Ecuador — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Ecuador had an estimated population of 12,090,804 in 2005, with 116 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
For current figures: Ecuador today — population now 18,444,506, against 12,090,804 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 12,090,804 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 13,846,163 | 18,444,506 | +33% |
The two sources differ by 13% for 2005. The Gazetteer figure is the one the citation you followed refers to; the UN pair is the like-for-like comparison.
Agglomerations, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guayaquil | 3,295,143 |
| 2 | Quito | 1,941,506 |
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guayaquil | Guayas | 1,952,029 | 2,723,665 now |
| 2 | Quito | Pichincha | 1,399,814 | 2,781,641 now |
| 3 | Cuenca | Azuay | 276,964 | 636,996 now |
| 4 | Santo Domingo | Pichincha | 200,421 | — |
| 5 | Machala | El Oro | 198,123 | 289,141 now |
| 6 | Manta | Manabí | 183,166 | 264,281 now |
| 7 | Portoviejo | Manabí | 170,326 | 321,800 now |
| 8 | Eloy Alfaro | Guayas | 167,784 | 315,724 now |
| 9 | Ambato | Tungurahua | 154,369 | 387,309 now |
| 10 | Riobamba | Chimborazo | 124,478 | 264,048 now |
| 11 | Quevedo | Los Ríos | 119,436 | 213,842 now |
| 12 | Loja | Loja | 117,796 | 274,112 now |
| 13 | Milagro | Guayas | 110,093 | 133,508 now |
| 14 | Ibarra | Imbabura | 108,666 | 221,149 now |
| 15 | Esmeraldas | Esmeraldas | 95,630 | 218,727 now |
| 16 | Babahoyo | Los Ríos | 76,279 | 76,279 now |
| 17 | La Libertad | Guayas | 75,881 | 75,881 now |
| 18 | El Carmen | Manabí | 63,371 | — |
| 19 | Latacunga | Cotopaxi | 51,717 | — |
| 20 | Velasco Ibarra | Guayas | 48,754 | — |
| 21 | Daule | Guayas | 48,505 | — |
| 22 | Tulcán | Carchi | 47,053 | 86,498 now |
| 23 | Ventanas | Los Ríos | 46,708 | 38,168 now |
| 24 | Pasaje | El Oro | 44,860 | 44,860 now |
| 25 | Chone | Manabí | 44,751 | 44,751 now |
| 26 | Salinas | Guayas | 43,862 | 43,862 now |
| 27 | Santa Elena | Guayas | 42,214 | 42,214 now |
| 28 | Rosa Zárate | Esmeraldas | 42,121 | 42,121 now |
| 29 | Santa Rosa | El Oro | 41,816 | 41,816 now |
| 30 | Balzar | Guayas | 40,115 | 40,115 now |
| 31 | Huaquillas | El Oro | 39,757 | 39,757 now |
| 32 | Bahía de Caráquez | Manabí | 37,056 | 37,056 now |
| 33 | La Troncal | Cañar | 36,353 | 36,353 now |
| 34 | Jipijapa | Manabí | 35,901 | 35,901 now |
| 35 | Azogues | Cañar | 34,877 | 34,877 now |
| 36 | Naranjito | Guayas | 34,206 | 34,206 now |
| 37 | Vinces | Los Ríos | 32,497 | 32,497 now |
| 38 | Otavalo | Imbabura | 32,330 | 32,330 now |
| 39 | El Triunfo | Guayas | 32,282 | 32,282 now |
| 40 | Naranjal | Guayas | 32,045 | 32,045 now |
| 41 | Playas | Guayas | 30,564 | 30,564 now |
| 42 | Yaguachi | Guayas | 27,947 | — |
| 43 | Cayambe | Pichincha | 26,582 | 26,582 now |
| 44 | Machachi | Pichincha | 25,742 | 25,742 now |
| 45 | Puyo | Pastaza | 24,881 | 24,881 now |
| 46 | Nueva Loja | Sucumbíos | 24,211 | 24,211 now |
| 47 | Samborondón | Guayas | 24,118 | — |
| 48 | Macas | Morona Santiago | 23,687 | — |
| 49 | El Guabo | El Oro | 23,405 | — |
| 50 | Pedro Carbo | Guayas | 23,372 | — |
| 51 | Guaranda | Bolívar | 22,199 | — |
| 52 | Orellana | Orellana | 20,313 | — |
| 53 | San Lorenzo | Esmeraldas | 20,209 | — |
| 54 | Catamayo | Loja | 18,565 | — |
