Esmeraldas: facts

At a glance

• Country: Ecuador
• Region: Esmeraldas
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 218,727
• Coordinates: 0.9592° N, 79.6540° W
• Time zone: America/Guayaquil (UTC-05:00)
• Currency: Dollar (USD)
• Distance to the capital, Quito: 182 km (113 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Carlos Concha Torres International Airport (ESM): 3.7 km (2.3 mi), straight line
• La Florida Airport (TCO, Colombia): 138 km (86 mi), straight line
• Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO): 188 km (117 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Vuelta Larga: 8.7 km (5.4 mi)
• Tonsupa: 19 km (12 mi)
• Chinca: 23 km (14 mi)
• Atacames: 24 km (15 mi)
• Chontaduro: 24 km (15 mi)