Valencia, Ecuador
Valencia | |
|---|---|
Entrance to Valencia | |
| Nicknames: "Jardín de Los Ríos (Los Ríos Garden)" | |
Location of Valencia within Ecuador | |
| Coordinates: 00°57′09″S 79°21′10″W / 0.95250°S 79.35278°W | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Province | Los Ríos |
| Canton | Valencia Canton |
| foundation | 13 December 1995 |
| Named after | Gregorio Valencia |
| Urban parishes | 3 urban parishes |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor and council |
| • Governing body | Municipality of Valencia |
| • Mayor | Daniel Macías |
| Area (approx.) | |
• City | 6.09 km2 (2.35 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 105 m (344 ft) |
| Population (2022 census) | |
• City | 22,996 |
| • Density | 3,800/km2 (9,800/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | Valenciano |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (ECT) |
| Postal code | EC121150 |
| Area code | (0)5 |
| Languages | Spanish |
| Climate | Aw |
| Website | http://www.valencia.gob.ec/ |
Valencia is an ecuadorian city; cantonal head of the Valencia Canton, as well as the sixth most populated city in the Los Rios Province. It is located in the center-north of the coastal region of Ecuador, on an extensive plain, on the outer flanks of the western Andes mountain range, at an altitude of 105 meters above sea level and with a tropical rainy climate of 26 °C on average.