The highest places Ecuador
Ranking of the 140 highest places Ecuador, sorted by elevation above sea level – from 4,672 m downwards – Province, population.
| Rank | Location | Elevation | Province | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quijos | 4,672 m | Napo | 6,705 |
| 2 | Archidona | 4,011 m | Napo | 33,002 |
| 3 | Cayambe | 3,966 m | Pichincha | 114,201 |
| 4 | Colta | 3,403 m | Chimborazo | 29,432 |
| 5 | El Chaco | 3,353 m | Napo | 9,662 |
| 6 | El Tambo | 3,295 m | Cañar | 9,619 |
| 7 | Guamote | 3,200 m | Chimborazo | 35,322 |
| 8 | Espejo | 3,190 m | Carchi | 14,559 |
| 9 | Cañar | 3,052 m | Cañar | 51,786 |
| 10 | Rumiñahui | 3,042 m | Pichincha | 115,523 |
| 11 | Tulcán | 2,939 m | Carchi | 95,028 |
| 12 | Pujilí | 2,927 m | Cotopaxi | 68,149 |
| 13 | Saraguro | 2,863 m | Loja | 29,462 |
| 14 | Montúfar | 2,853 m | Carchi | 30,000 |
| 15 | Distrito Metropolitano De Quito | 2,839 m | Pichincha | 2,875,075 |
| 16 | Azogues | 2,802 m | Cañar | 77,967 |
| 17 | Quero | 2,799 m | Tungurahua | 19,311 |
| 18 | Latacunga | 2,773 m | Cotopaxi | 233,899 |
| 19 | Nabón | 2,773 m | Azuay | 14,789 |
| 20 | Guano | 2,767 m | Chimborazo | 49,598 |
| 21 | Riobamba | 2,756 m | Chimborazo | 273,355 |
| 22 | Sígsig | 2,755 m | Azuay | 25,633 |
| 23 | Pedro Moncayo | 2,688 m | Pichincha | 44,099 |
| 24 | Ambato | 2,637 m | Tungurahua | 385,011 |
| 25 | Biblián | 2,608 m | Cañar | 18,695 |
| 26 | Guaranda | 2,591 m | Bolívar | 100,363 |
| 27 | Cuenca | 2,560 m | Azuay | 628,740 |
| 28 | Chunchi | 2,548 m | Chimborazo | 10,577 |
| 29 | Antonio Ante | 2,546 m | Imbabura | 57,459 |
| 30 | Otavalo | 2,530 m | Imbabura | 121,345 |
| 31 | Chillanes | 2,464 m | Bolívar | 20,366 |
| 32 | Chimbo | 2,448 m | Bolívar | 15,473 |
| 33 | San Miguel | 2,417 m | Bolívar | 28,793 |
| 34 | Sevilla De Oro | 2,378 m | Azuay | 4,525 |
| 35 | Mejía | 2,349 m | Pichincha | 109,568 |
| 36 | Oña | 2,343 m | Azuay | 3,465 |
| 37 | Mira | 2,337 m | Carchi | 12,822 |
| 38 | Girón | 2,316 m | Azuay | 12,370 |
| 39 | Alausí | 2,285 m | Chimborazo | 37,444 |
| 40 | Patate | 2,254 m | Tungurahua | 14,065 |
| 41 | Celica | 2,236 m | Loja | 14,636 |
| 42 | Gualaceo | 2,233 m | Azuay | 44,313 |
| 43 | Ibarra | 2,208 m | Imbabura | 233,297 |
| 44 | Pangua | 2,206 m | Cotopaxi | 22,839 |
| 45 | Paute | 2,200 m | Azuay | 27,331 |
| 46 | Sigchos | 2,169 m | Cotopaxi | 18,315 |
| 47 | San Miguel De Urcuquí | 2,162 m | Imbabura | 18,687 |
| 48 | Cotacachi | 2,099 m | Imbabura | 57,334 |
| 49 | Loja | 2,078 m | Loja | 259,977 |
| 50 | Espíndola | 1,998 m | Loja | 14,207 |
| 51 | Pimampiro | 1,965 m | Imbabura | 14,153 |
| 52 | Paltas | 1,909 m | Loja | 22,823 |
| 53 | Gonzanamá | 1,870 m | Loja | 12,417 |
| 54 | Sucumbíos | 1,822 m | Sucumbíos | 3,075 |
| 55 | Sozoranga | 1,636 m | Loja | 6,885 |
| 56 | Calvas | 1,635 m | Loja | 26,242 |
| 57 | Piñas | 1,471 m | El Oro | 30,304 |
| 58 | Catamayo | 1,373 m | Loja | 36,669 |
| 59 | Puyango | 1,312 m | Loja | 16,555 |
| 60 | Zaruma | 1,279 m | El Oro | 24,895 |
| 61 | Yacuambi | 1,277 m | Zamora Chinchipe | 6,625 |
| 62 | Chinchipe | 1,223 m | Zamora Chinchipe | 11,032 |
| 63 | Mera | 1,185 m | Pastaza | 16,168 |
| 64 | San Miguel De Los Bancos | 1,100 m | Pichincha | 14,037 |
| 65 | Limón Indanza | 1,100 m | Morona Santiago | 10,099 |
| 66 | Santo Domingo | 989 m | Santo Domingo De Los Tsáchilas | 475,617 |
| 67 | Morona | 979 m | Morona Santiago | 61,155 |
| 68 | Santa Isabel | 970 m | Azuay | 20,634 |
| 69 | Zamora | 899 m | Zamora Chinchipe | 32,334 |
