Country: Ecuador
Continent: South America
Population: 249,992
Country Capital: No
For all cities with a population greater than five hundred thousand, Machala is closest to Guayaquil and farthest from Medan. The closest foreign city is Chiclayo and the farthest domestic city is Quito. 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 | |
|---|---|---|
 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 118 |
| Quito, Ecuador | 373 |
 | Chiclayo, Peru | 388 |
| Trujillo, Peru | 546 |
 | Cali, Colombia | 832 |
| Farthest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Medan, Indonesia | 19,878 |
 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 19,854 |
| Ipoh, Malaysia | 19,824 |
| Pakanbaru, Indonesia | 19,670 |
| Johor Bahru, Malaysia | 19,572 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Chiclayo, Peru | 388 |
| Trujillo, Peru | 546 |
| Cali, Colombia | 832 |
| Ibagué, Colombia | 1,000 |
| Pereira, Colombia | 1,011 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | KM | | Quito, Ecuador | 373 | | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 118 | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Pikine, Senegal | 7,177 |
| Dakar, Senegal | 7,181 |
| Mbour, Senegal | 7,216 |
| Thiès, Senegal | 7,228 |
 | Nouakchott, Mauritania | 7,399 |
| Farthest African Cities | KM |  | Mogadishu, Somalia | 13,954 |  | Antananarivo, Madagascar | 13,781 |  | Mombasa, Kenya | 13,272 |  | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 13,229 |  | Asmara, Eritrea | 13,211 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Izmir, Turkey | 11,724 |
| Istanbul, Turkey | 11,834 |
| Bursa, Turkey | 11,855 |
| Eskisehir, Turkey | 11,988 |
| Afyon, Turkey | 12,014 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | KM | | Medan, Indonesia | 19,878 | | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 19,854 | | Ipoh, Malaysia | 19,824 | | Pakanbaru, Indonesia | 19,670 | | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | 19,572 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Auckland, New Zealand | 11,147 |
 | Newcastle, Australia | 13,269 |
| Sydney, Australia | 13,269 |
| Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 13,335 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 13,409 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | | Perth, Australia | 15,767 | | Adelaide, Australia | 14,180 | | Melbourne, Australia | 13,531 | | Brisbane, Australia | 13,409 | | Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 13,335 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Seville, Spain | 8,825 |
| Málaga, Spain | 8,946 |
| Madrid, Spain | 9,088 |
 | Dublin, Ireland | 9,225 |
| Zaragoza, Spain | 9,345 |
| Farthest European Cities | KM |  | Makhachkala, Russia | 13,227 | | Orenburg, Russia | 13,219 | | Astrakhan, Russia | 13,098 | | Ufa, Russia | 13,062 | | Samara, Russia | 12,848 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Panama de Panama, Panama | 1,357 |
 | Managua, Nicaragua | 1,840 |
 | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | 2,080 |
| San Pedro Sula, Honduras | 2,258 |
 | Cuidad de Guatemala, Guatemala | 2,297 |
| Farthest North American Cities | KM |  | Vancouver (BC), Canada | 7,148 | | Edmonton (AB), Canada | 7,027 |  | Seattle (WA), United States of America | 6,984 | | Portland (OR), United States of America | 6,855 | | Calgary (AB), Canada | 6,835 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Guayaquil, Ecuador | 118 |
| Quito, Ecuador | 373 |
| Chiclayo, Peru | 388 |
| Trujillo, Peru | 546 |
| Cali, Colombia | 832 |
| Farthest South American Cities | KM |  | Recife, Brazil | 5,018 | | Joao Pessoa, Brazil | 5,015 | | Natal, Brazil | 4,972 | | Maceió, Brazil | 4,938 | | Aracaju, Brazil | 4,806 |
|---|---|---|