Naranjito, Ecuador Explained

Naranjito
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Ecuador
Coordinates:-2.1667°N -79.4653°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ecuador
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Guayas
Subdivision Type2:Canton
Subdivision Name2:Naranjito
Established Title:Foundation
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:28
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:34664
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:ART
Utc Offset1:-3
Postal Code Type:CPA base
Area Code Type:Dialing code

Naranjito is a city located in the Guayas Province of Ecuador. It is the seat of Naranjito Canton. It is located in the south-central part of the coastal region of Ecuador, located on an extensive plain, crossed by the El Chorrón estuary, at an altitude of 30 m above sea level and with a tropical savannah climate of 25.5 °C on average.

Geography

The terrain around Naranjito is very flat. The highest point nearby is 38 meters above sea level, southeast of Naranjito. Around Naranjito, it is quite densely populated, with 52 inhabitants per square kilometer.[2] The nearest larger community is Milagro, west of Naranjito. The area around Naranjito consists mostly of agricultural land.[3]

Climate

A savannah climate prevails in the area.[4] The average annual temperature in the area is 22 °C. The warmest month is December, when the average temperature is 24 °C, and the coldest is February, with 20 °C.[5] Average annual rainfall is 1,360 millimeters. The wettest month is February, with an average of 310 mm of precipitation, and the driest is July, with 26 mm of precipitation.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ecuador: Naranjito . City Population . 26 December 2013 . 24 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20230405232244/http://citypopulation.de/en/ecuador/towns/guayas/091250__naranjito/. 5 April 2023.
  2. Web site: NASA Earth Observations: Population Density. 30 January 2016. NASA/SEDAC. https://web.archive.org/web/20160209064446/http://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/view.php?datasetId=SEDAC_POP. 9 February 2016.
  3. Web site: NASA Earth Observations: Land Cover Classification. 30 January 2016. NASA/MODIS. https://web.archive.org/web/20160228161657/http://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/view.php?datasetId=MCD12C1_T1. 28 February 2016.
  4. Web site: Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification. 2007. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11. 1633-1644. 30 January 2016. M C. B L. T A. Peel. Finlayson. McMahon.
  5. Web site: NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index. 30 January 2016. NASA. https://web.archive.org/web/20200510015442/https://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/dataset_index.php. 10 May 2020.
  6. Web site: NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM). 30 January 2016. NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. https://web.archive.org/web/20200511075534/https://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/view.php?datasetId=TRMM_3B43M. 11 May 2020.