City Details: Quito
A few alternate names for Quito are: Kita, Kitas, Kito, Kitu, Kuito, Quito, Quitu, Quitum, San Francisco de Quito, UIO
Quito, officially San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and second-largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its metropolitan area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha. Quito is in a valley on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes.
General Information
- Official Name: Ecuador
- Common Name: Ecuador
- Population: 2781641
- Timezone: America/Guayaquil
- Coordinates: -0.22985, -78.52495
- Country Code: ECU
- Continent: South America
Closest Airports to Quito
- 1. Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO), distance from city center: 21.73 km
- 2. Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX), distance from city center: 75.95 km
- 3. Chachoán Airport (ATF), distance from city center: 109.36 km
Location of Quito
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 Quito, 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 Quito, Ecuador
Museo de la Ciudad
García Moreno S1-47, 170405, Quito, Ecuador
Coordinates: 0.2231° S, 78.5150° W
Hours: We-Fr 08:30-15:30 • Sa-Su 09:30-16:45
Museo de Arte Precolombino Casa del Alabado
Cuenca, 170405, Quito, Ecuador
Coordinates: 0.2214° S, 78.5159° W
Hours: We-Su 09:00-17:00
Museo Interactivo de Ciencias
Tababela, 170121, Quito, Ecuador
Coordinates: 0.2361° S, 78.5160° W
Hours: We-Su 09:00-17:00
Museo Nacional
Avenida Patria, 170526, Quito, Ecuador
Coordinates: 0.2096° S, 78.4952° W
Hours: We-Sa 10:00-17:00 • Su 10:00-15:00
Museo del Pasillo
García Moreno, 170130, Quito, Ecuador
Coordinates: 0.2219° S, 78.5142° W
Hours: Tu-We, Fr-Sa 09:00-16:00
Museo Camilo Egas
Venezuela N9-02, 170130, Quito, Ecuador
Coordinates: 0.2174° S, 78.5092° W
Casa de Sucre
Sucre, 170130, Quito, Ecuador
Coordinates: 0.2219° S, 78.5132° W
Museo Numismático
García Moreno, 170130, Quito, Ecuador
Coordinates: 0.2212° S, 78.5139° W
Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana
Avenida 12 de Octubre, 170413, Quito, Ecuador
Coordinates: 0.2101° S, 78.4954° W
Museo Alberto Mena Caamaño
Espejo, 170130, Quito, Ecuador
Coordinates: 0.2201° S, 78.5131° W
Museo Antropológico Amazónico Quito
Avenida 12 de Octubre, 170136, Quito, Ecuador
Coordinates: 0.2077° S, 78.4890° W
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-13:00, 14:00-17:30
Museo Franciscano
Cuenca, 170130, Quito, Ecuador
Coordinates: 0.2198° S, 78.5149° W
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00 • Su 09:00-14:30
Museo de San Agustín
Flores, 170130, Quito, Ecuador
Coordinates: 0.2206° S, 78.5102° W
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-12:30, 14:00-17:00 • Sa 09:00-12:30
Museo Historia Natural
Casa de las Artes
Morales 989, 170405, Quito, Ecuador
Coordinates: 0.2241° S, 78.5145° W
Hours: Tu-Sa 09:30-22:00 • Su 09:30-15:00
Museo
Jesus Pereira, 170114, Quito, Ecuador
Coordinates: 0.2235° S, 78.5120° W
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:15-13:00, 14:00-16:30 • Sa 09:00-13:00
Museo de Arquitectura
Junín, 170114, Quito, Ecuador
Coordinates: 0.2237° S, 78.5088° W
Museo del Agua - Yaku
El Placer, 170405, Quito, Ecuador
Coordinates: 0.2175° S, 78.5189° W
Museum Antropológico Amazónico Quito
Avenida 12 de Octubre, 170136, Quito, Ecuador
Coordinates: 0.2077° S, 78.4890° W
Museo de Arte Colonial
Cuenca, 170130, Quito, Ecuador
Coordinates: 0.2177° S, 78.5131° W