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The Central University of Ecuador ( Spanish: Universidad Central del Ecuador) is a national university located in Quito, Ecuador. It is the oldest and largest university in the country, and one of the oldest universities in the Americas. [ 2] The enrollment at the university is over 10,000 students per year. One of the cornerstones of Central ...
The Central Bank of Ecuador ( Spanish: Banco Central del Ecuador; BCE) is the central bank of the country, and an institution of the Executive Function, which has institutional, administrative, financial, and technical autonomy. It is in charge of executing the monetary policy established by the Monetary Policy and Regulation Board of Ecuador ...
Postal codes in Ecuador. Postal codes in Ecuador have six numeric digits. The first two specify the province, the next two the district and the final two the zip code. For example, in the postal code 170515, 17 is Pichincha Province, 05 is the district and 15 the ZIP.
According to industry estimates, between 33 and 66 percent of Internet users have broadband speeds between 2 and 3 Mbit/s, at a cost of $20 to $25 per month. In May 2012, the Superintendent of Telecommunications indicated that the overall average speed of an Internet connection in Ecuador is 128 kbit/s, although speeds are lower in rural areas.
The Ferrocarriles del Ecuador Empresa Pública (Ecuadorian Railways Company) is the national railway of Ecuador. The railway system was devised to connect the Pacific coast with the Andean highlands. After many decades of service the railway was severely damaged by heavy rainfall during the El Niño in 1997 and 1998 [ 1][ 2] and from general ...
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.
"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 .
To call a local number from a landline-phone, dial directly the 7 digits of the subscriber (xxx-xxxx). To make a national long-distance call, or from any mobile phone to a local or national number, dial (0a) xxx-xxxx (For example, to a number in Pichincha province, (02) 211-1111).