Milagro, Ecuador

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Milagro
City
San Francisco de Milagro
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From top, left to right: St. Francis of Assisi Central Church, monument to the Pineapple, 17th September avenue, monument to the Hummingbird, monument to the Harvester, 9th October street.
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Nickname: 
Tierra de la caña de azucar y de la piña (Milagro la ciudad mas dulce del Ecuador)
Motto: 
Milagro is changing (Milagro esta cambiando)
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Milagro
Location in Ecuador
Coordinates: 02°08′05″S79°35′14″W / 2.13472°S 79.58722°W / -2.13472; -79.58722
Country Ecuador
Province Guayas
Canton Milagro
Founded17 September 1913
Government
  MayorPedro Solines
Area
  City26.06 km2 (10.06 sq mi)
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (2022) [1]
  City159,970
  Density6,100/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (ECT)
Area code (+593) 04
Climate Aw

San Francisco de Milagro (also known as Milagro, which is Spanish for Miracle) is a city located in Guayas, Ecuador. It is the seat of Milagro Canton.

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Milagro is the fourth largest city in the province of Guayas. As of the census of 2022, there were 195,943 people residing within the canton limits. [2]

Denisse Robles, mayor (2014), pledged to get a city railway station and to improve the coverage of Milagro's drinking water. [3] She was elected the mayor of Milagro in 2014 with 38% of the vote, finishing ahead of the incumbent mayor Francisco Asan. [4] Robles assumed office in May 2014, becoming the first female mayor of the city, and the youngest mayor in the country. [5]

Climate

Climate data for Milagro, elevation 13 m (43 ft), (1971–2000)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)30.7
(87.3)
30.8
(87.4)
31.4
(88.5)
31.5
(88.7)
30.7
(87.3)
29.1
(84.4)
28.4
(83.1)
28.7
(83.7)
29.3
(84.7)
29.2
(84.6)
29.7
(85.5)
31.0
(87.8)
30.0
(86.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)21.1
(70.0)
21.6
(70.9)
21.9
(71.4)
21.7
(71.1)
21.1
(70.0)
20.1
(68.2)
19.0
(66.2)
18.9
(66.0)
19.3
(66.7)
19.5
(67.1)
19.8
(67.6)
20.7
(69.3)
20.4
(68.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)257.0
(10.12)
276.0
(10.87)
282.0
(11.10)
224.0
(8.82)
63.0
(2.48)
30.0
(1.18)
1.0
(0.04)
1.0
(0.04)
6.0
(0.24)
4.0
(0.16)
10.0
(0.39)
56.0
(2.20)
1,210
(47.64)
Average relative humidity (%)84878584858484827979777782
Source: FAO [6]

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  2. Citypopulation.de Population of Milagro Canton
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