Loja: facts

At a glance

• Country: Ecuador
• Region: Loja
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 274,112
• Coordinates: 3.9931° S, 79.2042° W
• Time zone: America/Guayaquil (UTC-05:00)
• Currency: Dollar (USD)
• Distance to the capital, Quito: 425 km (264 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Ciudad de Catamayo Airport (LOH): 19 km (12 mi), straight line
• Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International Airport (ETR): 107 km (67 mi), straight line
• Mariscal Lamar Airport (CUE): 125 km (78 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Yanacocha: 3.4 km (2.1 mi)
• Valle: 4.4 km (2.7 mi)
• Urichisinga: 12 km (8 mi)
• Taquil: 15 km (9 mi)
• Sabanilla: 17 km (10 mi)