Map of Portoviejo, Ecuador

Portoviejo is the administrative centre of Manabí, Ecuador, with a population of about 321,800. It lies at 1.0546°S, 80.4544°W. Portoviejo is about 233 km (145 mi) southwest of Quito, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Manta, 30 km to the west.

Portoviejo at a glance

Where is Portoviejo?

• The 6th largest city in Ecuador by recorded population.
• The largest city in Manabí on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 12 h 04 min on the shortest day to 12 h 11 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Portoviejo

• Manta — 30 km west
• Jipijapa — 36 km southwest
• Bahía de Caráquez — 51 km north
• Chone — 56 km northeast
• Balzar — 70 km southeast
• Velasco Ibarra — 91 km east
• Daule — 104 km southeast
• Quevedo — 110 km east
• Ventanas — 119 km east
• Babahoyo — 132 km southeast

Largest cities in Manabí

• Manta — 264,281
• Chone — 44,751
• Bahía de Caráquez — 37,056
• 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
• Eloy Alfaro — 315,724
• Machala — 289,141
• Loja — 274,112
• 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.