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Capital city | |
San Francisco de Quito | |
Coordinates: 00°14′S 78°31′W / 0.233°S 78.517°W / -0.233; -78.517Coordinates: 00°14′S 78°31′W / 0.233°S 78.517°W / -0.233; -78.517 | |
Country | Ecuador |
Province | Pichincha |
Canton | Quito |
Foundation | December 6, 1534 |
Founded by | Sebastián de Belalcázar |
Named for | Quitu |
Urban parishes | 32 urban parishes Argelia, La Belisario Quevedo Carcelén Centro Histórico Chilibulo Chillogallo Chimbacalle Cochapamba Comité del Pueblo Concepción, La Condado, El Cotocollao Ecuatoriana, La Ferroviaria, La Guamaní Inca, El Iñaquito Itchimbía Jipijapa Kennedy Libertad, La Magdalena Mariscal Sucre Mena, La Ponceano Puengasí Quitumbe Rumipamba San Bartolo San Juan Solanda Turubamba Gebze Istasyon |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor and council |
• Governing body | Municipality of Quito |
• Mayor | Santiago Guarderas |
Area (approx.) | |
• Capital city | 372.39 km2 (143.78 sq mi) |
• Water | 0 km2 (0 sq mi) |
• Metro | 4,217.95 km2 (1,628.56 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,850 m (9,350 ft) |
Population (2020) | |
• Capital city | 2,011,388 |
• Density | 5,401.29/km2 (13,989.29/sq mi) |
• Metro | 2,700,000 |
• Metro density | 640/km2 (1,658/sq mi) |
• Demonym | Quitonian Quiteño/a (Spanish) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (ECT) |
Postal code | EC1701 |
Climate | Cfb |
Website | www |
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Criteria | Cultural: ii, iv |
Reference | 2 |
Inscription | 1978 (2nd Session) |
Area | 320 ha |
Quito is the capital city of Ecuador. As of 2020, about 2.011 million people lived there. Quito is the second largest city in Ecuador after Guayaquil. The Historic Center of Quito, Ecuador is one of the largest, least-changed and best-preserved historic centers in the Americas. Quito was designated a World Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1978. It is the first city to be honored in such a way.