Map of La Libertad, Ecuador

La Libertad is a city in Guayas, Ecuador, with a population of about 75,881. It lies at 2.2330°S, 80.9104°W. La Libertad is about 346 km (215 mi) southwest of Quito, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Salinas, 5 km to the northwest.

La Libertad at a glance

Where is La Libertad?

• The 20th largest city in Ecuador by recorded population.
• The 5th largest city in Guayas on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 12 h 00 min on the shortest day to 12 h 15 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near La Libertad

• Salinas — 5 km northwest
• Santa Elena — 6 km east
• Jipijapa — 105 km north
• Daule — 112 km east
• Guayaquil — 114 km east
• Eloy Alfaro — 117 km east
• Portoviejo — 140 km north
• Milagro — 147 km east
• Balzar — 148 km northeast
• Machala — 155 km southeast

Largest cities in Guayas

• Guayaquil — 2,723,665
• Eloy Alfaro — 315,724
• Daule — 173,684
• Milagro — 133,508
• Velasco Ibarra — 48,754
• Balzar — 40,115
• Naranjito — 34,206

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.