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Ecuador is located on the west by the Pacific Ocean, and has 2,237 km of coastline. It has 2237 km of land boundaries, with Colombia in the north (708 km border) and Peru in the east and south (1,529 km border). 283,561 km 2 (109,484 sq mi) is land and 6,720 km 2 (2,595 sq mi) water. Ecuador is one of the smallest countries in South America ...
Ecuador accepted the convention on 16 June 1975, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. [3] Ecuador has five sites on the list and a further five on the tentative list. The first two sites listed in Ecuador were the Galápagos Islands and the City of Quito , in 1978, which were also the first two sites inscribed to the ...
Regionalization, or zoning, is the union of two or more adjoining provinces in order to decentralize the administrative functions of the capital, Quito. In Ecuador, there are seven regions, or zones, each shaped by the following provinces: Region 1 (42,126 km 2, or 16,265 mi 2 ): Esmeraldas, Carchi, Imbabura, and Sucumbios.
Petroecuador is a state-owned enterprise, founded on September 26, 1989. In its conception, Petroecuador began as a fiscal agent; however, in time, it came to manage and operate most of the country's oil sector. [ 4] It is the successor to Corporación Estatal Petrolera Ecuatoriana (CEPE) which was formed in 1972. [ 5]
Guayas ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈɡwa.ʝas] ⓘ) is a coastal province in Ecuador. It is bordered to the west by Manabí, Santa Elena, and the Pacific Ocean (as the Gulf of Guayaquil ); to the east by Los Ríos, Bolívar, Chimborazo, Cañar, and Azuay; to the north by Los Ríos and Bolívar; and to the south by El Oro and the Pacific Ocean .
There are 10 National wildlife refuges: [5] Pasochoa Wildlife Refuges. Isla Santa Clara Wildlife Refuges. Isla Corazón y Fragata Wildlife Refuges. La Chiquita Wildlife Refuges. El Zarza Wildlife Refuges. El Pambilar Wildlife Refuges. Pacoche Wildlife Refuges. El Morro Swamps Wildlife Refuges.
"Estadísticas de la Semana" [Stats of the Week] (in Spanish). National Institute of Statistics and Census of Ecuador. National Institute of Statistics and Census of Ecuador. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014 .
Pueblos Mágicos. (Ecuador) The Programa Pueblos Mágicos ( Spanish: [pweβloˈmaxiko]; "Magical Towns Programme") is an initiative led by Ecuador 's Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR). The program seeks to promote tourism in a network of small and mid-sized towns that represent aspects of Ecuador's cultural heritage, and to encourage sustainable ...