Guayaquil
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.
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| 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 | Cynthia Viteri |
| • Vice-Mayor | Josué Sánchez |
| 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 (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,278,691 |
| • Density | 19,547.40/sq mi (7,547.16/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (ECT) |
| Website | www.guayaquil.gob.ec |
Guayaquil Media
- Plano de Guayaquil en 1741, grabado por Paulus Minguet - AHG.jpg
Engraving depicting a map of Guayaquil in 1741
- Mariquita, a young woman from Guayaquil by Adele de Dombasle.png
Mariquita, a young mestiza woman from Guayaquil in 1847–48, by Adele de Dombasle
Aerial view of Guayaquil Ecuador
- GuyaquilWaterfront1920.jpg
Guayaquil's waterfront around 1920
- Golfo de Guayaquil Blue Marble 2.jpg
Imagen satelital del Golfo de Guayaquil.
- Sotavento - Puerto Santa Ana.JPG
Buildings in Puerto Santa Ana
- Parque Histórico Guayaquil - Banco Territorial.JPG
Historic buildings in the Parque Histórico
- Calle Numa Pompilio Llona.JPG
Calle Numa Pompilo Llona en Las Peñas, Guayaquil
- Ceviche de camarón (gastronomía Ecuatoriana).jpg
Ecuadorian ceviche, made of shrimp and lemon, onions, tomatoes and herbs. Tomato sauce, mustard and orange are used in some places, but does not form a part of the basic recipe.
- SageoEG - Biblioteca Municipal de Guayaquil 001.jpg
Other websites
Media related to Guayaquil at Wikimedia Commons
