Tarqui is an urban

parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish pries ...

Guayaquil Canton The Guayaquil Canton, officially the Municipality of Guayaquil, is a canton in the center of the Guayas Province in western Ecuador. The canton was named after its seat, the city of Guayaquil, the most populous city in Ecuador. Political divisio ...

, Guayas,

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, named after the

Battle of Tarqui The Battle of Tarqui, also known as the Battle of Portete de Tarqui, took place on 27 February 1829 at Tarqui, near Cuenca, today part of Ecuador. It was fought between troops from Gran Colombia, commanded by Antonio José de Sucre, and Peruvia ...

. Occupying the northern half of the city, it is the largest and most populous parish in

Guayaquil Guayaquil (), officially Santiago de Guayaquil, is the largest city in Ecuador and also the nation's economic capital and main port. The city is the capital (political), capital of Guayas Province and the seat of Guayaquil Canton. The city is ...

. Most

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are located in its territory. Other important places include the

José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (; ) is an international airport serving Guayaquil, the capital of the Guayas Province and the most populous city in Ecuador. It is the second busiest airport in Ecuador. The airport was named aft ...

and the Rafael Mendoza Avilés Bridge, which connects the city with Durán and major cities of the country.

Population

At the 2001

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, the parish had a population of 835,486 inhabitants, 42.9% of the population in the city. Its southeastern portion belongs to the

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Recent developments

In 2024, there were 1,458 complaints of car thefts in Tarqui, which ''Expreso'' called "the epicenter of car thefts in Guayaquil" ("''el epicentro de los robos de autos en Guayaquil''").

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tarqui (Parish) Guayaquil Parishes of Ecuador