| 70 | Palora | 880 m | Morona Santiago | 13,466 |
| 71 | Gualaquiza | 850 m | Morona Santiago | 23,842 |
| 72 | Echeandía | 849 m | Bolívar | 15,607 |
| 73 | Pedro Vicente Maldonado | 839 m | Pichincha | 16,721 |
| 74 | Yantzaza | 822 m | Zamora Chinchipe | 25,365 |
| 75 | Sucúa | 819 m | Morona Santiago | 25,274 |
| 76 | Las Naves | 676 m | Bolívar | 7,407 |
| 77 | Portovelo | 650 m | El Oro | 14,010 |
| 78 | Santa Cruz | 633 m | Galápagos | 18,232 |
| 79 | Isabela | 556 m | Galápagos | 3,300 |
| 80 | Tena | 521 m | Napo | 88,146 |
| 81 | Caluma | 486 m | Bolívar | 16,611 |
| 82 | Cumandá | 460 m | Chimborazo | 17,710 |
| 83 | Macará | 448 m | Loja | 18,440 |
| 84 | Montecristi | 366 m | Manabí | 110,453 |
| 85 | Pastaza | 363 m | Pastaza | 90,751 |
| 86 | Camilo Ponce Enríquez | 362 m | Azuay | 25,368 |
| 87 | Zapotillo | 325 m | Loja | 15,466 |
| 88 | Lago Agrio | 303 m | Sucumbíos | 107,234 |
| 89 | Jipijapa | 274 m | Manabí | 82,846 |
| 90 | Francisco De Orellana | 245 m | Orellana | 103,078 |
| 91 | Sucre | 242 m | Manabí | 68,786 |
| 92 | Putumayo | 229 m | Sucumbíos | 8,798 |
| 93 | Aguarico | 195 m | Orellana | 7,723 |
| 94 | Quinindé | 176 m | Esmeraldas | 134,325 |
| 95 | Buena Fe | 162 m | Los Ríos | 84,781 |
| 96 | Valencia | 159 m | Los Ríos | 57,147 |
| 97 | Paján | 149 m | Manabí | 44,680 |
| 98 | San Cristóbal | 144 m | Galápagos | 8,916 |
| 99 | El Carmen | 139 m | Manabí | 133,707 |
| 100 | Santa Ana | 126 m | Manabí | 54,154 |
| 101 | La Troncal | 112 m | Cañar | 68,614 |
| 102 | Junín | 86 m | Manabí | 23,868 |
| 103 | Quevedo | 74 m | Los Ríos | 230,062 |
| 104 | El Empalme | 64 m | Guayas | 87,743 |
| 105 | Arenillas | 43 m | El Oro | 34,271 |
| 106 | Portoviejo | 42 m | Manabí | 348,554 |
| 107 | Colimes | 42 m | Guayas | 28,005 |
| 108 | Santa Elena | 41 m | Santa Elena | 200,227 |
| 109 | Naranjito | 33 m | Guayas | 48,596 |
| 110 | Balzar | 32 m | Guayas | 62,970 |
| 111 | Bolívar | 29 m | Manabí | 46,121 |
| 112 | Naranjal | 27 m | Guayas | 94,031 |
| 113 | Pasaje | 26 m | El Oro | 87,408 |
| 114 | Ventanas | 24 m | Los Ríos | 80,425 |
| 115 | Pedernales | 21 m | Manabí | 82,234 |
| 116 | Durán | 20 m | Guayas | 338,431 |
| 117 | Manta | 20 m | Manabí | 294,964 |
| 118 | El Guabo | 18 m | El Oro | 64,303 |
| 119 | Rocafuerte | 17 m | Manabí | 46,720 |
| 120 | Vinces | 16 m | Los Ríos | 87,610 |
| 121 | Urdaneta | 15 m | Los Ríos | 35,753 |
| 122 | Chone | 14 m | Manabí | 137,055 |
| 123 | Puebloviejo | 14 m | Los Ríos | 46,320 |
| 124 | Milagro | 12 m | Guayas | 219,135 |
| 125 | Baba | 11 m | Los Ríos | 48,884 |
| 126 | La Libertad | 10 m | Santa Elena | 119,332 |
| 127 | San Lorenzo | 10 m | Esmeraldas | 56,300 |
| 128 | Guayaquil | 9 m | Guayas | 3,007,696 |
| 129 | Machala | 9 m | El Oro | 327,122 |
| 130 | Huaquillas | 8 m | El Oro | 60,334 |
| 131 | Salinas | 7 m | Santa Elena | 90,939 |
| 132 | Santa Rosa | 7 m | El Oro | 85,472 |
| 133 | Salitre | 7 m | Guayas | 65,712 |
| 134 | Esmeraldas | 6 m | Esmeraldas | 233,519 |
| 135 | Babahoyo | 6 m | Los Ríos | 195,686 |
| 136 | Daule | 4 m | Guayas | 251,738 |
| 137 | Samborondón | 4 m | Guayas | 111,478 |
| 138 | Playas | 3 m | Guayas | 68,083 |
| 139 | San Fernando | 3 m | Azuay | 3,701 |
| 140 | Muisne | 1 m | Esmeraldas | 39,459 |
The elevation is the height above sea level given in the Wikipedia infobox, usually measured at the centre of the place – not the highest point of the municipal area. The reference level follows the respective country (Germany NHN, Austria Adriatic, Switzerland sea level).

