Quito Canton

Quito
Canton
Metropolitan District of Quito
Location of Pichincha Province in Ecuador.
Quito Canton in Pichincha Province
CountryEcuador
ProvincePichincha
Named afterQuitu
SeatQuito
Government
  MayorPabel Muñoz
Area
  Canton
4,196 km2 (1,620 sq mi)
Highest elevation
4,500 m (14,800 ft)
Lowest elevation
2,400 m (7,900 ft)
Population
 (2022 census)
  Canton
2,679,722
  Density640/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
  Urban
1,763,275
Time zoneUTC-5 (ECT)
Websitehttps://www.quito.gob.ec/

Quito, officially the Metropolitan District of Quito (Spanish: Distrito Metropolitano de Quito), is a canton in the province of Pichincha, Ecuador.