What is the capital of Ecuador?
Quito
Quito
Quito (/ˈkiːtoʊ/; Spanish pronunciation:[ˈkito]; Quechua: Kitu; formally San Francisco de Quito) is the capital and the largest city of Ecuador[2], and at an elevation of 2,850 metres (9,350ft) above sea level, it is the second-highest official capital city in the world, after La Paz, and the one which is closest to the equator.[3] It is located in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha,[4] an active stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains. With a population of 2,671,191 according to statistical projections (2019), Quito is the most populous city in Ecuador.[5] It is also the capital of the Pichincha province and the seat of the Metropolitan District of Quito. The canton recorded a population of 2,239,191 residents in the 2010 national census. In 2008, the city was designated as the headquarters of the Union of South American Nations.[6]