🇪🇨 Ecuador

Time, holidays, currency and practical info for Ecuador.

Current local time

Ecuador spans 2 time zones — the current time depends on which one. Pick a city below or browse the time-zone list to see local time.

Time zones in Ecuador (2)

Upcoming public holidays in Ecuador

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Cities in Ecuador

Other countries in South America

At a glance

Capital
Region
Americas
Subregion
South America
Population
18,103,660
Area
276,841 km²
Currency
USD $
Calling code
+593
Driving side
right
Languages
spa
Internet TLD
.ec

About

Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contains the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 kilometers west of the mainland. The country's capital is Quito and its largest city is Guayaquil.

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