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Quito, officially San Francisco e Quito, is the capital of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of the Pichincha , an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains. With a population of approximately 1,397,698 in the decadal national census of November 24, 2001, and, as estimated by the municipality, approximately 1,504,991 in 2005 , Quito is the second most populous city in Ecuador, after Guayaquil. It is also the seat of the Quito Metropolitan District, also known as Quito Canton, home to 1,842,201 million residents in 2001, and the capital of the Pichincha province. Quito is also to be the headquarters of the Union of South American Nations since 2008.

Trivia about quito

  • It's the capital city of 1.8 million
  • Those who live in this capital are known as Quitenos
  • The only national capital to begin with a "Q" is this, Ecuador's
  • In 1809 one of the first revolts for independence in Latin America broke out in this Ecuadoran capital
  • This Ecuadorian capital is located near the foot of the volcano Pichincha
  • A hill known as El Panecillo -- "The Bread Roll" -- provides fine views of this Ecuadorian city
  • It's a Western Hemisphere national capital city of 1.4 million people
  • (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the Parque Histórico in Guayaquil, Ecuador.) The Malecón, or river walk, was rebuilt on a more grand scale after the 1896 fire, which some said was set on purpose to keep President Alfaro from moving the capital here to Guayaquil from this city
  • The Colorado language is spoken by around 2,000 in the jungle west of this capital of Ecuador

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