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| subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Ecuador|Province]]
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| subdivision_type2 = [[Cantons of Ecuador|Canton]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Quito Canton|Metropolitan District of Quito]]
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By the 20th century, many prominent historians who began more academic studies, doubted the account of the Quitu-Cara kingdom. They think it was a legendary pre-Hispanic account of the highlands.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rostworowski |first=María |title=History of the Inca Realm |publisher=Cambridge University Press |translator-last=Iceland |translator-first=Harry B.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Porras Barrenechea |first=Raúl |title=Los cronistas del Perú}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=González Suárez |first=Federico |title=Historia General del Ecuador}}</ref>
These days most historians deny the existence of the kingdom of Quito in favor of a more fragmented region. The Quitu ruled over Quito at the time of the Inca invasion by [[Topa Inca Yupanqui]] under the reign of his father.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Cabello de Balboa |first=Miguel |title=Miscelánea antártica}}</ref> In the early 21st century, there were spectacular new finds of 20-meter deep tombs in the La Florida neighborhood of Quito. Dating to AD 800, they provide evidence of the high quality of craftsmanship among the Quitu, and of the elaborate and complex character of their funerary rites. In 2010, the Museo de Sitio La Florida opened to preserve some of the artifacts from the tombs and explain this complex culture.<ref name="tumbas">{{Cite web |url=http://www.eltiempo.com.ec/noticias-cuenca/50199-tumbas-de-los-quitus-dejan-al-descubierto-una-cultura-brillante/ |title=El Telégrafo}}</ref>
===Colonial period===
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[[Inca]]n uprising against the [[colonization of the Americas|Spanish]] continued during 1534. The [[conquistador]] [[Diego de Almagro]] founded Santiago de Quito (in present-day Colta, near [[Riobamba]]) on 15 August 1534, renamed as San Francisco de Quito on 28 August 1534. The city was later refounded at its present location on 6 December 1534 by 204 settlers led by [[Sebastián de Benalcázar]], who captured leader [[Rumiñahui (Inca warrior)|Rumiñahui]], effectively ending all organized resistance.<ref>{{cite web |title=City |publisher=Quito Distrito Metropolitano |url=http://www.quito.gob.ec/ciudad/c_ciudad2.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013212725/http://www.quito.gob.ec/ciudad/c_ciudad2.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 October 2017 |access-date=2 August 2008 |language=es}}</ref> Rumiñahui was executed on 10 January 1535.
On 28 March 1541, Quito was declared a city
[[File:Plano de la Ciudad de Quito hacia 1805. Atribuído a Juan Pío Montúfar..JPG|thumb|Map of the city of Quito dated 1805. Made by Juan Pío Montúfar, 2nd Marquis of Selva Alegre and president of the Junta Soberana de Quito of 1809.]]
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===Republican Ecuador===
In 1833, members of the Society of Free Inhabitants of Quito were assassinated by the government after they conspired against it. On 6 March 1845, the [[Marcist Revolution]] began. In 1875 the country's president, [[Gabriel García Moreno]], was assassinated in Quito. Two years later, in 1877, Archbishop [[José Ignacio Checa y Barba]] was killed by poison while celebrating Mass in Quito.{{Citation needed|date=March 2010}}
In 1882, insurgents rose up against the regime of dictator [[Ignacio de Veintimilla]]. However, this did not end the violence that was occurring throughout the country. On 9 July 1883, the liberal commander [[Eloy Alfaro]] participated in the [[Battle of Guayaquil]], and after further conflict he became the president of Ecuador on 4 September 1895. Upon completing his second term in 1911, he moved to Europe. He returned to Ecuador in 1912 and attempted to return to power unsuccessfully; he was arrested on 28 January 1912, and imprisoned, then lynched by a [[Gang|mob]] that stormed the prison. His body was dragged through the streets of Quito to a city park, where it was burned.{{Citation needed|date=March 2010}}
In 1932, the [[Ecuadorian Civil War of 1932|Four Days' War]] broke out. This was a civil war that followed the election of [[Neptalí Bonifaz]] and the subsequent realization that he carried a Peruvian passport. On 12 February 1949, a realistic broadcast of [[H. G. Wells]]' novel ''[[The War of the Worlds (novel)|The War of the Worlds]]'' led to citywide panic, and the deaths of more than twenty people who died in fires set by mobs.<ref>{{cite book |first=Robert J. |last=Brown |title=Manipulating the Ether |pages=251–252 |publisher=McFarland |year=2004 |isbn=0-7864-2066-9}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Episode 200: We Interrupt This Program (11.4.2022) |website=Criminal |date=4 November 2022 |url=https://thisiscriminal.com/episode-200-we-interrupt-this-program-11-4-2022/ |access-date=22 November 2022}}</ref>
===21st century===
In 2011, the city's population was 2,239,191 people. Since 2002, the city has been renewing its historic center. The old airport, built on filling in a lagoon, was closed to air traffic on 19 February 2013. The area was redeveloped as the ''"Parque Bicentenario"'' (Bicentenary Park). The new [[Mariscal Sucre International Airport]], 45 minutes from central Quito, opened to air traffic on 20 February 2013.
During 2003 and 2004, the bus lines of the Metrobus (Ecovia) were constructed, traversing the city from the north to the south.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} Many avenues and roads were extended and enlarged, depressed passages were constructed, and roads were restructured geometrically to increase the flow of traffic. A [[Quito Metro|new subway system]] was opened with one line on 1 December 2023.
