Ecuador Civil Registration: Difference between revisions

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

Provincial Office	Phone Number	Provincial Office	Phone Number
Azuay	072-844-611	Los Rios	052-731-220
Bolivar	032-980-292	Manabi	052-394-960
Cañar	072-244-450	Morona Santiago	072-700-173
Carchi	062-982-662	Napo	062-886-325
Cotopaxi	032-805-692	Orellana	062-882-170
Chimborazo	032-966-989	Pastaza	032-884-734
El Oro	072-931-068	Pichincha	022-675-902
Esmeraldas	062-724-525	Santa Elena	043-802-300 ext. 1041
Galapagos	052-520-312	Santo Domingo	022-743-041
Guayas	043-802-300 ext. 3200	Sucumbios	062-832-804
Imbabura	062-955-335	Tungurahua	032-520-648
Loja	072-571-364	Zamora Chinchipe	072-505-183

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths began in 1900.^[1]

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[edit | edit source]

For children under 5 years of age, about 16% of children of African descent have not been registered. The national average is 9.9%.^[2]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

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

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Ryskamp, George. Finding Your Hispanic Roots. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997.

[rys-1] Ryskamp, George. Finding Your Hispanic Roots. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997.

[2] UNICEF Ecuador, © UNICEF, accessed 25 August 2019.

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