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Quito ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkito] ), formally San Francisco de Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador , and at an elevation of 2,850 metres (9,350 ft) above sea level, it is the highest official capital city in the world. It is located in the Guayllabamba river basin , on the eastern slopes of Pichincha , an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains. With a population of 2,671,191 according to the last census (2014), Quito is the second most populous city in Ecuador, after Guayaquil . It is also
The historic center of Quito has one of the largest, least-altered and best-preserved historic centers in the Americas . Quito, along with Kraków , were the first World Cultural Heritage Sites declared by UNESCO in 1978. The central square of Quito is located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of the equator ; the city itself extends to within about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) of zero latitude. A monument and museum marking the general location of the equator is known locally as la mitad del mundo (the middle
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