Milagro, Ecuador

Summary

San Francisco de Milagro (also known as Milagro, which is Spanish for Miracle) is a city located in Guayas, Ecuador. It is the seat of Milagro Canton.

Milagro
City
San Francisco de Milagro
From top, left to right: St. Francis of Assisi Central Church, monument to the Pineapple, 17th September avenue, monument to the Hummingbird, monument to the Harvester, 9th October street.
From top, left to right: St. Francis of Assisi Central Church, monument to the Pineapple, 17th September avenue, monument to the Hummingbird, monument to the Harvester, 9th October street.
Flag of Milagro
Nickname: 
Tierra de la caña de azucar y de la piña (Milagro la ciudad mas dulce del Ecuador)
Motto: 
Milagro is changing (Milagro esta cambiando)
Milagro is located in Ecuador
Milagro
Milagro
Location in Ecuador
Coordinates: 02°08′05″S 79°35′14″W / 2.13472°S 79.58722°W / -2.13472; -79.58722
CountryEcuador
ProvinceGuayas
CantonMilagro
Founded17 September 1913
Government
 • MayorPedro Solines
Area
 • City26.06 km2 (10.06 sq mi)
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • City159,970
 • Density6,100/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (ECT)
Area code(+593) 04
ClimateAw

Milagro is the fourth largest city in the province of Guayas. As of the census of 2022, there were 195,943 people residing within the canton limits.[2]

Denisse Robles, mayor (2014), pledged to get a city railway station and to improve the coverage of Milagro's drinking water.[3] She was elected the mayor of Milagro in 2014 with 38% of the vote, finishing ahead of the incumbent mayor Francisco Asan.[4] Robles assumed office in May 2014, becoming the first female mayor of the city, and the youngest mayor in the country.[5]

Climate edit

Climate data for Milagro, Ecuador
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 26
(79)
26
(79)
26
(79)
26
(79)
26
(79)
25
(77)
24
(75)
24
(75)
24
(75)
24
(75)
25
(77)
26
(79)
25
(77)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 253
(10.0)
290
(11.4)
320
(12.6)
220
(8.7)
63
(2.5)
28
(1.1)
17
(0.7)
1
(0.0)
5
(0.2)
4
(0.2)
9
(0.4)
55
(2.2)
1,265
(50)
Source: The Weather Network [6]

External links edit

  • www.milagro.gob.ec

References edit

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Milagro
  2. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Milagro Canton
  3. ^ "Entre el cambio y la continuidad". El Telégrafo (in Spanish). 13 January 2014. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  4. ^ "La reelección no fue para todos". Expreso. 24 February 2014. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Denisse Robles asumió alcaldía de Milagro". TC Television (in Spanish). 15 May 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Climate Statistics for Milagro, Ecuador". Retrieved January 24, 2012.