Esmeraldas, Ecuador

Infobox City
official_name = Esmeraldas
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_type2 = Canton
subdivision_name = Ecuador
subdivision_name1 = Esmeraldas
subdivision_name2 = Esmeraldas
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Ernesto Estupiñán (MPD)
population_as_of = 2000
population_metro = 45,100
population_total = 95,216
timezone = ECT
utc_offset = -5

Esmeraldas is a city in 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 (IATA location identifier: ESM).Esmeraldas city is a major seaport of northwestern Ecuador. It lies on the Pacific coast at the mouth of the Esmeraldas River. The city is the chief trading centre for the region's agricultural and lumbering resources but is only slightly developed industrially. It is the terminus of the 313-mile (504-km) Trans-Ecuadorian Pipeline from the oil fields in northeastern Ecuador.

urfing

While mangroves line most of the coastline in the Esmeraldas, there are still many beaches and fishing villages where there is beach access and boat launches.

Northern Region Surfing

outhern Region Surfing

*Mompiche

Trivia

Esmeraldas is exactly at the antipodes of Padang, Indonesia.