Machala Canton

Summary

Machala Canton is a canton of Ecuador^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of canton_of_ecuador entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Machala Canton is located in El Oro Province^[3].
• Machala Canton is in the country of Ecuador^[4].
• Machala Canton's instance of is recorded as canton of Ecuador^[5].
• Machala Canton's official language is recorded as Spanish^[6].
• Machala Canton's flag image is recorded as Machala Flag.svg^[7].
• Machala Canton's flag is recorded as flag of Machala Canton^[8].
• Machala Canton's coat of arms is recorded as Q18416629^[9].
• Machala Canton's postal code is recorded as EC0701^[10].
• Machala Canton's Commons category is recorded as Machala Canton^[11].
• Machala Canton's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 107889^[12].
• Machala Canton's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00^[13].
• Machala Canton's local dialing code is recorded as 07^[14].
• +1824-06-25T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Machala Canton^[15].
• Machala Canton's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -3.26666667, 'lon': -79.96666667}^[16].
• Machala Canton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b6lb4f^[17].
• Machala Canton's official website is recorded as http://www.machala.gob.ec/^[18].
• Machala Canton's population is recorded as {'amount': '+289141'}^[19].
• Machala Canton's population is recorded as {'amount': '+245972'}^[20].
• Machala Canton's population is recorded as {'amount': '+286120'}^[21].
• Machala Canton's population is recorded as {'amount': '+283037'}^[22].
• Machala Canton's population is recorded as {'amount': '+279887'}^[23].
• Machala Canton's population is recorded as {'amount': '+276669'}^[24].
• Machala Canton's population is recorded as {'amount': '+273390'}^[25].
• Machala Canton's population is recorded as {'amount': '+270047'}^[26].
• Machala Canton's population is recorded as {'amount': '+266638'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Machala Canton is in the country of Ecuador^[4]. It is located in El Oro Province^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+330.18'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+372.33'}^[29]. Machala Canton's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+9'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+289141'}^[19], {'amount': '+245972'}^[20], {'amount': '+286120'}^[21], {'amount': '+283037'}^[22], {'amount': '+279887'}^[23], and {'amount': '+276669'}^[24].

Designation and Status

Machala Canton's instance of is recorded as canton of Ecuador^[5].

History and Context

+1824-06-25T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Machala Canton^[15].

Why It Matters

Machala Canton ranks in the top 8% of canton_of_ecuador entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31]