๐ช๐จ Quito is the capital of Ecuador, the country's most populous city and the second highest official capital city in the world, and the closest to the equator. It is located in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains. A capital city high in the Andes, Quito is dramatically situated, squeezed between mountain peaks whose greenery is often concealed by the afternoon mist. In 2008, the city was designated as the headquarters of the Union of South American Nations.
The historic centre of Quito is one of the largest, least-altered, and best-preserved in the Americas. Quito and Krakรณw, Poland, were the first World Cultural Heritage Sites declared by UNESCO, in 1978. The central square of Quito is located about 25ย km (16ย mi) south of the equator; the city itself extends to within about 1ย km (0.62ย mi) of zero latitude. A monument and museum marking the general location of the equator is known locally as la mitad del mundo (the middle of the world) to avoid confusion since the word Ecuador is Spanish for "equator".
Economy Quito is the largest city in contribution to national GDP, and the highest in per capita income. Quito has the highest level of tax collection in Ecuador, exceeding the national 57% per year 2009, currently being the most important economic region of the country, as the latest "study" conducted by the Central Bank of Ecuador.
The top major industries in Quito includes textiles, metals and agriculture, with major crops for export being coffee, sugar, cacao, rice, bananas and palm oil.
Petroecuador, the largest company in the country and one of the largest in Latin America is headquartered in Quito.
Headquarters and regional offices of many national and international financial institutions, oil corporations and international businesses are also located in Quito, making it a world class business city.
Quito is rated Beta โ by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) which evaluates and ranks the relationships between world cities in the context of globalisation. Beta level cities are cities that link moderate economic regions to the world economy.
Quito is rated D+ by the Global Urban Competitiveness Report (GUCR) which evaluates and ranks world cities in the context of economic competitiveness. D+ cities are strong regional hub cities. Quito was ranked #149 by the Nomad List which evaluates and ranks remote work hubs by cost, internet, fun and safety. Quito has a population of over 2,502,557 people. Quito also forms the centre of the wider Quito metropolitan area which has a population of over 4,700,000 people. It is also a part of the larger Ecuador area. Quito is ranked #399 for startups with a score of 0.543.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Quito has links with:
๐ฒ๐ฝ รlvaro Obregรณn, Mexico ๐ฆ๐ฉ Andorra la Vella, Andorra ๐ต๐พ Asunciรณn, Paraguay ๐จ๐ด Bogotรก, Colombia ๐ช๐ธ Cadiz, Spain ๐ป๐ช Caracas, Venezuela ๐บ๐ธ Coral Gables, USA ๐ช๐ธ Coslada, Spain ๐ถ๐ฆ Doha, Qatar ๐จ๐ณ Guangzhou, China ๐ง๐ท Guarulhos, Brazil ๐ต๐ฑ Krakรณw, Poland ๐ง๐ด La Paz, Bolivia ๐ต๐ช Lima, Perรบ ๐ต๐น Lisbon, Portugal ๐บ๐ธ Louisville, USA ๐ช๐ธ Madrid, Spain ๐ณ๐ฎ Managua, Nicaragua ๐จ๐ด Medellรญn, Colombia ๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico City, Mexico ๐บ๐พ Montevideo, Uruguay ๐จ๐ฆ Montreal, Canada ๐จ๐ณ Nansha District, China ๐ง๐ท Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ๐จ๐ด Santiago de Cali, Colombia ๐ฉ๐ด Santo Domingo, The Dominican Republic ๐จ๐ด Soacha, Colombia ๐น๐ผ Taipei, Taiwan๐ช๐จ Santo Domingo -0.25
๐ฎ๐ฉ Bukittinggi -0.3
๐ฎ๐ฉ Padang Panjang -0.458
๐บ๐ธ Charlottesville -78.479
๐จ๐ฆ Peterborough -78.24
๐บ๐ธ Winchester -78.167
๐ฏ๐ฒ Savanna-la-Mar -78.133
Locations Near: Quito -78.5115,-0.22011
๐ช๐จ Santo Domingo -79.167,-0.25 d: 72.9
๐ช๐จ Ibarra -78.117,0.35 d: 77.1
๐ช๐จ Ambato -78.62,-1.24 d: 114.1
๐ช๐จ Tena -77.816,-0.989 d: 115.3
๐ช๐จ Quevedo -79.45,-1.033 d: 138.1
๐จ๐ด Ipiales -77.633,0.817 d: 151.1
๐ช๐จ El Empalme -79.633,-1.033 d: 154.1
๐ช๐จ Riobamba -78.633,-1.667 d: 161.4
๐ช๐จ Guaranda -79,-1.6 d: 162.8
๐ช๐จ Esmeraldas -79.656,0.952 d: 182.2
Antipodal to: Quito 101.489,0.22
๐ฎ๐ฉ Pekanbaru 101.449,0.51 d: 19982.5
๐ฎ๐ฉ Sawahlunto 100.777,-0.681 d: 19887.4
๐ฎ๐ฉ Bukittinggi 100.367,-0.3 d: 19877.6
๐ฎ๐ฉ Padang Panjang 100.429,-0.458 d: 19875.2
๐ฎ๐ฉ Padang 100.355,-0.951 d: 19833.8
๐ฒ๐พ Malacca City 102.255,2.191 d: 19779.9
๐ฒ๐พ Malacca 102.248,2.194 d: 19779.9
๐ฒ๐พ Batu Pahat 102.933,1.85 d: 19772.9
๐ฒ๐พ Alor Gajah 102.217,2.383 d: 19761.3
๐ฒ๐พ Gelang Patah 103.59,1.449 d: 19744.4