Machala, city, southwestern Ecuador, capital of El Oro Province, located in lowlands near the Gulf of Guayaquil (an arm of the Pacific Ocean). It is a commercial center for a rich farm area and has a large trade in bananas, coffee, and cocoa. Puerto Bolívar, the city's outport and one of Ecuador's leading banana-exporting points, is to the southwest. Population (1996 estimate) 190,924.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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