San Lorenzo, Ecuador Explained

San Lorenzo
Settlement Type:Town
Total Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Ecuador
Coordinates:1.2851°N -78.834°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Esmeraldas
Subdivision Type2:Canton
Subdivision Name2:San Lorenzo Canton
Area Total Km2:4.62
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2022 census
Population Total:28491
Population Density Km2:auto

San Lorenzo is a port town on the north coast of Ecuador, about 18 km south of the Colombian border. It was joined by a narrow gauge rail to the city of Ibarra in the Highlands and for many years it was an important port for the export of balsa wood and tagua.

As of 2022 San Lorenzo had a population of 28,491.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ecuador/towns/esmeraldas/080550__san_lorenzo/ Citypopulation.de