Local time
Mon, 11:16 AM GMT-5America/GuayaquilCityCapital
Quito
0.21° S, 78.50° W
- Population
- 1,701,000
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 2 of 17
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 17 cities of Ecuador in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Ecuador, so this is not a national ranking.
- Time zone
- America/Guayaquil
Traveler brief
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Practical bearings for Quito, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Quito have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
Quito was named after the Quitu, a Pre-Columbian people who lived in the area; the meaning of their name is unknown.
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person