Asuncion: facts

At a glance

• Country: Ecuador
• Region: Bolívar
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Coordinates: 1.6649° S, 79.0392° W
• Time zone: America/Guayaquil (UTC-05:00)
• Currency: Dollar (USD)
• Distance to the capital, Quito: 170 km (105 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX): 97 km (60 mi), straight line
• José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE): 109 km (68 mi), straight line
• Coronel E Carvajal Airport (XMS): 124 km (77 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Magdalena: 3.2 km (2.0 mi)
• San Lorenzo: 4.8 km (3.0 mi)
• Santiago: 5.8 km (3.6 mi)
• San Simon: 6.1 km (3.8 mi)
• Santa Fe: 6.4 km (4.0 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Riobamba, 42 km (26 mi)