City · Ecuador
Quito
Quito, officially San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and second-largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 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.
Good to know
- Population: 2,781,641.
- Founded: 1534.
- Heritage: World Heritage Site.
- Area: 372.4 sq km.
- Timezone: America/Guayaquil.