La Concordia | |
Settlement Type: | City |
Total Type: | City |
Pushpin Map: | Ecuador |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Coordinates: | -0.0067°N -79.3958°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ecuador |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas |
Subdivision Type2: | Canton |
Subdivision Name2: | La Concordia |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Sandra Ocampo |
Established Title: | Created |
Established Date: | November 15, 1955 |
Area Total Km2: | 9.21 |
Elevation M: | 217 |
Population As Of: | 2022 census |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 35474 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | Concordense |
Area Code: | (+593) 02 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Am |
La Concordia is a city in Ecuador that is the cantonal capital of La Concordia Canton, belonging to the Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province. It is located north of the coastal region, in an extensive plain, at an altitude of 217 meters and with a rainy climate tropical climate of 25 °C on average.
Though it is located on the equator, the cold Humboldt current suppresses rainfall when it reaches its northernmost extent from July to November and gives La Concordia a tropical monsoon climate (Am) instead of the usual tropical rainforest climate (Af) found at and near the equator.