Santiago de Guayaquil, or just Guayaquil
IPA: ), is the largest and the most populous
city in
Ecuador, as well as that nation's main port. Guayaquil is on the west margin of the
Guayas River, which flows into the
Gulf of Guayaquil in the
Pacific Ocean. Guayaquil is at 2.21°S 79.90°W, about 250 km south-southwest of the capital of Ecuador,
Quito. According to the most recent census (
2001), its population was 2,189,865. However, the estimated metropolitan population was 2,908,338.
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