Although not the capital, Guayaquil is the largest city of which country?
Guayaquil Guayaquil Guayaquil (), officially Santiago de Guayaquil () (), is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador, with around 2 million people in the metropolitan area, as well as the nation's main port. The city is the capital of Guayas Province and the seat of Guayaquil canton. Guayaquil is on the west bank of the Guayas River, which flows into the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Guayaquil. Guayaquil is recognized by the government as having been founded on July 25, 1538 with the name "Muy Noble y Muy Leal Ciudad de Santiago de Guayaquil" (Most Noble and
Guayaquil River scenery. Guayaquil is the nation's largest city and the capital of Guayas Province. It is on the Guayas River about north of the Gulf of Guayaquil, near the Equator. Guayaquil is constantly facing tsunami and major earthquake threats due to its soil stratigraphy and location near the Gulf of Guayaquil and the south of North-Andean subduction zone. The city can be easily damaged by earthquake as its weak and compressible soil stratigraphy is composed of deep soft sediments over hard rocks and deposits in a brackish environment. Also, the city itself is strongly affected by the subduction of the