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Santa Elena, Ecuador

South America

Santa Elena is a town in southwestern Ecuador and the capital of both Santa Elena Province and Santa Elena Canton. Originally called Sumpa, it sits on the Ecuadorian peninsula near the city of Guayaquil and is regarded as the location of the country's most important and best documented archaeological site, largely because of the discovery there of the Lovers of Sumpa.

Facts
Population
54,565 1
Area (sq km)
20.69 1
Founding Year
1531 1
Population Estimate Year
2022 1
Elevation (m)
40 1
Latitude
2.2267 degrees south 1
Longitude
80.8583 degrees west 1
Sources
1. Santa Elena, Ecuador (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1531-08-18T00:00:00Z
  • P1082 (population)
    population 54,565 (2022)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude -2.2267, longitude -80.8583
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 40 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 20.69 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 54565 (2022)
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Santa Elena, Ecuador (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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