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The southern part of Quito has a [[subtropical highland climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cfb''), while the northern part has a [[warm-summer mediterranean climate]] (Köppen climate classification ''Csb''). Because of its altitude and location on the equator, Quito has a fairly constant cool climate. The average afternoon maximum temperature is {{cvt|21.4|C}}, and the average night-time minimum temperature is {{cvt|9.8|C}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Weather |publisher=Sitio Oficial Turístico de Quito |url=http://www.quito.com.ec/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=173&Itemid=340 |access-date=2 August 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719134200/http://www.quito.com.ec/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=173&Itemid=340 |archive-date=19 July 2011}}</ref> The annual average temperature is {{cvt|15.6|C}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Average weather for Quito |publisher=The Weather Channel |url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/ECXX0008? |access-date=2 August 2008}}</ref> The city has only two seasons: dry and wet. The dry season, June through August (3 months), is referred to as summer; the [[wet season]], September through May (9 months), is referred to as winter. Annual precipitation, depending on location, is over {{cvt|1000|mm|in}}.
Due to its altitude, Quito receives some of the greatest solar radiation in the world, sometimes reaching a [[ultraviolet index|UV Index]] of 24 by solar noon under clear skies.<ref>{{cite web |title=Radiación UV nociva en Guayaquil y Quito |url=http://www.eluniverso.com/2008/10/23/0001/18/25F275D42FDE4AC9AE4AA40D9DC3CFE3.html |website=www.eluniverso.com |date=23 October 2008 |publisher=El gran Guayaquil |access-date=29 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Alertan sobre rayos UV en Quito |url=http://www.metroecuador.com.ec/1532-alertan-sobre-rayos-uv-en-quito.html |website=www.metroecuador.com |publisher=Metro Ecuador |access-date=29 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006162217/http://www.metroecuador.com.ec/1532-alertan-sobre-rayos-uv-en-quito.html |archive-date=6 October 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
The fact that Quito lies almost on the equator means that high pressure systems are extremely rare. Pressure is stable, so very low pressure systems are also rare. From 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011 the lowest pressure recorded was {{cvt|998.2|hPa|inHg}}, and the highest was {{cvt|1015.2|hPa|inHg}}. Despite the absence of high pressure, Quito can still experience settled weather. Generally, the highest pressure is around midnight and the lowest in the mid-afternoon.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=IPICHINC3#history/ |title=Yanahuaico Weather – Personal Weather Station: IPICHINC3 by Wunderground.com – Weather Underground |work=wunderground.com}}</ref>
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The [[MetrobusQ]] network, also known as "Red Integrada de Transporte Público", is the [[bus rapid transit]] system running in Quito, and it goes through the city from south to north. It's divided into three sections—the green line ([[Quito trolleybus system|the central trolleybus]], known as ''El Trole''), the red line (the north-east [[Ecovía]]), and the blue line (the north-west Central Corridor). In addition to the [[bus rapid transit]] system, there are many bus companies running in the city. The buses have both a name and a number, and they have a fixed route. Taxi cabs are all yellow, and they have meters that show the fare. There are nearly 8,800 registered [[taxicab]]s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sistema Convencional de Transporte |publisher=Metrobús Quito |url=http://www.innovar-uio.com/innovar/images/stories/docs/basesmetro.pdf |access-date=4 August 2008 |language=es |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080910165611/http://www.innovar-uio.com/innovar/images/stories/docs/basesmetro.pdf |archive-date=10 September 2008}}</ref>
In August 2012, the [[Municipality of Quito]] government established a municipal [[bicycle sharing system]] called Bici Q.<ref>{{cite web |title=BiciQ Bicicleta Pública |publisher=BiciQ |language=es |url=http://www.biciq.gob.ec/web/ |access-date=13 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130918014850/http://www.biciq.gob.ec/web/ |archive-date=18 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bici Q: 1.078 carnetizados |newspaper=La Hora – Nacional |location=Quito, Ecuador |language=es |publisher=La Hora |date=31 August 2012 |url=http://www.lahora.com.ec/index.php/noticias/show/1101385976#.UjNUTsaccrl |access-date=13 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=La bici pública rodará desde el martes |newspaper=El Comercio.com |location=Quito |language=es |publisher=Grupo El Comercio |date=27 July 2012 |url=http://www.elcomercio.com/quito/bici-publica-rodara-martes_0_743925688.html |access-date=13 September 2013 |archive-date=28 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728160027/http://www.elcomercio.com/quito/bici-publica-rodara-martes_0_743925688.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>
In March 2023, a new bicycle sharing system was established in order to promote the bicycle as a sustainable, healthy and fast mean of transport. With this service, the objective is to reduce mobilization times, air pollution and improve the quality of life of the citizens.<ref>{{cite web |title=SBP Quito |url=https://www.sbpquito.com/ |language=es |access-date=20 October 2023}}</ref>
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File:Antiguo Hospital Militar (Centro Histórico, Quito) pic a05.JPG|Antiguo Hospital Militar (Centro Histórico, Quito)
File:Quito, Ecuador - Michael Shade.jpeg|View of Quito from Basílica del Voto Nacional
File:Cementerio de San Diego, Quito, Ecuador, 2015-07-22, DD 59.JPG|Cemetery of San Diego, Quito
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===Plaza Foch (La Zona)===
[[File:Plazafoch.jpg|thumb|Plaza Foch]]
This area is considered to be the [[Zona Rosa|''zona rosa'']] of the city. It hosts various night clubs and bars, and has a great night vibe, complete with street vendors selling gum, cigarettes and other small items. Plaza Foch is heavily frequented from Thursday to Saturday, and draws tourists from all over the world. For this reason, prices for liquor, beer and food are expensive compared to other places in Quito. Due to its small driveways and big sidewalks, it's mostly a pedestrian area.
===Parks===
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