Ecuador Location lies between Columbia and Peru. Ecuador Location is in Western South America and it borders the Pacific Ocean at the Equator. What is now known as Ecuador was formerly, before the Spanish conquest in 1533, part of the northern Inca Empire. In 2004, Ecuador marked 25 years of civilian governance although this period also witnessed political instability in respect of several protests.
Ecuador Location contributes uniquely towards its climate. The location of Ecuador plays an important role towards the production of several resources too. The total land area of Ecuador is 283,560 sq km out of which some portions comprise of land and some of water. The land and water area of Ecuador is 276,840 sq km and 6,720 sq km respectively. And this statistic also includes Galapagos Islands.
The total land boundary of Ecuador is 2,010 km and the countries which border Ecuador are Columbia and Peru and their distance is 590 km and 1,420 km respectively. The coastline of Ecuador is 2,237 km. The area of Ecuador contributes a lot to the climate which Ecuador witnesses. The climate of Ecuador is such that it becomes cooler inland at higher elevations, tropical along coast, and tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands.
The geographic coordinates of Ecuador is 2 00 S, 77 30 W. Thus, all these statistics describe the Ecuador location.
