Guayaquil
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Guayaquil (Spaingie pronunciation: [waʝaˈkil]), offeecially Santiago de Guayaquil, is the lairgest ceety in Ecuador, wi a metro aurie population exceedin 2.9 million at the end o 2009, as well as that naition's main port. The ceety is the caipital o the Ecuadorian province o Guayas an the seat o the namesake canton.
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Guayaquil | |
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Eik-name(s): La Perla del Pacífico Scots: The Pearl o the Paceefic | |
Motto(s): Por Guayaquil Independiente | |
Coordinates: 2°11′S 79°53′W | |
Kintra | Ecuador |
Province | Guayas |
Canton | Guayaquil |
Settled | 1534 |
Independence | 1820 |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Cynthia Viteri |
• Vice-Mayor | Josué Sánchez |
Area | |
• Total | 344.5 km2 (133.01 sq mi) |
• Laund | 316.42 km2 (122.17 sq mi) |
• Water | 28.08 km2 (10.84 sq mi) |
Elevation | 4 m (13.2 ft) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2.278.691 |
• Density | 7547.16/km2 (19547.40/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (ECT) |
Website | www.guayaquil.gob.ec |
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Guayaquil is locatit on the wastren bank o the Guayas River, which flows intae the Paceefic Ocean at the Gulf o Guayaquil. Acause o its location, the ceety is the centre o Ecuador's business an manufacturin industries.