Ecuador Civil Registration

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Offices to Contact
Records of births, marriages and deaths are at the civil registration office in each municipality.

Copies are in Quito at the:

Direccion Genereal del Registro Civil, Edificio San Agustin, Mejia y Guayaquil Address: Av. Amazonas N37-61 y Naciones Unidas (Av. Amazonas N37-61 and United Nations) Postal Code: 170507 / Quito - Ecuador Telephone: +593 2 3731 110 Telephone: (593)(2)381 42 90 Website

Historical Background
Civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths began in 1900.

Services provided by the Civil Registry to Ecuadorians:


 * Birth registration
 * Death registration
 * Marriage registration
 * Acknowledgments of father or mother to the child
 * Certificates of birth, marriage, and death
 * Annulments
 * Registry of judicial sentences (divorces, dissolution of the conjugal union), etc.
 * Identity cards for Ecuadorians and strangers
 * Burial Certificates
 * Name changes

Coverage and Compliance
For children under 5 years of age, about 16% of children of African descent have not been registered. The national average is 9.9%.

Information Recorded in the Records
Birth records:
 * Name of the civil parish
 * City, canton and province
 * Date of registration
 * Child's name
 * Address where the birth occurred
 * Date of birth
 * Information about parents includes: -names -ages -marriage status -nationality -residence -father's occupation and sometimes mother's occupation
 * Names of witnesses with ages and residences

Note: In Quito between 1935-1965, separate books were kept for child recognitions, legitimations, and adoptions. In other areas and in Quito between 1901-1934 and 1966 to the present, annotations were made in the margins of the birth registers for the procedures already noted.

Marriage records:


 * Name of the civil parish
 * City, canton, and province of marriage
 * Date
 * Information of bride and groom includes: -Age -Previous marriage status -Origen -Nationality -Residence -Profession
 * Names of parents -Their marriage status -Nationality -Residence

Note: In Quito between 1935-1965, separate books were kept for divorces. In other areas and in Quito between 1901-1934 and 1966 to the present, annotations were made in the margins of the marriage registers for the procedures already noted.

Death records:


 * Name of civil parish
 * City, canton, and province where death occurred
 * Date of registration
 * Name of deceased
 * Place of death
 * Date
 * Age
 * Cause of death
 * Nationality
 * Profession
 * Names of parents or spouse -Age -Marriage status -Occupation of father