Balsas: facts

At a glance

• Country: Ecuador
• Region: El Oro
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 7,875
• Coordinates: 3.7615° S, 79.8242° W
• Time zone: America/Guayaquil (UTC-05:00)
• Currency: Dollar (USD)
• Distance to the capital, Quito: 418 km (260 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International Airport (ETR): 40 km (25 mi), straight line
• Ciudad de Catamayo Airport (LOH): 57 km (35 mi), straight line
• Captain Pedro Canga Rodríguez International Airport (TBP, Peru): 66 km (41 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Zarzanama: 6.9 km (4.3 mi)
• Marcabeli: 10 km (6 mi)
• La Bocana: 12 km (7 mi)
• Yucas: 15 km (9 mi)
• Piedras: 17 km (11 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Machala, 58 km (36 mi)