Map of Loja, Ecuador

Loja is the administrative centre of Loja, Ecuador, with a population of about 274,112. It lies at 3.9931°S, 79.2042°W. Loja is about 425 km (264 mi) south of Quito, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Pasaje, 100 km to the northwest.

Loja at a glance

Where is Loja?

• The 9th largest city in Ecuador by recorded population.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 53 min on the shortest day to 12 h 21 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Loja

• Pasaje — 100 km northwest
• Santa Rosa — 103 km northwest
• Machala — 117 km northwest
• Cuenca — 123 km north
• Huaquillas — 128 km northwest
• Azogues — 145 km north
• Tumbes — 146 km west, Peru
• La Troncal — 175 km north
• Sullana — 193 km southwest, Peru
• Naranjito — 205 km north

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
• Manta — 264,281
• Riobamba — 264,048

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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.