Quito

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Quito is the high-altitude Andean city that serves as Ecuador’s political and cultural center, renowned for its well-preserved colonial historic center and dramatic mountain setting.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf capital city
city
capitalOf Ecuador
climate subtropical highland climate
continent South America
country Ecuador
countryCapitalType cultural capital
political capital
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 2850 metres
about 9350 feet
formerAirport Old Mariscal Sucre International Airport
foundedAs Spanish colonial city
foundedBy Sebastián de Benalcázar
foundingYear 1534
geographicFeature Andean valley
hasAirport Mariscal Sucre International Airport
hasBasilica Basilica del Voto Nacional
hasCathedral Cathedral of Quito
hasExecutiveResidence Carondelet Palace
hasLandmark El Panecillo hill
La Compañía de Jesús Church
Plaza de la Independencia
Virgin of El Panecillo monument
hasLegislature National Assembly of Ecuador
hasUniversity Central University of Ecuador
Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador
isNear equator
isSeatOf Government of Ecuador
Pichincha Province
isTransportHubFor northern Ecuador
knownFor Spanish colonial architecture
dramatic mountain setting
historic churches and monasteries
plazas and narrow streets
well-preserved colonial historic center
languageMajority Spanish
largerCityInCountry Guayaquil
locatedIn Andes Mountains
linked to: Andes

Pichincha Province
locatedOn slopes of Pichincha volcano
officialName San Francisco de Quito
linked to: Quito
populationRankInCountry second-largest city in Ecuador
preColumbianCulture Inca Empire
Quitu people
primaryEconomicSectors commerce
services
tourism
timeZone UTC−05:00
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1978
UNESCOSiteType cultural
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Quito Historic Center
linked to: Quito

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Ecuador capital Quito
Ecuador hasWorldHeritageSite City of Quito
linked to: Quito
ET usedInCity Quito
President of Ecuador seat Quito
Quito officialName San Francisco de Quito
linked to: Quito
Quito UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Quito Historic Center
linked to: Quito
Inca Empire majorCity Quito
General Secretariat of the Union of South American Nations headquartersLocation Quito
subject linked to: General Secretariat
Ecuador Time usedIn Quito
Pichincha Province hosts Metropolitan District of Quito
linked to: Quito
Mariscal Sucre International Airport serves Quito metropolitan area
linked to: Quito
Quitu people center Quito
La Compañía de Jesús Church UNESCOWorldHeritageSite City of Quito
linked to: Quito
El Panecillo locatedIn Quito
subject linked to: El Panecillo hill
El Panecillo city Quito
subject linked to: El Panecillo hill
El Panecillo partOf Quito metropolitan area
subject linked to: El Panecillo hill
linked to: Quito
Avianca focusCity Quito