Map of Salinas, Santa Elena, Ecuador

Salinas is a city in Santa Elena, Ecuador, with a population of about 43,862. It lies at 2.2145°S, 80.9515°W. Salinas is about 349 km (217 mi) southwest of Quito, the capital. The nearest city on our map is La Libertad, 5 km to the southeast.

Salinas at a glance

Where is Salinas?

• The 25th largest city in Ecuador by recorded population.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 12 h 00 min on the shortest day to 12 h 15 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Salinas

• La Libertad — 5 km southeast
• Santa Elena — 10 km east
• Jipijapa — 105 km northeast
• Daule — 115 km east
• Guayaquil — 118 km east
• Eloy Alfaro — 122 km east
• Portoviejo — 140 km northeast
• Balzar — 150 km northeast
• Milagro — 151 km east
• Machala — 160 km southeast

Largest cities in Santa Elena

• Santa Elena — 42,214

Largest cities in Ecuador

• Quito — 2,781,641
• Guayaquil — 2,723,665
• Cuenca — 636,996
• Santo Domingo de los Colorados — 458,580
• Ambato — 387,309
• Portoviejo — 321,800
• Eloy Alfaro — 315,724
• Machala — 289,141
• Loja — 274,112
• Manta — 264,281

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Other places named Salinas

• Salinas — California, United States
• Salinas — Minas Gerais, Brazil

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.