Map of Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Ecuador

Santo Domingo de los Colorados is the administrative centre of Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Ecuador, with a population of about 458,580. It lies at 0.2530°S, 79.1754°W. Santo Domingo de los Colorados is about 72 km (45 mi) west of Quito, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Quito, 72 km to the east.

Santo Domingo de los Colorados at a glance

Where is Santo Domingo de los Colorados?

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

Cities near Santo Domingo de los Colorados

• Quito — 72 km east
• Rosa Zarate — 73 km northwest
• Quevedo — 92 km south
• Latacunga — 98 km southeast
• Velasco Ibarra — 102 km southwest
• Chone — 113 km southwest
• Ambato — 127 km southeast
• Ibarra — 135 km northeast
• Ventanas — 136 km south
• Bahía de Caráquez — 144 km west

Largest cities in Ecuador

• Quito — 2,781,641
• Guayaquil — 2,723,665
• Cuenca — 636,996
• Ambato — 387,309
• Portoviejo — 321,800
• Eloy Alfaro — 315,724
• Machala — 289,141
• Loja — 274,112
• Manta — 264,281
• Riobamba — 264,048

Map of Ecuador and all its cities →

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.