Guayaquil
Guayaquil (Spaingie pronunciation: [waʝaˈkil]), offeecially Santiago de Guayaquil, is the lairgest ceety in Ecuador, wi a metro aurie population exceedin 2.9 million at the end o 2009, as well as that naition's main port. The ceety is the caipital o the Ecuadorian province o Guayas an the seat o the namesake canton.
Guayaquil | |
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| Eik-name(s): La Perla del Pacífico Scots: The Pearl o the Paceefic | |
| Motto(s): Por Guayaquil Independiente | |
  Guayaquil | |
| Coordinates: 2°11′S 79°53′W / 2.183°S 79.883°W | |
| Kintra | Ecuador |
| Province | Guayas |
| Canton | Guayaquil |
| Settled | 1534 |
| Independence | 1820 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Cynthia Viteri |
| • Vice-Mayor | Josué Sánchez |
| Area | |
| • Total | 344.5 km2 (133.01 sq mi) |
| • Laund | 316.42 km2 (122.17 sq mi) |
| • Water | 28.08 km2 (10.84 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4 m (13.2 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2.278.691 |
| • Density | 7547.16/km2 (19547.40/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (ECT) |
| Website | www.guayaquil.gob.ec |
Guayaquil is locatit on the wastren bank o the Guayas River, which flows intae the Paceefic Ocean at the Gulf o Guayaquil. Acause o its location, the ceety is the centre o Ecuador's business an manufacturin industries.
Sports
eeditThare are twa major soccer clubs; the Barcelona Sporting Club an the Club Sport Emelec. Baith clubs hae thair awn stadiums; the Estadio Monumental Banco del Pichincha is the hame o the "Barcelonistas" while the Estadio George Capwell is the hame o the "Emeleccistas". Thir twa teams hae a lang history o rivalry in Guayaquil an when thir twa teams play against ilk ither the gemme is cried "El Clásico del Astillero". (Emelec is short for "Empresa Electrica del Ecuador" – the team wis sponsored bi the electric pouer company when foondit.)
The ceety is an aa the home o Nicolás Lapentti, a tennis player. The "Abierto de Tenis Ciudad de Guayaquil" is a tennis tournament organised in Guayaquil ivery year bi Andrés Gómez an Luis Morejon in November o ivery year.
Anither major event in the ceety is the Guayaquil Marathon, organised bi DM3, which is held ivery year on the first weekend o October syne 2005. This race is certified bi the (AIMS) Association of International Marathons and Distance Races.
Sister ceeties
eeditGuayaquil haes ceety pairtnerships wi the follaein ceeties an/or regions:
References
eedit| Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Guayaquil. |