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Quito's closest volcano is Pichincha, looming over the western side of the city. Quito is the only capital city that was developed so close to an active volcano. [21] Pichincha volcano has several summits, among them Ruku Pichincha at 4,700 m (15,400 ft) above sea level and Guagua Pichincha at 4,794 m (15,728 ft).
No. City Province 2010 Census 2001 Census 1990 Census 1 Guayaquil: Guayas: 2,278,691: 1,985,379: 1,508,444 2 Quito: Pichincha: 1,607,734: 1,399,378: 1,100,847 3 Cuenca
The Municipality of Quito (officially the Municipality of the Metropolitan District of Quito) is the governing body of the city of Quito and the Metropolitan District. Its headquarters are at the Municipal Palace, located on the east side of the Plaza de La Independencia. The municipality is made of two principal organs: the mayor's office and ...
São Paulo, the most populated metropolitan area in a country outside Asia. This is a list of the fifty most populous metropolitan areas in South America as of 2015, the most recent year for which official census results, estimates or projections are available for every major metropolitan area in South America. All figures refer to mid-year ...
Metro de Quito: Locale: Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador: Transit type: Rapid transit: Number of lines: 1: Number of stations: 15: Website: Metro de Quito (in Spanish) Operation; Began operation: 1 December 2023: Number of vehicles: 18 CAF MQ117 EMUs [1] Technical; System length: 22 km (14 mi) [2] Track gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard ...
This is a list of the fifty largest cities in Latin America by population residing within city limits as of the mid-2020, the most recent year for which official population census results, estimate or short-term projections are available for most of these cities.
The population figures refer in the most cases to the respective municipality within its political boundaries, excluding politically independent suburbs. For Chinese cities, the urban population (urban settlement) of the respective city is given at prefecture, county or district level, which usually include large rural areas.
La Vicentina is an electoral parish (Spanish: parroquia electorale urban) or district of Quito, Ecuador. The parish was established as a result of the October 2004 political elections when the city was divided into nineteen urban electoral parishes.