Guayaquil facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Guayaquil
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Guayaquil
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| Nickname(s):
La Perla del Pacífico
English: The Pearl of the Pacific |
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| Motto(s):
Por Guayaquil Independiente
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| Country | Ecuador | ||
| Province | Guayas | ||
| Canton | Guayaquil | ||
| Settled | 1534 | ||
| Independence | 1820 | ||
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| • 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)
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| • 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, officially Santiago de Guayaquil, 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.
Images for kids
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Engraving depicting a map of Guayaquil in 1741.
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Aerial view of Guayaquil
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Guayaquil's waterfront around 1920.
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Gulf of Guayaquil.
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Buildings in Puerto Santa Ana.
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Historic buildings in the Parque Histórico.
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Las Peñas neighborhood.
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Ecuadorian ceviche, made of shrimp, lime and tomato sauce
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Biblioteca Municipal de Guayaquil
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Barcelona's Stadium Monumental, the 12th largest stadium in South America.
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ESPOL offices at night.
See also
In Spanish: Guayaquil para niños
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