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Drinking water supply and sanitation in Ecuador is characterized by a number of achievements and challenges. One key achievement is a significant increase in both access to an at least basic water source (90% in 2000 to 100% in 2015 in urban areas) [1] and at least basic sanitation (82% in 2000 to 89% in 2015 in urban areas).
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: A Country Study. Washington, D.C.: GPO for the Library of Congress. Terry, Matt (2007-12-15). "Ecuador's Water Crisis: Damming the Water Capital of the World". International Rivers "Ecuador to Build 11 New Hydroelectric Dams". Xinhua News Agency. 2008-05-22. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010
This list of water supply and sanitation by country provides information on the status of water supply and sanitation at a national or, in some cases, also regional level. Water supply and sanitation by country
The Napo River (Spanish: Río Napo) is a tributary to the Amazon River that rises in Ecuador on the flanks of the east Andean volcanoes of Antisana, Sincholagua and Cotopaxi. The total length is 1,075 km (668 mi).
Its northern limit is the city of Santa Elena, in Ecuador, and its southern limit is Cabo Blanco, in Peru. The gulf takes its name from the city of Guayaquil. Rivers of both Ecuador and Peru empty in the Gulf of Guayaquil, like the Guayas River, the Jubones River, the Zarumilla River and the Tumbes River.
Water levels in the rivers that run through the vast Amazon rainforest have been falling, after a record drought followed by less rain, presenting unprecedented challenges for the Ribeirinhos ...
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