Guayaquil
city of Ecuador
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Summary
Guayaquil is a city[1]. Guayaquil ranks in the top 7% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,995 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Guayaquil[3]
- Country: Ecuador[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Guayas River[5], Gulf of Guayaquil[6]
- Head of government: Aquiles Álvarez[7]
- Instance of: big city[8], largest city[9]
- Official language: Spanish[10], Northern Quichua[11], Shuar[12]
- Anthem: Song of October Ninth[13]
- Twinned administrative body: Cali[14], Houston[15], Punta del Este[16], Paita[17], Concepción[18], Santiago[19], Shanghai[20], Haifa[21], Barranquilla[22], Maracaibo[23]
- Postal code: 090101 - 090158[24]
- Commons category: Guayaquil[25]
- Patron saint: St. James the Elder[26]
- Located in time zone: UTC−05:00[27]
- Local dialing code: 04[28]
- Inception: August 15, 1534[29]
- Official website: https://www.guayaquil.gob.ec/[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:Guayaquil[31]
- Commons gallery: Guayaquil[32]
- Population: 2,723,665[33], 2,650,288[34], 2,482,017[35], 2,278,691[36]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Guayaquil[37]
- Described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[38], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[39], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[40], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[41]
- Capital of: Guayas Province[42], Guayaquil[43]
- Official name: Santiago de Guayaquil[44]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Guayaquil[45]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Guayaquil[46]
- Demonym: Guayaquilean[47], Guayaquileño/a[48]
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Physical Characteristics
Guayaquil covers an area of 354.48 km²[49]. Guayaquil sits at an elevation of 4 m[50].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Guayaquil include Gulf of Guayaquil[51], a gulf[52], in Ecuador[53].
Why It Matters
Guayaquil has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] Guayaquil is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
Entities named for Guayaquil include Gulf of Guayaquil[51], a gulf[52], in Ecuador[53].