| 55 | Montecristi | Manabí | 18,351 | — |
| 56 | Atuntaqui | Imbabura | 17,456 | — |
| 57 | Calceta | Manabí | 17,286 | — |
| 58 | Tena | Napo | 17,172 | — |
| 59 | Gualaceo | Azuay | 17,122 | — |
| 60 | Buena Fé | Los Ríos | 17,120 | — |
| 61 | Piñas | El Oro | 16,981 | — |
| 62 | Cariamanga | Loja | 16,862 | — |
| 63 | Pelileo | Tungurahua | 16,572 | — |
| 64 | La Maná | Cotopaxi | 16,450 | — |
| 65 | Pujilí | Cotopaxi | 16,168 | — |
| 66 | El Salitre | Guayas | 16,144 | — |
| 67 | Arenillas | El Oro | 15,852 | 26,000 now |
| 68 | Montalvo | Los Ríos | 15,547 | — |
| 69 | Sucre | Manabí | 15,286 | — |
| 70 | Zamora | Zamora Chinchipe | 15,276 | — |
| 71 | San Gabriel | Carchi | 15,112 | — |
| 72 | Shushufindi | Sucumbíos | 14,780 | — |
| 73 | Tosagua | Manabí | 14,680 | — |
| 74 | Alausí | Chimborazo | 14,294 | — |
| 75 | Muisne | Esmeraldas | 13,393 | — |
| 76 | Macará | Loja | 13,035 | — |
| 77 | Santa Ana | Manabí | 12,833 | — |
| 78 | Guano | Chimborazo | 12,659 | — |
| 79 | Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno | Guayas | 12,617 | — |
| 80 | San Miguel | Bolívar | 12,575 | — |
| 81 | Santa Lucía | Guayas | 12,523 | — |
| 82 | Zaruma | El Oro | 12,505 | — |
| 83 | Balao | Guayas | 12,205 | — |
| 84 | Valdez | Esmeraldas | 11,441 | — |
| 85 | Catacocha | Loja | 10,872 | — |
| 86 | San Miguel | Cotopaxi | 10,838 | — |
| 87 | Puebloviejo | Los Ríos | 10,335 | — |
| 88 | Rocafuerte | Manabí | 10,274 | — |
| 89 | Yantzaza | Zamora Chinchipe | 9,970 | — |
| 90 | Cañar | Cañar | 9,900 | — |
| 91 | Catarama | Los Ríos | 9,723 | — |
| 92 | Portovelo | El Oro | 9,708 | — |
| 93 | Baños | Tungurahua | 9,501 | — |
| 94 | Colimes | Guayas | 9,384 | — |
| 95 | Palestina | Guayas | 9,364 | — |
| 96 | Paján | Manabí | 9,183 | — |
| 97 | Junin | Manabí | 9,128 | — |
| 98 | Palenque | Los Ríos | 9,083 | — |
| 99 | Puerto Ayora | Galápagos | 8,996 | — |
| 100 | Cotacachi | Imbabura | 8,238 | — |
| 101 | Lomas de Sargentillo | Guayas | 7,542 | — |
| 102 | Pillaro | Tungurahua | 7,462 | — |
| 103 | Sucúa | Morona Santiago | 7,413 | — |
| 104 | Pimampiro | Imbabura | 7,408 | — |
| 105 | Archidona | Napo | 7,309 | — |
| 106 | Coronel Maridueña | Guayas | 7,303 | — |
| 107 | Palora | Morona Santiago | 6,472 | — |
| 108 | Alamor | Loja | 6,391 | — |
| 109 | San Cristóbal | Galápagos | 6,164 | — |
| 110 | Pedernales | Manabí | 5,983 | — |
| 111 | Celica | Loja | 5,499 | — |
| 112 | Sangolquí | Pichincha | 5,114 | — |
| 113 | Gualaquiza | Morona Santiago | 4,611 | — |
| 114 | Puerto Baquerizo Moreno | Galápagos | 4,214 | — |
| 115 | El Ángel | Carchi | 3,983 | — |
| 116 | Saquisilí | Cotopaxi | 3,778 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guayas | 3,256,763 |
| 2 | Pichincha | 2,392,409 |
| 3 | Manabí | 1,180,375 |
| 4 | Los Ríos | 650,709 |
| 5 | Azuay | 598,504 |
| 6 | El Oro | 515,664 |
| 7 | Tungurahua | 441,389 |
| 8 | Loja | 404,085 |
| 9 | Chimborazo | 403,185 |
| 10 | Esmeraldas | 386,032 |
| 11 | Cotopaxi | 350,450 |
| 12 | Imbabura | 345,781 |
| 13 | Cañar | 206,953 |
| 14 | Bolívar | 168,874 |
| 15 | Carchi | 152,304 |
| 16 | Sucumbíos | 130,095 |
| 17 | Morona Santiago | 113,300 |
| 18 | Orellana | 85,771 |
| 19 | Napo | 79,610 |
| 20 | Zamora Chinchipe | 76,414 |
| 21 | Zonas non delimitadas | 72,170 |
| 22 | Pastaza | 61,412 |
| 23 | Galápagos | 18,555 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.