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In Quito the first use of the title of mayor, or alcalde in Spanish, was established in 1946. Since then, 24 men have held the position with an average time in office of just over 3 years. Prior to 1946, and dating back to the mid-18th century, the chief executive was known only as President of the Metropolitan Council of Quito.
The 2023 Ecuadorian local elections were held on 5 February 2023, alongside the 2023 Ecuadorian constitutional referendum. These elections determined 23 prefects, 23 vice-prefects, 221 mayors, 868 urban councilors, 437 rural councilors, and 4,084 principal members of the parish councils. [1] The previous elections were held in 2019.
According to the 2007 estimates, it is 1,840,000. Of this, the population of the urban parishes (the city of Quito itself) was 1,399,378, and the population of the rural parishes (outside of the city of Quito but still within the canton) was 440,475. [2] The total population density of the canton is 439.8 inhabitants per km² (1139.1/mi²).
The official inauguration was held on 21 December 2022, [5] and commercial service started with some tests with passengers on 2 May 2023. [6] After technical problems plagued the launch, service was shut down on 11 May. [7] Later that year, the Quito metro initiated its commercial operations on 1 December 2023. [8]
Less than two weeks before the election, on 9 August 2023, candidate Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated after a campaign rally in Quito at the age of 59. [21] He is the first presidential candidate to have been assassinated in the country since Abdon Calderon Muñoz's assassination in 1978. [22]
The MetrobusQ network, also known as "Red Integrada de Transporte Público", is the bus rapid transit system running in Quito, and it goes through the city from south to north. It's divided into three sections—the green line ( the central trolleybus , known as El Trole ), the red line (the north-east Ecovía ), and the blue line (the north ...
Palacio Arzobispal de Quito - Anónimo - 19th century - (siglo XIX) Plaza de la Independencia. Although the first colonial town square was what today is known as Plazoleta Benalcázar, this has always been considered as tentative as it got up a path suitable for novice Spanish town of Quito.
Quito (Spanish pronunciation: ⓘ; Quechua: Kitu), officially San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and second-largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its metropolitan area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha.