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Quito

South America

Quito, officially San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and second-largest city of Ecuador, and the political and cultural center of the country. Founded by Sebastián de Belalcázar on 6 December 1534, it had a population of 1,763,275 at the 2022 census. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
1,763,275 1
2022 figure, from Quito's own Wikipedia infobox.
Area (sq km)
197.5 1
Founding Year
1534 1
6 December 1534 is Quito's Spanish founding date by Sebastián de Belalcázar, per the city's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2022 1
Elevation (m)
2850 1
Latitude
0.22 degrees south 1
Longitude
78.5125 degrees west 1
Connections

Associated With

Ecuador, Countries

Quito is the capital of Ecuador.

Source Quito (Wikipedia)
Pichincha Province, States or Territories

quito is associated with pichincha-province.

Source Pichincha Province (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Ecuador, Countries

Quito is the capital of Ecuador.

Source Quito (Wikipedia)
Pichincha Province, States or Territories

quito is the capital of pichincha-province.

Source Pichincha Province (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Origin Of

Atahualpa

Also in History Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Site Of

Public News Agency of Ecuador and South America

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Court of Justice of the Andean Community

Also in Law Atlas: which is located in this subject.

National Court of Justice of Ecuador

Also in Law Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Tiempo de Politica: Corte Nacional de Justicia: que es, sus funciones, salas y masSeat
Quote, Seat
siendo su sede principal la ubicada en la capital, la ciudad de Quito
Sources
1. Quito (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: population_total
    1763275
  • Infobox, area
    • Capital city 197.5 km2 (76.3 sq mi)
  • Lead section
    Quito's elevation of 2,850 meters (9,350 ft) makes it either the highest or the second-highest national capital city in the world.
  • Infobox, coordinates
    00°13′12″S 78°30′45″W
  • Article text
    The Spanish conquest of the city in 1534 is the date most frequently cited as the city's official founding, making Quito the oldest capital in South America.
  • Lead section
    Quito (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkito] ; Quechua: Kitu), officially San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and second-largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 1.7 million in the city and 2.8 million in its metropolitan area.
  • In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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Pichincha Province (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, capital
Quote, Infobox, capital
Quito
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Wikidata: Quito
Wikidata Q2900, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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