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Ambato

Tungurahua Province · Ecuador
City population
387,309
#5
in Ecuador
#1
in Tungurahua Province
#1,470
worldwide
QuitoAmbato
-1.249, -78.617 · 114 km from Quito
Share of Ecuador
2.1%
Of the national population
Elevation
2,597 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
To Quito
Time zone
America/Guayaquil
IANA zone identifier

About Ambato

Ambato is a city in Tungurahua Province, Ecuador with a population of 387,309. It is the 5th largest of the 71 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Ecuador, and the 1,470th largest worldwide. It lies 114 km from Quito.

Position in Ecuador
#5of 71
LargestSmallest
Position in Tungurahua Province
#1of 2
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Tungurahua Province
Rank in region
#1of 2
Coordinates
-1.249, -78.617
Record updated
19 September 2022
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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