Puerto Quito Explained

Quito
Settlement Type:Town and urban parish
Total Type:Town
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ecuador
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Pichincha
Subdivision Type2:Canton
Subdivision Name2:Puerto Quito
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Narciza Párraga de Monar
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1965
Established Title1:Established
Established Date1:April 1, 1996
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1.51
Area Blank1 Title:Parish
Area Blank1 Km2:695.6
Elevation Max M:160
Elevation Min M:120
Population As Of:2022 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:3833
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Parish
Population Blank1:25067
Population Density Blank1 Km2:auto
Timezone1:ECT
Utc Offset1:-5
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:EC170950
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Am
Website:http://www.puertoquito.gov.ec/

Puerto Quito is a town and urban parish in the province of Pichincha, Ecuador. It is a developing area for ecotourism, with an abundance of wildlife, secondary jungle and waterfalls such as the Cascada Azul (Blue Waterfall). It is beside a major bridge over the river Caoní on the main road from Quito to the coast. By road, Quito is 140 km away, or 3.5 hours by bus.

Although geographically part of the Sierra region of Ecuador, Puerto Quito's climate and geography is closer to that of the coastal region. It is in the tropical forest of Ecuador. As such, it has a higher temperature than the rest of the province, averaging around 25 degrees Celsius year-round. Average rainfall is between one and two meters a year.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ecuador/towns/pichincha/170950__puerto_quito/ Citypopulation.de