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Ecuador is located on the west by the Pacific Ocean, and has 2,237 km of coastline.It has 2237 km of land boundaries, with Colombia in the north (708 km border) and Peru in the east and south (1,529 km border). 283,561 km 2 (109,484 sq mi) is land and 6,720 km 2 (2,595 sq mi) water.
Ecuador is one of seventeen megadiverse countries in the world according to Conservation International, [23] and it has the most biodiversity per square kilometer of any nation. [109] [110] Ecuador has 1,600 bird species (15% of the world's known bird species) in the continental area and 38 more endemic in the Galápagos. In addition to more ...
Below is a list of countries and dependencies in South America by area. [1] Brazil is the largest country in South America while Suriname is the smallest.. Panama is not regarded as a transcontinental country but the country is sometimes included in South America due to being part of Colombia prior to its secession in 1903.
Rest of Ecuador – Ecuador Time ; Extreme points of Ecuador High: Chimborazo 6,267 m (20,561 ft) – farthest point from the center of the Earth; Low: Pacific Ocean 0 m; Land boundaries: 2,010 km Peru 1,420 km Colombia 590 km; Coastline: Pacific Ocean 2,237 km; Population of Ecuador: 13,755,680 people (2007 estimate) - 73rd
Zamora, which has experienced a boom in growth in since the recent discovery of gold in the surrounding region, is known as the "Mining Capital of Ecuador'", and as the "City of Birds and Waterfalls'", referring to the presence of various species of birds and several waterfalls on the streams that surround the city.
Ibarra (Spanish pronunciation:; full name San Miguel de Ibarra; Quechua: Impapura) is a city in northern Ecuador and the capital of the Imbabura Province. It lies at the foot of the Imbabura Volcano and on the left bank of the Tahuando river. It is located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northeast of Ecuador's capital Quito.
Dads tend to have the most fun hobbies — fishing, golfing, bird watching, and, if you're my father-in-law, storytelling.He tends to be an incredibly fun person to shop for this time of year, but ...
Machala (Spanish pronunciation:) is a city in south-west Ecuador. It is the capital of the El Oro Province , and is located near the Gulf of Guayaquil on fertile lowlands . Machala has a population of 288,072 (2022 census); it is the sixth-biggest city in the country, and the second-most important port.