About Machala
Machala is a city in El Oro, Ecuador with a population of 289,141. It is the 8th largest of the 71 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Ecuador, and the 1,979th largest worldwide. It lies 373 km from Quito.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 7
Elevation
16 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Guayaquil
Coordinates
-3.259, -79.959
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.