Quito

Quito is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in northern Ecuador (see NG MapMachine satellite map) in the Guayllabamba river basin on the eastern slopes of the Pichincha http://www.igepn.edu.ec/vulcanologia/pichincha/pichincha.htm (4794 m), an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains. At 2850 meters/9300 feet above sea level at the Plaza de la Independencia, Quito is the second highest capital city in the world. The population of Quito, according to the most recent census (2001), was 1,399,378. In 2005, however, the estimated population was 1,865,541 (canton). The area of Quito is approximately 290 km².

References

General

• Quito Distrito Metropolitano official Web site
• History, accessed April 12, 2005, Quito Tourist Portal, Corporación Metropolitana de Turismo
• Information about Quito
• Footprint travel guides South American Handbook 2005
• Google
• Google Google Ecuador
• Google Search: ecuador Google News
• Google Search: Quito
• Google Search: Quito Google Answers
• Google Maps Satellite view, Quito

Maps/Satellite Imagery/Geography

• CIA - The World Factbook -- Ecuador includes small schematic map of Ecuador (CIA)
• Ecuador (Country Profiles from National Geographic MapMachine) includes MapMachine maps and satellite images of Ecuador and Quito (National Geographic Society)