Map of Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador

Santa Rosa is a city in El Oro, Ecuador, with a population of about 41,816. It lies at 3.4488°S, 79.9595°W. Santa Rosa is about 392 km (243 mi) southwest of Quito, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Machala, 21 km to the north.

Santa Rosa at a glance

Where is Santa Rosa?

• The 28th largest city in Ecuador by recorded population.
• The 3rd largest city in El Oro on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 55 min on the shortest day to 12 h 19 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Santa Rosa

• Machala — 21 km north
• Pasaje — 22 km northeast
• Huaquillas — 30 km west
• Tumbes — 56 km west, Peru
• Loja — 103 km southeast
• Cuenca — 122 km northeast
• La Troncal — 133 km northeast
• Guayaquil — 140 km north
• Eloy Alfaro — 142 km north
• Azogues — 146 km northeast

Largest cities in El Oro

• Machala — 289,141
• Pasaje — 44,860
• Huaquillas — 39,757

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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Other places named Santa Rosa

• Santa Rosa — Calabarzon, Philippines
• Santa Rosa — California, United States
• Santa Rosa — La Pampa, Argentina
• Santa Rosa — Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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.