La Libertad, Ecuador

La Libertad is a city located in western Santa Elena Province, Ecuador, by the Pacific Ocean. It is the seat of La Libertad Canton.

La Libertad
City
Highway E40
Flag
La Libertad
Coordinates: 2°14′S 80°54′W
Country	Ecuador
Province	Santa Elena
Canton	La Libertad Canton
Area
• City	18.71 km2 (7.22 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census)[1]
• City	112,154
• Density	6,000/km2 (16,000/sq mi)

As of the census of 2022, there are 112,154 people residing in the city. La Libertad is a canton itself, since 1993. Before 1993, it was part of Salinas Canton. La Libertad has important oil fields and reservoirs.

Climate

La Libertad has a arid desert climate (Köppen: BWh).

Climate data for La Libertad
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	24.4 (75.9)	25.6 (78.1)	25.8 (78.4)	24.9 (76.8)	23.8 (74.8)	22.5 (72.5)	21.8 (71.2)	21.3 (70.3)	21.1 (70.0)	21.4 (70.5)	21.8 (71.2)	22.9 (73.2)	23.1 (73.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	24.1 (75.4)	25.2 (77.4)	25.3 (77.5)	24.5 (76.1)	23.4 (74.1)	22.2 (72.0)	21.5 (70.7)	20.9 (69.6)	20.8 (69.4)	21.0 (69.8)	21.4 (70.5)	22.5 (72.5)	22.7 (72.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23.7 (74.7)	24.7 (76.5)	24.8 (76.6)	24.0 (75.2)	23.0 (73.4)	21.8 (71.2)	21.1 (70.0)	20.6 (69.1)	20.4 (68.7)	20.7 (69.3)	21.1 (70.0)	22.2 (72.0)	22.3 (72.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	36.3 (1.43)	79.4 (3.13)	76.2 (3.00)	37.2 (1.46)	18.5 (0.73)	14.1 (0.56)	13.4 (0.53)	11.9 (0.47)	13.3 (0.52)	12.0 (0.47)	12.5 (0.49)	17.4 (0.69)	342.2 (13.48)
Source: Weather.Directory[2]

External links

• Official Site Archived 2021-01-24 at the Wayback Machine