Guayaquil

Summary

Guayaquil is a canton of Ecuador^[1]. Guayaquil ranks in the top 0.52% of canton_of_ecuador entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (131 views/month, #1 of 193).^[2]

Key Facts

• Guayaquil is located in Guayas Province^[3].
• Guayaquil is in the country of Ecuador^[4].
• Guayaquil's head of government is recorded as Aquiles Álvarez^[5].
• Guayaquil's instance of is recorded as canton of Ecuador^[6].
• Guayaquil's capital is recorded as Guayaquil^[7].
• Guayaquil's official language is recorded as Spanish^[8].
• Guayaquil's shares border with is recorded as Playas Canton^[9].
• Guayaquil's shares border with is recorded as Lomas de Sargentillo Canton^[10].
• Guayaquil's shares border with is recorded as Nobol Canton^[11].
• Guayaquil's shares border with is recorded as Daule Canton^[12].
• Guayaquil's shares border with is recorded as Durán Canton^[13].
• Guayaquil's shares border with is recorded as Samborondón Canton^[14].
• Guayaquil's anthem is recorded as Song of October Ninth^[15].
• Guayaquil's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Q111845617^[16].
• Guayaquil's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Q111845837^[17].
• Guayaquil's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Chongón^[18].
• Guayaquil's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Febres Cordero Parish^[19].
• Guayaquil's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Q111846184^[20].
• Guayaquil's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Letamendi^[21].
• Guayaquil's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Q111835904^[22].
• Guayaquil's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Q111845347^[23].
• Guayaquil's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Pascuales^[24].
• Guayaquil's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Q111835489^[25].
• Guayaquil's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Q111835651^[26].
• Guayaquil's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Q111835903^[27].

Body

Geography

Guayaquil is in the country of Ecuador^[4]. Guayaquil is located in Guayas Province^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4196.37'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4490.69'}^[29]. Guayaquil sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+9'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2723665'}^[31], {'amount': '+2350915'}^[32], {'amount': '+2698077'}^[33], {'amount': '+2671801'}^[34], {'amount': '+2644891'}^[35], and {'amount': '+2617349'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Guayaquil's instance of is recorded as canton of Ecuador^[6].

History and Context

July 25, 1824 marks the founding of Guayaquil^[37].

Why It Matters

Guayaquil ranks in the top 0.52% of canton_of_ecuador entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (131 views/month, #1 of 193).^[2] Guayaquil has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] Guayaquil is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]