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El Empalme

City population
48,754
#21
in Ecuador
#6
in Guayas
#11,684
worldwide
QuitoEl Empalme
-1.045, -79.638 · 153 km from Quito
Share of Ecuador
0.3%
Of the national population
Elevation
106 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
To Quito
Time zone
America/Guayaquil
IANA zone identifier

About El Empalme

El Empalme is a city in Guayas, Ecuador with a population of 48,754. It is the 21st largest of the 71 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Ecuador, and the 11,684th largest worldwide. It lies 153 km from Quito.

Position in Ecuador
#21of 71
LargestSmallest
Position in Guayas
#6of 15
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Rank in region
#6of 15
Coordinates
-1.045, -79.638
Record updated
12 September 2024
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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Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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