City profile · Ecuador · South America
Santa Elena
City population
42,214
#26
in Ecuador
#2
in Santa Elena
#13,293
worldwide
-2.227, -80.858 · 341 km from Quito
About Santa Elena
Santa Elena is a city in Santa Elena, Ecuador with a population of 42,214. It is the 26th largest of the 71 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Ecuador, and the 13,293rd largest worldwide. It lies 341 km from Quito.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Santa Elena
Rank in region
#2of 2
Coordinates
-2.227, -80.858
Record updated
13 April 2026
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.