Map of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador

Bahía de Caráquez is a city in Manabí, Ecuador, with a population of about 37,056. It lies at 0.5979°S, 80.4237°W. Bahía de Caráquez is about 215 km (134 mi) west of Quito, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Chone, 38 km to the east.

Bahía de Caráquez at a glance

Where is Bahía de Caráquez?

• The 32nd largest city in Ecuador by recorded population.
• The 4th largest city in Manabí on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Close to the equator, so day length stays near 12 hours all year.

Cities near Bahía de Caráquez

• Chone — 38 km east
• Portoviejo — 51 km south
• Manta — 52 km southwest
• Jipijapa — 85 km south
• Velasco Ibarra — 100 km southeast
• Balzar — 103 km southeast
• Quevedo — 117 km southeast
• Ventanas — 142 km southeast
• Santo Domingo de los Colorados — 144 km east
• Rosa Zarate — 147 km northeast

Largest cities in Manabí

• Portoviejo — 321,800
• Manta — 264,281
• Chone — 44,751
• Jipijapa — 35,901

Largest cities in Ecuador

• Quito — 2,781,641
• Guayaquil — 2,723,665
• Cuenca — 636,996
• Santo Domingo de los Colorados — 458,580
• Ambato — 387,309
• Portoviejo — 321,800
• Eloy Alfaro — 315,724
• Machala — 289,141
• Loja — 274,112
• Manta — 264,281

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.