Ecuador or the Republic of Ecuador is a republican state situated in the northwestern region of South America. Ecuador shares its border with the Pacific Ocean at the imaginary Equatorial line that goes between Peru and Colombia.
There are certain characteristics in the time in Ecuador. The time in Ecuador is running behind the Greenwich meridian. It is almost five hours less than the GMT. However, some parts of Ecuador are even more than 5 hours less than GMT. As for example in the Galapagos Province in Ecuador you have to calculate the time with a difference of 6 hours from the GMT. That means the standard time zone in the country of Ecuador is UTC/GMT -5 hours.
The latitude and longitude of Ecuador:
The two very important factors in changing the time zone of a country are its latitude and longitude. In case of Ecuador the latitude is 2º 00' South and the longitude is 77º 30' West that determine the time in Ecuador.
The relative location of Ecuador:
Another essential factor is the relative location of a country. The relative location of Ecuador lies on the Equator. The location of Ecuador lies in the northern, southern and western parts of hemisphere.
