Title: Quito
Content:  Quito (Kitu; formally San Francisco de Quito) is the capital of Ecuador, the closest capital city to the equator, and at an elevation of 9350 ft above sea level, the second-highest official capital city in the world. It is located in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains. In 2008, the city was designated as the headquarters of the Union of South American Nations. The historic center of Quito is one of the largest, least-altered, and best-preserved in the Americas. Quito and Kraków, Poland, were the first World Cultural Heritage Sites declared by UNESCO, in 1978. The central square of Quito is located about 25 km south of the equator; the city itself extends to within about 1 km of zero latitude. A monument and museum marking the general location of the equator is known locally as la mitad del mundo (the middle of the world) to avoid confusion since the word Ecuador is Spanish for "equator".
Title: List of cities in Ecuador
Content: Ambato ; Azogues ; Arajuno ; Babahoyo ; Bahía de Caráquez ; Baños de Agua Santa ; Cuenca ; Durán ; Esmeraldas ; Guaranda ; Guayaquil ; Ibarra ; La Libertad ; Latacunga ; Loja ; Macas ; Machala ; Manta ; Milagro ; Nueva Loja ; Portoviejo ; Piñas ; Pintag ; Quevedo ; Quito (capital) ; Riobamba ; Santo Domingo de los Colorados ; Salinas ; Shell Mera ; Tulcán 
Title: Index of Ecuador-related articles
Content: Quito – Capital of Ecuador since 1830 and the second most populous city 
Title: Pan-American Highway (South America)
Content:  Quito is Ecuador's capital and second largest city (after Guayaquil). It is located in the Guayllabamba river basin on the eastern slopes of the Pichincha (4794 m), an active stratovolcano in the Andes. It is the world's second highest (2850 m) capital city, behind La Paz, Bolivia. Its 2001 population was 1,399,378 (census data). Points of interest include Museo del Banco Central (Museum of the Central Bank) and several parks, including Parque Metropolitano (Metropolitan Park), La Carolina, El Ejido, and La Alameda. Parque Metropolitano, with its 5.57 km2 is the largest urban park in South America and is larger than New York City's Central Park. From Quito, the highway continues south for 89 km next reaching Latacunga.
Title: Ecuador
Content:  Ecuador (Quechua: Ikwayur; Shuar: Ecuador or Ekuatur), officially the Republic of Ecuador (República del Ecuador,  which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: Ikwadur Ripuwlika; Shuar: Ekuatur Nunka),  is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Ecuador also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1000. km west of the mainland. The capital is Quito. The territories of modern-day Ecuador were once home to a variety of Amerindian groups that were gradually incorporated into the Inca Empire during the 15th century. The territory was colonized by Spain during the 16th century, achieving independence in 1820 
Title: Outline of Ecuador
Content:   The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Ecuador: Ecuador &ndash; representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, by Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. The country also includes the Galápagos Islands (Archipiélago de Colón) in the Pacific, about 965 kilometers (600 mi) west of the mainland. Ecuador straddles the equator, from which it takes its name, and has an area of 256,371 square kilometers (98,985 sq mi). Its capital city is Quito, and its largest city is Guayaquil.
Title: Ecuador
Content:  The five largest cities in the country are Quito (2.78 million inhabitants), Guayaquil (2.72 million inhabitants), Cuenca (636,996 inhabitants), Santo Domingo (458,580 inhabitants), and Ambato (387,309 inhabitants). The most populated metropolitan areas of the country are those of Guayaquil, Quito, Cuenca, Manabí Centro (Portoviejo-Manta) and Ambato.
Title: Ecuador
Content:  The country's name means "Equator" in Spanish, truncated from the Spanish official name, República del Ecuador (lit. "Republic of the Equator"), derived from the former Ecuador Department of Gran Colombia established in 1824 as a division of the former territory of the Royal Audience of Quito. Quito, which remained the capital of the department and republic, is located only about 25 mi, ¼ of a degree, south of the equator.
Title: Ecuador
Content:  boundaries, with Colombia in the north (with a 590 km border) and Peru in the east and south (with a 1420. km border). It is the westernmost country that lies on the equator. The country has four main geographic regions:  Ecuador's capital and largest city is Quito, which is in the province of Pichincha in the Sierra region. Its second largest city is Guayaquil, in the Guayas Province. Cotopaxi, just south of Quito, is one of the world's highest active volcanoes. The top of Mount Chimborazo (6,268 m, or 20,560 ft, above sea level), Ecuador's tallest mountain, is the most distant point from the center of the Earth on the Earth's surface because of the ellipsoid shape of the planet.
Title: Outline of Ecuador
Content: Cities of Ecuador ; Capital of Ecuador: Quito ; Province capitals of Ecuador Municipalities of Ecuador

Question: What is the capital of Ecuador?
Answer: Quito.
San Francisco de Quito.
Quito, Ecuador.
UIO.