Colon: facts

At a glance

• Country: Ecuador
• Region: Manabí
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Coordinates: 1.1130° S, 80.4139° W
• Time zone: America/Guayaquil (UTC-05:00)
• Currency: Dollar (USD)
• Distance to the capital, Quito: 232 km (144 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC): 35 km (22 mi), straight line
• José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE): 130 km (81 mi), straight line
• General Ulpiano Paez International Airport (SNC): 138 km (85 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Portoviejo: 7.4 km (4.6 mi)
• Santa Ana de Vuelta Larga: 12 km (7 mi)
• Abdon Calderon: 12 km (8 mi)
• Picoaza: 12 km (8 mi)
• Riochico: 13 km (8 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Portoviejo, 7.4 km (4.6 mi)