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La Floresta is an electoral parish (Spanish: parroquia electoral urbana) or district of Quito, the capital city of Ecuador. The parish was established as a result of the October 2006 political elections when the city was divided into 19 urban electoral parishes.
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.
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]
Quito's historic center is among the largest and best-preserved in the Americas. [8] In 1978, Quito and Kraków were the first World Cultural Heritage Sites declared by UNESCO. [8] Quito is the capital city closest to the Equator, which runs through the northern part of the metropolitan area in the parish of San Antonio.
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.
Examples of architecture drawing from the area's rural beginnings include the Iglesia de Cumbayá in the Main Square and the Iglesia de Miravalle built in 1987. Modern examples include the Rancho San Francisco complex, Paseo San Francisco, La Esquina, Centro Plaza, Scala and Villa Cumbayá shopping centers, among new office blocks.
Mariscal Sucre International Airport [3] (IATA: UIO, ICAO: SEQM) is an international airport serving Quito, Ecuador.It is the busiest airport in Ecuador.It is located in the Tababela parish, about 18 kilometres (11 mi) [4] east of Quito, and because of its location it is also colloquially known as Tababela Airport.