La Union: facts

At a glance

• Country: Ecuador
• Region: Los Ríos
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Coordinates: 1.7076° S, 79.3945° W
• Time zone: America/Guayaquil (UTC-05:00)
• Currency: Dollar (USD)
• Distance to the capital, Quito: 191 km (118 mi), straight line

Getting there

• José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE): 74 km (46 mi), straight line
• Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX): 124 km (77 mi), straight line
• Mariscal Lamar Airport (CUE): 139 km (86 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Montalvo: 15 km (9 mi)
• Ricaurte: 17 km (11 mi)
• Caluma: 17 km (11 mi)
• Catarama: 18 km (11 mi)
• Babahoyo: 18 km (11 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Milagro, 52 km (33 mi)