Quito

(ke'to,) a city of S. America, C. of the republic of Ecuador, lying between the chains of the Andes, on a plain elevated 9,534 ft. above sea-level, Lat. 0°13′27" S.,Lon. 78° 50′ W. Some of the neighboring mountains are volcanoes, and their vicinity is constantly exposed to danger from eruptions and earthquakes. Q.exports iron, steel, indigo, . Pop. 76,000. [s. 749]