Places / South America / Ecuador
Quito
Visited in April 2016
At a glance
- Country
- Ecuador
- Region
- Quito Metro
- Population
- 1.8 million
- Type
- Capital of Ecuador
- Coordinates
- 0.21°S, 78.51°W
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Overview
Quito, officially San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and second-largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 1.7 million in the city and 2.8 million in its metropolitan area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha. Quito is in a valley on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes.
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