Santo Domingo de los Colorados
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Santo Domingo de los Colorados, simply referred to as Santo Domingo, is a city and seat of the canton that bears its name
. it´s a fourth largest city of Ecuador with a population of over 305,000, it is in important commercial and industrial center and the capital of the province Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas.
The name, "de los Colorados" refers to a local ethnic group, the Tsáchila
, and the custom of men in that tribe to dye their hair with extract of the achiote
plant; hence "Santo Dominigo de los Colorados" or "Santo Domingo of the Dyed." This group, which is indigenous to the area, is recognised with a substantial statue near the town center.
Santo Domingo is located approximately 133 km west of Quito
at an altitude of 625 m. Santo Domingo lies in the foothills west of the Andes
. It is important stopping point on the road from Quito to the Pacific coast
. The city also connects other lowland cities like Quevedo
, Chone
, and Quinindé
.
Santo Domingo has a tropical humid climate. Average temperatures hover around 71 degrees Fahrenheit. Like many other cities on this side of the Andes
floods easily. Roads between Quito
and coastal cities such as Esmeraldas
and Manta
are often washed out and require frequent work.
The town is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo Domingo de los Colorados
.
Santo Domingo (canton)
Santo Domingo de los Colorados or simply Santo Domingo, is the only canton in the Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province. The canton is named after its seat, the town of Santo Domingo. The canton partially occupies the Toachi river basin. The Toachi river flows into the Daule river....
. it´s a fourth largest city of Ecuador with a population of over 305,000, it is in important commercial and industrial center and the capital of the province Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas.
The name, "de los Colorados" refers to a local ethnic group, the Tsáchila
Tsáchila
The Tsáchila people of Ecuador live in the county of Santo Domingo in the province of Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas.- Legend of the origin of their ornamentation :...
, and the custom of men in that tribe to dye their hair with extract of the achiote
Achiote
Achiote is a shrub or small tree from the tropical region of the Americas. The name derives from the Nahuatl word for the shrub, achiotl. It is also known as Aploppas, and its original Tupi name urucu. It is cultivated there and in Southeast Asia, where it was introduced by the Spanish in the...
plant; hence "Santo Dominigo de los Colorados" or "Santo Domingo of the Dyed." This group, which is indigenous to the area, is recognised with a substantial statue near the town center.
Santo Domingo is located approximately 133 km west of Quito
Quito
San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...
at an altitude of 625 m. Santo Domingo lies in the foothills west of the Andes
Andes
The Andes is the world's longest continental mountain range. It is a continual range of highlands along the western coast of South America. This range is about long, about to wide , and of an average height of about .Along its length, the Andes is split into several ranges, which are separated...
. It is important stopping point on the road from Quito to the Pacific coast
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
. The city also connects other lowland cities like Quevedo
Quevedo, Ecuador
Quevedo is a city in Ecuador located in the Los Rios Province. It is the seat of Quevedo Canton, a vibrant community founded in 1943. According to the latest census, Quevedo's population is 173,000. Located at 237 km SW of Quito , or, 183 km NE of Guayaquil...
, Chone
Chone, Ecuador
Chone is a town in the province of Manabi in Ecuador. Officially, La Real Santisíma Villa Rica de la Bendita Providencia de San Cayetano de Chone de esta nuestra Nueva Castilla in reference to Saint Cajetan and The City of Kings, called Pueblo Viejo de Chone or Señorío de Pechance was founded in...
, and Quinindé
Rosa Zárate
Quinindé, also known as Rosa Zárate, is a town in the Esmeraldas province of Ecuador....
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Santo Domingo has a tropical humid climate. Average temperatures hover around 71 degrees Fahrenheit. Like many other cities on this side of the Andes
Andes
The Andes is the world's longest continental mountain range. It is a continual range of highlands along the western coast of South America. This range is about long, about to wide , and of an average height of about .Along its length, the Andes is split into several ranges, which are separated...
floods easily. Roads between Quito
Quito
San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...
and coastal cities such as Esmeraldas
Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Esmeraldas is a coastal city in northwestern Ecuador. It is the seat of the Esmeraldas Canton and the capital of the Esmeraldas Province. It has an international sea port and a small airport ....
and Manta
Manta
Manta is a mid-sized city in Manabí Province, Ecuador. It is the second most populous city in the province, the fifth most populous in the country and, economically, the third most important city of Ecuador. Manta has existed since Pre-Columbian times. It was a trading post for the Mantas....
are often washed out and require frequent work.
The town is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo Domingo de los Colorados
Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo Domingo de Los Colorados
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo Domingo de Los Colorados is a diocese located in the city of Santo Domingo de Los Colorados in the Ecclesiastical province of Portoviejo, Ecuador. Erected as a Territorial Prelature from territory of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quito on January 5, 1987, it...
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