City profile · Ecuador · South America
Latacunga
Cotopaxi · Ecuador
City population
205,624
#15
in Ecuador
#1
in Cotopaxi
#2,789
worldwide
-0.934, -78.615 · 79 km from Quito
About Latacunga
Latacunga is a city in Cotopaxi, Ecuador with a population of 205,624. It is the 15th largest of the 71 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Ecuador, and the 2,789th largest worldwide. It lies 79 km from Quito.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Cotopaxi
Rank in region
#1of 3
Elevation
2,770 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Guayaquil
Coordinates
-0.934, -78.615
Record updated
2026-04-13
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.
Nearby Cities
All 71 in EcuadorClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.