.
- ^ "Citypopulation.de Population and area of Guayaquil." Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos. Retrieved on December 31, 2023.
- ^ "TelluBase—Ecuador Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Tellusant. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
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