Country: Ecuador
Continent: South America
Population: 249,992
Country Capital: No
For all cities with a population greater than one hundred thousand, Machala is closest to Cuenca and farthest from Tanjung Balai. The closest foreign city is Sullana and the farthest domestic city is Esmeraldas. See below for the top 5 closest and farthest cities (domestically, internationally and by continent) and to see which cities, if any, Machala is the closest and farthest to. Filter to include all cities over 100k, 500k or 1 million in population.
| Closest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Cuenca, Ecuador | 114 |
| Loja, Ecuador | 115 |
| Guayaquil, Ecuador | 118 |
| Durán, Ecuador | 122 |
| Milagro, Ecuador | 132 |
| Farthest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Tanjung Balai, Indonesia | 19,940 |
| Tebing Tinggi, Indonesia | 19,938 |
| Pematang Siantar, Indonesia | 19,917 |
 | Klang, Malaysia | 19,879 |
| Medan, Indonesia | 19,878 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Sullana, Peru | 198 |
| Piura, Peru | 227 |
| Chiclayo, Peru | 388 |
| Cajamarca, Peru | 460 |
| Tarapoto, Peru | 534 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | KM | | Esmeraldas, Ecuador | 467 | | Ibarra, Ecuador | 450 | | Quito, Ecuador | 373 | | Santo Domingo De Los Colorados, Ecuador | 344 | | Manta, Ecuador | 270 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Praia, Cape Verde | 6,538 |
 | Pikine, Senegal | 7,177 |
| Guediawaye, Senegal | 7,178 |
| Dakar, Senegal | 7,181 |
| Rufisque, Senegal | 7,190 |
| Farthest African Cities | KM |  | Port Louis, Mauritius | 14,707 | | Beau Bassin - Rose Hill, Mauritius | 14,701 | | Vacoas - Phoenix, Mauritius | 14,699 |  | Saint-Denis (La Réunion), France | 14,480 | | Saint-Paul (La Réunion), France | 14,457 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Izmir, Turkey | 11,724 |
| Manisa, Turkey | 11,746 |
| Bandirma, Turkey | 11,763 |
| Balikesir, Turkey | 11,768 |
| Turgutlu, Turkey | 11,772 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | KM | | Tanjung Balai, Indonesia | 19,940 | | Tebing Tinggi, Indonesia | 19,938 | | Pematang Siantar, Indonesia | 19,917 | | Klang, Malaysia | 19,879 | | Medan, Indonesia | 19,878 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Tauranga, New Zealand | 11,006 |
| Lower Hutt, New Zealand | 11,031 |
| Wellington, New Zealand | 11,040 |
| Hamilton, New Zealand | 11,081 |
| Auckland, New Zealand | 11,147 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM |  | Darwin, Australia | 16,206 | | Perth, Australia | 15,767 |  | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 14,619 | | Cairns, Australia | 14,533 | | Townsville, Australia | 14,338 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | San Cristóbal De La Laguna, Spain | 7,645 |
| Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Spain | 7,650 |
| Telde, Spain | 7,715 |
| Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, Spain | 7,717 |
 | Amadora, Portugal | 8,584 |
| Farthest European Cities | KM |  | Derbent, Russia | 13,329 |  | Atirau, Kazakhstan | 13,316 | | Kaspiysk, Russia | 13,241 | | Makhachkala, Russia | 13,227 | | Orenburg, Russia | 13,219 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Panama de Panama, Panama | 1,357 |
| San Miguelito, Panama | 1,365 |
 | Cartago, Costa Rica | 1,498 |
| San Jose, Costa Rica | 1,529 |
| Alajuela, Costa Rica | 1,543 |
| Farthest North American Cities | KM |  | Anchorage (AK), United States of America | 9,266 | | Honolulu (HI), United States of America | 8,898 |  | Vancouver (BC), Canada | 7,148 | | Richmond (BC), Canada | 7,142 | | Burnaby (BC), Canada | 7,139 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Cuenca, Ecuador | 114 |
| Loja, Ecuador | 115 |
| Guayaquil, Ecuador | 118 |
| Durán, Ecuador | 122 |
| Milagro, Ecuador | 132 |
| Farthest South American Cities | KM |  | Punta Arenas, Chile | 5,593 |  | Olinda, Brazil | 5,021 | | Paulista, Brazil | 5,019 | | Recife, Brazil | 5,018 | | Joao Pessoa, Brazil | 5,015 |
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