Pedro Carbo
Pedro Carbo | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Location in Province of Guayas, Ecuador | |
| Coordinates: 1°49′04″S 80°13′59″W / 1.81789°S 80.23304°W | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Province | Province of Guayas |
| Canton | Pedro Carbo |
| Established as Cantón | July 19, 1984 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nery Jaramillo |
| Area | |
• Town | 6.25 km2 (2.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 census) | |
• Town | 24,882 |
| • Density | 4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | Carbence |
| • Official Language | Spanish |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (ECT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (ECT) |
| Climate | Aw |
| Website | www.pedrocarbo.gov.ec |
Pedro Carbo is a town located in the coastal Guayas, Ecuador, near Manabí province. It is located at the 63 kilometer marker on the road from Guayaquil to Manabí. It is the seat of Pedro Carbo Cantón, founded in 1984. As of the census of 2022 the town had a population of 24,882. The town is named after Pedro Carbo Noboa, a 19th-century politician, diplomat and writer from Guayaquil.