Cemetery #185044
Guayaquil General Cemetery
Local name: Cementerio General de Guayaquil
Also known as Cementerio de los Extranjeros de Guayaquil · Patrimonial Cemetery Of The Charity Board Of Guayaquil (General Cemetery) · Cementerio De Los Extranjeros De Guayaquil Foreigners' Cemetery Of Guayaquil · Puerta 6 Cementerio General de Guayaquil (patrimonial)
0
documented records
≈ 2,700–5,400
approx. capacity (graves)
0.134 km²
cemetery area
Oct 18, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
The General Cemetery, also called the Cementerio Patrimonial, is the oldest cemetery in Guayaquil and was declared part of Ecuador's cultural heritage in 2003. It officially opened in 1823 and was designed by Juan Francisco Ycaza. It is run by the Junta de Beneficencia de Guayaquil. Call +593 4-229-3849 to speak to the cemetery, or look at cementeriopatrimonial.org.ec for more.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 2.182490° S, 79.886380° W Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Duran General Cemetery 5.5 km away · Durán Canton
- Angel de M. Canales Suburb Cemetery, Guayaquil 7.0 km away · Guayaquil
- Jardines de la Esperanza 7.0 km away · Guayaquil
- Guayaquil General Cemetery 7.5 km away · Guayaquil
- Campo Santo Parque de la Paz 7.6 km away · Durán Canton
- El Fortín Peace Park Cemetery 11 km away · Guayaquil
- Pascuales Parque de la Paz Cemetery 13 km away · Guayaquil
- Monte Sinai Cemetery (coming soon) 15 km away · Cooperativa El Aguila
- Parque de la Paz Cemetery, Guayaquil 15 km away · Guayaquil
- Los Lojas Cemetery 20 km away · Los Lojas
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How big is Guayaquil General Cemetery?
Guayaquil General Cemetery covers about 13.4 hectares (134,000 m²), about the size of 19 soccer fields. It is the 3rd largest of the 52 cemeteries we list in Guayas.