Machala: facts

At a glance

• Country: Ecuador
• Region: El Oro
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 289,141
• Coordinates: 3.2589° S, 79.9588° W
• Time zone: America/Guayaquil (UTC-05:00)
• Currency: Dollar (USD)
• Distance to the capital, Quito: 373 km (232 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International Airport (ETR): 21 km (13 mi), straight line
• Captain Pedro Canga Rodríguez International Airport (TBP, Peru): 57 km (35 mi), straight line
• Ciudad de Catamayo Airport (LOH): 105 km (65 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Villa Carmela: 8.0 km (5.0 mi)
• Guabo: 15 km (9 mi)
• La Victoria: 17 km (10 mi)
• Buena Vista: 17 km (11 mi)
• Puerto Jeli: 18 km (11 mi)