Palenque: facts

At a glance

• Country: Ecuador
• Region: Los Ríos
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 9,083
• Coordinates: 1.4376° S, 79.7569° W
• Time zone: America/Guayaquil (UTC-05:00)
• Currency: Dollar (USD)
• Distance to the capital, Quito: 192 km (119 mi), straight line

Getting there

• José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE): 81 km (51 mi), straight line
• Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC): 116 km (72 mi), straight line
• Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX): 140 km (87 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Trapiche: 7.4 km (4.6 mi)
• Vinces: 13 km (8 mi)
• Zambrano: 14 km (9 mi)
• Balzar: 18 km (11 mi)
• Puerto Pechiche: 22 km (14 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Daule, 53 km (33 mi)