City Details: Guayaquil
A few alternate names for Guayaquil are: GYE, Gouagiakil, Guaiaquil, Guaiaquilum, Guajakil, Guajakil', Guayaquil, Gvajakil, Gvajakila, Gvajakilis
Guayaquil, officially Santiago de Guayaquil, is the largest city in Ecuador and also the nation's economic capital and main port. The city is the capital of Guayas Province and the seat of Guayaquil Canton. The city is located on the west bank of the Guayas River, which flows into the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Guayaquil.
General Information
- Official Name: Ecuador
- Common Name: Ecuador
- Population: 2723665
- Timezone: America/Guayaquil
- Coordinates: -2.19616, -79.88621
- Country Code: ECU
- Continent: South America
Closest Airports to Guayaquil
- 1. José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE), distance from city center: 4.32 km
- 2. General Manuel Serrano Airport (MCH), distance from city center: 119.58 km
- 3. General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC), distance from city center: 122.53 km
Location of Guayaquil
Country Details
- Country: Ecuador
- Official Name: Republic of Ecuador
- Capital: Quito
- Region: Americas
- Subregion: South America
- Population: 17,643,060
- Area: 276,841 km²
- Languages: Spanish
- Currency: United States dollar ($)
- Timezones: UTC-06:00, UTC-05:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Colombia
- Peru
Holidays in Guayaquil, Ecuador
Planning a short trip? Check out the Long Weekends Calendar in Ecuador for 2026
- Año Nuevo - 2026-01-01
- Carnaval - 2026-02-16
- Carnaval - 2026-02-17
- Good Friday - 2026-04-03
- International Workers' Day - 2026-05-01
- Batalla de Pichincha - 2026-05-24
- Primer Grito de Independencia - 2026-08-10
- Independencia de Guayaquil - 2026-10-09
- Día de los Difuntos, Día de Muertos - 2026-11-02
- Independencia de Cuenca - 2026-11-03
- Día de Navidad - 2026-12-25
Museums in Guayaquil, Ecuador
Museo Presley Norton
Boulevard 9 de Octubre, 090310, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Coordinates: 2.1876° S, 79.8953° W
Hours: 09:00-17:00
Museo Memorial BAE "Abdón Calderón"
Archivo Histórico del Guayas
Museo Antropológico y de Arte Contemporáneo
Simón Bolívar Palacios, 090313, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Coordinates: 2.1848° S, 79.8755° W
Casa de la Cultura
Boulevard 9 de Octubre, 090307, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Coordinates: 2.1893° S, 79.8886° W
Museo de los Equipos del Astillero
Numa Pompilio Llona 3, 090313, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Coordinates: 2.1815° S, 79.8741° W
Hours: We-Su 10:00-18:00
Museo de la Arcilla "María Eugenia Puig Lince"
Avenida Barcelona S/N, 090114, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Coordinates: 2.1886° S, 79.9077° W
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00
Museo Municipal de Guayaquil
Antonio Jose de Sucre Alcala, 090512, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Coordinates: 2.1959° S, 79.8826° W
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00
Museo Naval - El Fortín de Santa Ana
Del Bucanero, 090313, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Coordinates: 2.1813° S, 79.8757° W
Hours: En restauración
Museo del Bombero "Félix Luque Plata"
Museo en Miniatura
Simón Bolívar Palacios, 090313, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Coordinates: 2.1860° S, 79.8768° W
Hours: We-Su 10:00-17:30
Museo Memorial “Abdón Calderón”
Fray Enrique Vacas Galindo, 090110, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Coordinates: 2.2147° S, 79.8869° W
Museo del cacao
Panamá, 090313, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Coordinates: 2.1882° S, 79.8790° W
Museo Naval Almirante Illingworth
General José María Urbina Viteri, 090110, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Coordinates: 2.2149° S, 79.8865° W
Guayaquil en la Historía
Simón Bolívar Palacios, 090313, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Coordinates: 2.1861° S, 79.8768° W
Museo de la Música Popular Julio Jaramillo
Paseo España, 090313, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Coordinates: 2.1808° S, 79.8741° W
Museo Turístico Isla Santay
Puente Guayaquil - Isla Santay, 090110, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Coordinates: 2.2284° S, 79.8695° W
Casa de los Titeres
Avenida Presidente Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola, 090615, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Coordinates: 2.1863° S, 79.8991° W
Museo Nahim Isaías
Plaza de la Administracion, 090512, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Coordinates: 2.1944° S, 79.8813° W
Museo del Benemérito Cuerpo de Bomberos de Guayaquil
Plaza Colón, 090313, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Coordinates: 2.1831° S, 79.8771° W