| Santa Rosa | |
|---|---|
| City | |
 Main square in Santa Rosa | |
 Flag | |
| Nickname(s): La Benemérita (The Meritorious), Lídice de América (Lidice of America) | |
  Santa RosaLocation of Santa Rosa in Ecuador | |
| Coordinates: 3°27′8″S 79°57′42″W / 3.45222°S 79.96167°W / -3.45222; -79.96167 | |
| Country |  Ecuador |
| Province | El Oro |
| Canton | Santa Rosa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Larry Vite Cevallos |
| Area | |
| • City | 14.78 km (5.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population | |
| • City | 56,842 |
| • Density | 3,800/km (10,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Santarroseño, -a |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (ECT) |
| Website | http://www.santarosa.gob.ec/ |
Santa Rosa is a city in Ecuador located in the Santa Rosa Canton of El Oro Province. It is located in the south of the coastal region of Ecuador, in an extensive plain, on the right bank of the Santa Rosa River.
Transport
Santa Rosa counts with the Santa Rosa International Airport, formerly known as the South Ecuador International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Regional del Sur Ecuatoriano). Planning for the airport began in 2002.
Festivities
The festivities in Santa Rosa are celebrated every year in August and last ten days. Events take place in front of the main Catholic Church where tourists can witness fireworks, folk music, typical dances, and local traditional games.
Schools
High Schools Colegio National Tecnico Jambeli, Colegio Zoila Ugarte de Landivar, Colegio Wenceslay Oyague.
Middle schools and Elementaries Herminia Grunauer, Santa Teresita, Sucre, Alcidez Pesantes, Wenceslao.
See also
- Santa Rosa (Spanish Misplaced Pages)
References
- "La Benemérita cumple 162 años de cantonización". Diario Correo. 2021-10-15.
- Citypopulation.de
- New airport for Santa Rosa, Business News Americas, June 10, 2002.
- (in Spanish) "Avanza construcci F300 n de Aeropuerto de Santa Rosa". Guayaquil, Ecuador: El Telégrafo. June 2, 2009.
External links
- http://www.misantarosa.com Archived 2011-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
- (in Spanish) Summary by Ecuadorian Ministry of Transportation and Public Works of new airport project, Dec. 2009.