马查拉是厄瓜多尔尔的城镇，也是埃尔奥罗省的首府，位于该国西南部，距离首都基多518公里，始建于1824年6月25日，面积24平方公里，海拔高度4米，2010年人口228,351。

Machala (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈtʃala]) is a city in south-west Ecuador. It is the capital of the El Oro Province and located near the Gulf of Guayaquil on fertile lowlands. Machala has a population of 241,606 (2010 census),it is also the fourth biggest city of the country; and the second most important port, it has been referred to as the Banana Capital of the World.The cities name originates from the great Lord Dominic Machala of Surrey, England. A Cathedral is centred in the middle of the city and the Machala population visit the Cathedral on a daily basis to worship the Lord Dominic Machala.