Santa Rosa, El Oro

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Santa Rosa
City
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Main square in Santa Rosa
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Nickname(s): 
La Benemérita (The Meritorious), Lídice de América (Lidice of America) [1]
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Santa Rosa
Location of Santa Rosa in Ecuador
Coordinates: 3°27′8″S79°57′42″W / 3.45222°S 79.96167°W / -3.45222; -79.96167
Country Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Province El Oro
Canton Santa Rosa
Government
   Mayor Larry Vite Cevallos
Area
  City14.78 km2 (5.71 sq mi)
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2022 census) [2]
  City56,842
  Density3,800/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Santarroseño, -a
Time zone UTC-5 (ECT)
Website http://www.santarosa.gob.ec/

Santa Rosa is a city in Ecuador located in the Santa Rosa Canton of El Oro Province. It is located in the south of the coastal region of Ecuador, in an extensive plain, on the right bank of the Santa Rosa River.

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Transport

Santa Rosa counts with the Santa Rosa International Airport, formerly known as the South Ecuador International Airport (Spanish : Aeropuerto Regional del Sur Ecuatoriano). Planning for the airport began in 2002. [3] [4]

Festivities

The festivities in Santa Rosa are celebrated every year in August and last ten days. Events take place in front of the main Catholic Church where tourists can witness fireworks, folk music, typical dances, and local traditional games.

Schools

High Schools Colegio National Tecnico Jambeli, Colegio Zoila Ugarte de Landivar, Colegio Wenceslay Oyague.

Middle schools and Elementaries Herminia Grunauer, Santa Teresita, Sucre, Alcidez Pesantes, Wenceslao.

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References

  1. "La Benemérita cumple 162 años de cantonización". Diario Correo . 2021-10-15.
  2. Citypopulation.de
  3. New airport for Santa Rosa, Business News Americas, June 10, 2002.
  4. (in Spanish) "Avanza construcci F300 n de Aeropuerto de Santa Rosa". Guayaquil, Ecuador: El Telégrafo. June 2, 2009.[ dead link ]