Santo Domingo, Ecuador

Santo Domingo
City
From top, left to right: Panoramic view of Santo Domingo, Cathedral of the Ascension of the Lord, City hall of Santo Domingo, monument to the Settler, Zaracay Park, Vista Hermosa Towers, Bomboli hill and Sanctuary of Holy Mary de Bomboli.
From top, left to right: Panoramic view of Santo Domingo, Cathedral of the Ascension of the Lord, City hall of Santo Domingo, monument to the Settler, Zaracay Park, Vista Hermosa Towers, Bomboli hill and Sanctuary of Holy Mary de Bomboli.
Santo Domingo is located in Ecuador
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
Coordinates: 00°15′15″S 79°10′19″W / 0.25417°S 79.17194°W / -0.25417; -79.17194[1]
CountryEcuador
ProvinceSanto Domingo de los Tsáchilas
CantonSanto Domingo
CreatedMay 29, 1861
Named forLos Colorados, Jesus
Urban Parishes
List of parishes
  • Abraham Calazacón
  • Bomboli
  • Chiguilpe
  • Río Toachi
  • Río Verde
  • Los Colorados
  • Zaracay
Government
 • MayorWilson Erazo Argoti
Area
 • City67.14 km2 (25.92 sq mi)
 • Canton3,454 km2 (1,334 sq mi)
Elevation
625 m (2,051 ft)
Population
 (2022 census)[2]
 • City334,826
 • Density5,000/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
 • Canton
441,583
 • Canton density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
DemonymSantodomingueño
Area code(+593) 02
Climate Tropical monsoon and humid
Websitewww.santodomingo.gov.ec/ (in Spanish)

Santo Domingo de los Colorados,[3] often simply referred to as Santo Domingo (Quechua: Tsachila), is an Ecuadorian city and seat of the canton that bears its name and the Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province. It is the fourth most populous city in Ecuador, with a population of 334,826, and is an important commercial and industrial center.[4]

  1. ^ Santo Domingo de los Colorados at GEOnet Names Server
  2. ^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Santo Domingo
  3. ^ Santo Domingo de los Colorados[permanent dead link] at www.santodomingo.gov.ec
  4. ^ Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Archived 2010-07-24 at the Wayback Machine at www.gptsachila.gov.ec