Milagro, Ecuador

San Francisco de Milagro (Spanish for Miracle) is a city located in Guayas, Ecuador. It is the seat of Milagro Canton.

Milagro
City
Canton MIlagro
Milagro City Church
Flag
Seal
Nickname(s): 
Tierra de la caña de azucar y de la piña (Milagro la ciudad mas dulce del Ecuador)
Motto(s): 
Milagro is changing (Milagro esta cambiando)
Milagro
Location in Ecuador
Coordinates: 02°08′05″S 79°35′14″W
CountryEcuador
ProvinceGuayas
CantonMilagro
Founded17 September 1913
Government
 • MayorEco. Dennise Robles Andrade
Area
 • Total31.00 km2 (11.97 sq mi)
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total166,634
 • Density5,400/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (ECT)
Area code(s)(+593) 04
ClimateAw

Milagro is the second largest city in the province of Guayas. As of the census of 2007, there were 180,103 people residing within the canton limits.

Denisse Robles, mayor (2014), pledged to get a city railway station and to improve the coverage of Milagro's drinking water.[2] She was elected the mayor of Milagro in 2014 with 38% of the vote, finishing ahead of the incumbent mayor Francisco Asan.[3] Robles assumed office in May 2014, becoming the first female mayor of the city, and the youngest mayor in the country.[4]

Francisco Asán Wonsang was re-elected mayor in 2019. He had previously served as Mayor of Milagro during two previous terms (2005 to 2009, and 2009 to 2014).

Sugar cane and pineapples are the most important produce.

Climate
Climate data for Milagro, Ecuador
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 26
(79)		 26
(79)		 26
(79)		 26
(79)		 26
(79)		 25
(77)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 25
(77)		 26
(79)		 25
(77)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 253
(10.0)		 290
(11.4)		 320
(12.6)		 220
(8.7)		 63
(2.5)		 28
(1.1)		 17
(0.7)		 1
(0.0)		 5
(0.2)		 4
(0.2)		 9
(0.4)		 55
(2.2)		 1,265
(50)
Source: The Weather Network [5]

References
  1. INEC census
  2. "Entre el cambio y la continuidad". El Telégrafo (in Spanish). 13 January 2014. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  3. "La reelección no fue para todos". Expreso. 24 February 2014. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  4. "Denisse Robles asumió alcaldía de Milagro". TC Television (in Spanish). 15 May 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  5. "Climate Statistics for Milagro, Ecuador". Retrieved January 24, 2012.
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