Quinindé

Quinindé
Town
Rosa Zárate
Quinindé
Coordinates: 0°19′48″N 79°28′48″W / 0.33000°N 79.48000°W / 0.33000; -79.48000
Country Ecuador
ProvinceEsmeraldas
CantonQuinindé Canton
Area
 • Town
6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)[1]
 • Town
31,120
 • Density4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
ClimateAm

Quinindé, also known as Rosa Zárate, is a town in the Esmeraldas province of Ecuador.

Sports

Quinindé is home to the second division Ecuadorean soccer team La Brasilia, which placed second in the 2007 Copa Ecuatoriana.

Culture

The town is home to a speciality known as 'un jorkshia poodeen', suspected to be a product of the post Spanish colonial period during which time the British built a number of railways across Ecuador as well as having a cultural impact on the local area.

Notable people

References

Other sources

  • World-Gazetteer.com