Guayaquil

Guayaquil (Spaingie pronunciation: [waʝaˈkil]), offeecially Santiago de Guayaquil, is the lairgest ceety in Ecuador, wi a metro aurie population exceedin 2.9 million at the end o 2009, as well as that naition's main port. The ceety is the caipital o the Ecuadorian province o Guayas an the seat o the namesake canton.

Guayaquil
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Eik-name(s):  La Perla del Pacífico Scots: The Pearl o the Paceefic
Motto(s):  Por Guayaquil Independiente
Guayaquil
Coordinates: 2°11′S 79°53′W
Kintra	Ecuador
Province	Guayas
Canton	Guayaquil
Settled	1534
Independence	1820
Govrenment
• Mayor	Cynthia Viteri
• Vice-Mayor	Josué Sánchez
Area
• Total	344.5 km2 (133.01 sq mi)
• Laund	316.42 km2 (122.17 sq mi)
• Water	28.08 km2 (10.84 sq mi)
Elevation	4 m (13.2 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	2.278.691
• Density	7547.16/km2 (19547.40/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (ECT)
Website	www.guayaquil.gob.ec

Guayaquil is locatit on the wastren bank o the Guayas River, which flows intae the Paceefic Ocean at the Gulf o Guayaquil. Acause o its location, the ceety is the centre o Ecuador's business an manufacturin industries.

Sports

Barcelona's Stadium Estadio Monumental, the seicont lairgest stadium in Sooth Americae.

Thare are twa major soccer clubs; the Barcelona Sporting Club an the Club Sport Emelec. Baith clubs hae thair awn stadiums; the Estadio Monumental Banco del Pichincha is the hame o the "Barcelonistas" while the Estadio George Capwell is the hame o the "Emeleccistas". Thir twa teams hae a lang history o rivalry in Guayaquil an when thir twa teams play against ilk ither the gemme is cried "El Clásico del Astillero". (Emelec is short for "Empresa Electrica del Ecuador" – the team wis sponsored bi the electric pouer company when foondit.)

The ceety is an aa the home o Nicolás Lapentti, a tennis player. The "Abierto de Tenis Ciudad de Guayaquil" is a tennis tournament organised in Guayaquil ivery year bi Andrés Gómez an Luis Morejon in November o ivery year.

Anither major event in the ceety is the Guayaquil Marathon, organised bi DM3, which is held ivery year on the first weekend o October syne 2005. This race is certified bi the (AIMS) Association of International Marathons and Distance Races.

Sister ceeties

Guayaquil haes ceety pairtnerships wi the follaein ceeties an/or regions:

• Miami, Florida, USA
• Shanghai, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae (2001)
• Santiago, Chile
• Concepción, Chile
• Houston, Texas, USA (1987)
• Genoa, Italy
• Barcelona, Spain
• Bogotá, Colombie
• Haifa, Israel