| Santa Rosa | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Total Type: | City |
| Nickname: | Spanish; Castilian: La Benemérita (The Meritorious), Spanish; Castilian: Lídice de América (Lidice of America)[1] |
| Pushpin Map: | Ecuador |
| Mapsize: | frameless |
| Coordinates: | -3.4522°N -79.9617°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Ecuador |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | El Oro |
| Subdivision Type2: | Canton |
| Subdivision Name2: | Santa Rosa |
| Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
| Parts Style: | para |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Larry Vite Cevallos |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 14.78 |
| Elevation M: | 10 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 56842 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Demonym: | Santarroseño, -a |
| Timezone1: | ECT |
| Utc Offset1: | -5 |
| Website: | http://www.santarosa.gob.ec/ |
Santa Rosa is a city in Ecuador located in the Santa Rosa Canton of El Oro Province. It is located in the south of the coastal region of Ecuador, in an extensive plain, on the right bank of the Santa Rosa River.
Santa Rosa counts with the Santa Rosa International Airport, formerly known as the South Ecuador International Airport (Spanish; Castilian: Aeropuerto Regional del Sur Ecuatoriano). Planning for the airport began in 2002.[3] [4]
The festivities in Santa Rosa are celebrated every year in August and last ten days. Events take place in front of the main Catholic Church where tourists can witness fireworks, folk music, typical dances, and local traditional games.
High SchoolsColegio National Tecnico Jambeli,Colegio Zoila Ugarte de Landivar,Colegio Wenceslay Oyague.
Middle schools and ElementariesHerminia Grunauer,Santa Teresita,Sucre,Alcidez Pesantes,Wenceslao.