La Libertad, Ecuador
City in Santa Elena, Ecuador
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La Libertad is a city located in western Santa Elena Province, Ecuador, by the Pacific Ocean. It is the seat of La Libertad Canton.
La Libertad | |
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City | |
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 Flag | |
  La Libertad | |
| Coordinates: 2°14′S 80°54′W | |
| Country |  Ecuador |
| Province | Santa Elena |
| Canton | La Libertad Canton |
| Area | |
• City | 18.71 km2 (7.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 census)[1] | |
• City | 112,154 |
| • Density | 5,994/km2 (15,530/sq mi) |
As of the census of 2022, there are 112,154 people residing in the city. La Libertad is a canton itself, since 1993. Before 1993, it was part of Salinas Canton. La Libertad has important oil fields and reservoirs.
Climate
La Libertad has an arid desert climate (Köppen: BWh).
| Climate data for La Libertad | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.4 (75.9) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.8 (78.4) |
24.9 (76.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
22.5 (72.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.1 (75.4) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.5 (76.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.7 (72.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.7 (74.7) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.1 (70.0) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.7 (69.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.3 (72.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 36.3 (1.43) |
79.4 (3.13) |
76.2 (3.00) |
37.2 (1.46) |
18.5 (0.73) |
14.1 (0.56) |
13.4 (0.53) |
11.9 (0.47) |
13.3 (0.52) |
12.0 (0.47) |
12.5 (0.49) |
17.4 (0.69) |
342.2 (13.48) |
| Source: Weather.Directory[2] | |||||||||||||
External links
- Official Site Archived 2021-01-24 at the Wayback Machine