Babahoyo is a city in coastal Ecuador and the capital of Los Ríos Province, bordered by the San Pablo and Caracol rivers, which join to form the Babahoyo River flowing toward the Guayas River system and the Pacific. It had a population of about 98,251 at the 2022 census and functions as a processing and trade center for rice, sugarcane, fruit, balsa wood and tagua nuts grown in the surrounding lowlands. Sources differ on the exact founding date, with the modern city established by legislative decree in 1948 on an earlier settlement.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Sources
1. Babahoyo (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 98,251 (2022)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude -1.816667, longitude -79.516667
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 8 m
P2046 (area)
area 10.35 sq km
P571 (inception)
inception 1756
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 98251 (2022)
View the SourceBabahoyo (Wikipedia)
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Babahoyo (Spanish pronunciation: [baβaˈoʝo]), founded 27 May 1948, by legislative decree, is the capital of the Los Ríos province of Ecuador.
- In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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