La Concordia, Ecuador Explained

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.

Climate

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.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ecuador/towns/santo_domingo_de_los_ts%C3%A1chilas/230250__la_concordia/ Citypopulation.de