Quinindé

Town in Esmeraldas, Ecuador

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0°19′48″N 79°28′48″W / 0.33000°N 79.48000°W / 0.33000; -79.48000Country

EcuadorProvinceEsmeraldasCantonQuinindé CantonArea

• Town6.8 km² (2.6 sq mi)Population

(2022 census)^[1]

• Town31,120 • Density4,600/km² (12,000/sq mi)ClimateAm

Quinindé, also known as Rosa Zárate, is a town in the Esmeraldas province of Ecuador.

Sports

Quinindé is home to the second division Ecuadorean soccer team La Brasilia, which placed second in the 2007 Copa Ecuatoriana.^{[citation needed]}

Culture

The town is home to a speciality known as 'un jorkshia poodeen', suspected to be a product of the post Spanish colonial period during which time the British built a number of railways across Ecuador as well as having a cultural impact on the local area.^{[citation needed]}