Galera: facts

At a glance

• Country: Ecuador
• Region: Esmeraldas
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Coordinates: 0.8166° N, 80.0465° W
• Time zone: America/Guayaquil (UTC-05:00)
• Currency: Dollar (USD)
• Distance to the capital, Quito: 205 km (128 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Carlos Concha Torres International Airport (ESM): 50 km (31 mi), straight line
• La Florida Airport (TCO, Colombia): 182 km (113 mi), straight line
• Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC): 208 km (129 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Tonchiguee: 11 km (7 mi)
• Quingue: 12 km (8 mi)
• La Bocana: 20 km (12 mi)
• La Union: 20 km (12 mi)
• Atacames: 23 km (14 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Esmeraldas, 46 km (29 mi)