City profile · Ecuador · South America
Loja
Loja · Ecuador
City population
274,112
#9
in Ecuador
#1
in Loja
#2,082
worldwide
-3.993, -79.204 · 425 km from Quito
About Loja
Loja is a city in Loja, Ecuador with a population of 274,112. It is the 9th largest of the 71 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Ecuador, and the 2,082nd largest worldwide. It lies 425 km from Quito.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Loja
Rank in region
#1of 3
Elevation
2,060 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Guayaquil
Coordinates
-3.993, -79.204
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.