Balao: facts

At a glance

• Country: Ecuador
• Region: Guayas
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 12,205
• Coordinates: 2.9106° S, 79.8150° W
• Time zone: America/Guayaquil (UTC-05:00)
• Currency: Dollar (USD)
• Distance to the capital, Quito: 331 km (206 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International Airport (ETR): 62 km (39 mi), straight line
• José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE): 84 km (52 mi), straight line
• Mariscal Lamar Airport (CUE): 92 km (57 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Yangamasa: 6.5 km (4.0 mi)
• Tenguel: 9.8 km (6.1 mi)
• Viresmil: 15 km (9 mi)
• Tendales: 24 km (15 mi)
• Naranjal: 34 km (21 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Machala, 42 km (26 mi)