Santa Rosa
City
Main square in Santa Rosa
Flag
Nickname(s):  La Benemérita (The Meritorious), Lídice de América (Lidice of America)[1]
Santa Rosa Location of Santa Rosa in Ecuador
Coordinates: 3°27′8″S 79°57′42″W / 3.45222°S 79.96167°W / -3.45222; -79.96167
Country	Ecuador
Province	El Oro
Canton	Santa Rosa
Government
• Mayor	Larry Vite Cevallos
Area
• City	14.78 km2 (5.71 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population  (2022 census)[2]
• City	56,842
• Density	3,800/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Santarroseño, -a
Time zone	UTC-5 (ECT)
Website	http://www.santarosa.gob.ec/

Santa Rosa is a city in Ecuador located in the Santa Rosa Canton of El Oro Province. It is located in the south of the coastal region of Ecuador, in an extensive plain, on the right bank of the Santa Rosa River.

Santa Rosa counts with the Santa Rosa International Airport, formerly known as the South Ecuador International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Regional del Sur Ecuatoriano). Planning for the airport began in 2002.^[3][4]

The festivities in Santa Rosa are celebrated every year in August and last ten days. Events take place in front of the main Catholic Church where tourists can witness fireworks, folk music, typical dances, and local traditional games.

High Schools Colegio National Tecnico Jambeli, Colegio Zoila Ugarte de Landivar, Colegio Wenceslay Oyague.

Middle schools and Elementaries Herminia Grunauer, Santa Teresita, Sucre, Alcidez Pesantes, Wenceslao.

• Santa Rosa (Spanish Wikipedia)

• http://www.misantarosa.com Archived 2011-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
• (in Spanish) Summary by Ecuadorian Ministry of Transportation and Public Works of new airport project, Dec. 2009.