| Portoviejo River | |
|---|---|
  Location of mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Pacific Ocean |
• coordinates | 0°47′58″S80°31′22″W / .799438°S 80.522643°W Coordinates: 0°47′58″S80°31′22″W / .799438°S 80.522643°W |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
The Portoviejo River is a river of the southern coast of Ecuador. [1]
Manabí is a province in Ecuador. Its capital is Portoviejo. The province is named after the Manabí people.
Portoviejo is a city in Ecuador, and the capital of the Province of Manabí 30 kilometres from the Pacific coast.. Also known as the city of the "Royal Tamarind Trees" for the beautiful trees found in the area. Portoviejo is the main political and economical centre of the Portoviejo River valley, which also includes the cantons of Santa Ana and Rocafuerte, where about 110 square kilometres are cultivated every year. The valley is rich in the production of tomatoes, onions, peppers, bananas, mangoes and other tropical fruits. The city, which was affected by economic crisis in the eighties and nineties, is now recovering but severe budget limitations and a huge unemployment rate present difficulties for local authorities. Portoviejo is a large commercial center for the province, where there are two shopping malls, one with a large hypermarket, 8 movie theaters, food court, and other stores. The city is home of the cancer treatment hospital "Dr Julio Villacreses Colmont" serving the provinces of Manabí and Esmeraldas.
Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Portoviejo is a professional football club from the city of Portoviejo, Ecuador. They play in the Serie A, Their rival team is Delfín, against whom they contest the El Clásico Manabita.
The FIFA U-17 World Championship 1995, the sixth edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Guayaquil, Portoviejo, Quito, Ibarra, Cuenca, and Riobamba in Ecuador between 3 and 20 August 1995. Players born after 1 August 1978 could participate in this tournament. Ecuador was originally to have hosted the 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship but due to an outbreak of cholera, that tournament was moved to Italy.
Estadio Reales Tamarindos is a multi-use stadium in Portoviejo, Ecuador. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Portoviejo. The stadium has a capacity of 21,000 spectators and opened in 1970.
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Portoviejo is an archdiocese located in the city of Portoviejo in Ecuador.
The 1992 season is the 70th season of competitive football in Ecuador.
The 2000 season is the 78th season of competitive football in Ecuador.
Armando Lenin Wila Canga is an Ecuadorian footballer currently playing for LDU Portoviejo.
Reales Tamarindos Airport is a closed airport formerly serving Portoviejo, the capital of Manabí Province in Ecuador.
Portoviejo Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Manabí Province. Its capital is the city of Portoviejo. Its population at the 2001 census was 238,430.
Sucre Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Manabí Province. Its capital is the town of Bahía de Caráquez. Its population at the 2001 census was 52,158. The canton owes its name to Marshal Antonio José de Sucre.
The 1974 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A was the 16th national championship for football teams in Ecuador. LDU Quito won their second national title.
Daniel Alberto Néculman Suárez is an Argentine-Chilean footballer currently playing for Deportivo Cuenca of the Ecuadorian Serie A.
Bolívar is a canton located in the northeast of the province of Manabí, Ecuador. It borders on the canton Pichincha in the east, the cantons Portoviejo and Junín in the south and the cantons Tosagua and Chone in the north. Its area is approximately 600 km².
Vicente Amador Flor Cedeño was an Ecuadorian poet known for his poems about his native city Portoviejo.
The 2015 Copa América de Futsal was the 11th edition of the Copa América de Futsal, the international futsal championship under FIFA rules organised by CONMEBOL for the men's national teams of South America. The tournament was held in Portoviejo, Ecuador between August 23–30, 2015.