Machala

Summary

Machala is a city^[1]. Machala draws 186 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #708 of 5,534).^[2]

Key Facts

• Machala is located in Machala Canton^[3].
• Machala is in the country of Ecuador^[4].
• Machala's instance of is recorded as city^[5].
• Machala's flag is recorded as flag of Machala Canton^[6].
• Machala's twinned administrative body is recorded as Santa Tecla^[7].
• Machala's coat of arms is recorded as Q18416629^[8].
• Machala's postal code is recorded as EC070150^[9].
• Machala's Commons category is recorded as Machala^[10].
• Machala's patron saint is recorded as Anthony of Padua^[11].
• Machala's patron saint is recorded as Virgin of Mercy^[12].
• Machala's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00^[13].
• Machala's local dialing code is recorded as 593 7^[14].
• 1573 marks the founding of Machala^[15].
• Machala's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -3.2666666666667, 'lon': -79.966666666667}^[16].
• Machala's official website is recorded as http://www.machala.gob.ec/^[17].
• Machala's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Machala^[18].
• Machala's Commons gallery is recorded as Machala^[19].
• Machala has a population of {'amount': '+231260'}^[20].
• Machala has a population of {'amount': '+288072'}^[21].
• Machala has a population of {'amount': '+44197'}^[22].
• Machala's office held by head of government is recorded as mayor^[23].
• Machala's capital of is recorded as El Oro Province^[24].
• Machala's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'San Antonio de Machala'}^[25].
• Machala's category for people born here is recorded as Q32409506^[26].
• Machala's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Machaleño/a.'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Machala is in the country of Ecuador^[4]. Machala is located in Machala Canton^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Machala covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+59.93'}^[28]. Machala sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+6'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+231260'}^[20], {'amount': '+288072'}^[21], and {'amount': '+44197'}^[22].

Designation and Status

Machala's instance of is recorded as city^[5].

History and Context

1573 marks the founding of Machala^[15].

Why It Matters

Machala draws 186 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #708 of 5,534).^[2] Machala has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] Machala is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]