Valencia, Ecuador

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Valencia
City
Entrance to Valencia
Flag Coat of arms
Nicknames:  "Jardín de Los Ríos (Los Ríos Garden)"
Valencia Location of Valencia within Ecuador Show map of Ecuador Valencia Valencia (South America) Show map of South America
Coordinates: 00°57′09″S 79°21′10″W / 0.95250°S 79.35278°W / -0.95250; -79.35278
Country	Ecuador
Province	Los Ríos
Canton	Valencia Canton
foundation	(1995-12-13)13 December 1995
Named for	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)[2]
• City	22,996
• Density	3,800/km2 (9,800/sq mi)
• Demonym	Valenciano[1]
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.