Montecristi

Montecristi is a town in the province of and the capital of . Montecristi was formed during the first years of the Spanish conquest, possibly between 1536 and 1537, with settlers from Manta who left their village fleeing pirate attacks.
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  • Type: Town with 18,400 residents
  • Description: Ecuador
  • Also known as: “Monte Cristi”, “Monte Cristi (Ecuador)”, “Montecristi (Ecuador)”, “Montecristi (Equador)”, “Montecristi (Équateur)”, “Montecristi, Ecuador”, “Montecristi, Equador”, and “Montecristi, Équateur”

Montecristi

Latitude
-1.0504° or 1° 3′ 2″ south
Longitude
-80.6607° or 80° 39′ 39″ west
Population
18,400
Elevation
135 metres (443 feet)
UN/LOCODE
EC MTC
Open location code
66CXW8XQ+RP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 249596849
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3654055
Wiki­data ID
Q1014493
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Swedish—“Montecristi” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Montecristi”
  • Arabic: “Montecristi”
  • Asturian: “Montecristi”
  • Basque: “Montecristi (Ekuador)”
  • Basque: “Montecristi”
  • Catalan: “Montecristi”
  • Cebuano: “Montecristi”
  • Chimborazo Highland Quichua: “Montecristi”
  • Chinese: “蒙特克里斯蒂 (厄瓜多)”
  • Chinese: “蒙特克里斯蒂 (厄瓜多爾)”
  • Chinese: “蒙特克里斯蒂”
  • Danish: “Montecristi”
  • Dutch: “Montecristi”
  • French: “Montecristi”
  • Galician: “Montecristi”
  • German: “Montecristi”
  • Irish: “Montecristi”
  • Italian: “Montecristi”
  • Lithuanian: “Montekristis”
  • Polish: “Montecristi (Ekwador)”
  • Polish: “Montecristi”
  • Portuguese: “Montecristi”
  • Quechua: “Montecristi”
  • Russian: “Монтекристи”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Montecristi (Ekvador)”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Montecristi”
  • Spanish: “Montecristi”
  • Swedish: “Montecristi”

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