# Guayabo Municipal district, Comendador, Elías Piña Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/el-valle/elias-pina/comendador/guayabo/ Municipal district · Comendador # Guayabo Guayabo is a municipal district or municipal seat of Dominican Republic in Comendador, Elías Piña Province, El Valle Region. It covers **28.1 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 28.1km² - 478 mtypical elevation ## Where is Guayabo? Guayabo lies in [Comendador](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/el-valle/elias-pina/comendador/), [Elías Piña Province](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/el-valle/elias-pina/), [El Valle Region](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/el-valle/), [Dominican Republic](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/). It borders 3 other municipal districts: [Comendador](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/el-valle/elias-pina/comendador/comendador/), [El Llano](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/el-valle/elias-pina/el-llano/el-llano/) and [Guanito](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/el-valle/elias-pina/el-llano/guanito/). By area it is the 333rd largest of 386 municipal districts in Dominican Republic. It covers 11.0% of [Comendador](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/el-valle/elias-pina/comendador/). The centre of Guayabo is about 194 km in a straight line from Santo Domingo, the capital. It is about 3.7 km from Comendador, the main town of Comendador. The centre point is at 18.8483° N, 71.6860° W. Source: [Oficina Nacional de Estadística via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-dom). ## Things to see in and around Guayabo ### Nearby, outside Guayabo - Museo de La Frontera · museum, Comendador3.4 km - Obelisco de Elías Piña · monument, Comendador3.4 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Guayabo - Time zoneUTC−4, no daylight saving · America/Santo_Domingo - CurrencyPeso (DOP) - Country calling code+1-809 and 1-829 - LanguagesSpanish - Plug typesType A, B · 110 V - Driving sideRight - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Toussaint Louverture International Airport (PAP) · Port-au-Prince71 km - Maria Montez International Airport (BRX) · Barahona89 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 06:09) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 07:11, sunset around 18:12). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Guayabo Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Guayabo. Settlements here lie between about 385 m and 813 m above sea level (median 478 m). - Barrio Militar - El Guazumal - El Sobacón - El Sobacón Arriba - Guayabo - Isidro Martínez - La Meseta - Los Arroyos Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Guayabo Named natural and historic features inside Guayabo, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Loma de la Cabra · 747 m Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Guayabo and the best time to visit Using the climate of Elías Piña Province, the warmest month is Jul (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C). About 488 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (63 mm) and the driest Feb (18 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **August to June**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 23 25 Feb 24 18 Mar 25 28 Apr 26 37 May 26 57 Jun 27 35 Jul 28 32 Aug 28 54 Sep 27 43 Oct 26 63 Nov 24 63 Dec 23 32 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Guayabo Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Provincial Rosa Duarte · Comendador 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.87534&mlon=-71.69789#map=17/18.87534/-71.69789) Bank Banco Agricola · Hondo Valle 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.71543&mlon=-71.69399#map=17/18.71543/-71.69399) ATM BanReserva · Comendador 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.87641&mlon=-71.70254#map=17/18.87641/-71.70254) Petrol pump Ecopetróleo · Comendador 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.87463&mlon=-71.68609#map=17/18.87463/-71.68609) Hotel Chateau Del Mar · Las Matas de Farfán 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.80053&mlon=-71.56619#map=17/18.80053/-71.56619) Mall Reyes Comercial · Las Matas de Farfán 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.87370&mlon=-71.52094#map=17/18.87370/-71.52094) School Escuela Primaria Ana Patria Martínez · Comendador 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.87225&mlon=-71.70492#map=17/18.87225/-71.70492) College Centro Tecnológico Comunitario de Hondo Valle · Hondo Valle 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.71403&mlon=-71.69481#map=17/18.71403/-71.69481) Police station Policia Nacional Departamento Elias Pina · Comendador 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.87650&mlon=-71.70199#map=17/18.87650/-71.70199) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Other municipal districts in Comendador - Comendador - Sabana Larga ## Quick answers - Where is Guayabo?In Comendador, Elías Piña Province, El Valle Region, Dominican Republic - What borders Guayabo?Comendador, El Llano and Guanito - What is there to see in Guayabo?Museo de La Frontera, Obelisco de Elías Piña - What time zone is Guayabo in?UTC−4 - What currency is used in Guayabo?Peso (DOP) - What language is spoken in Guayabo?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Guayabo?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Guayabo?Settlements lie between 385 m and 813 m - What is the highest point in Guayabo?Loma de la Cabra (747 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Guayabo?August to June - Where is the nearest hospital to Guayabo?Hospital Provincial Rosa Duarte, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Guayabo?Banco Agricola, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Guayabo?BanReserva, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Guayabo?Ecopetróleo, about 2.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Guayabo?DO05010103 (OCHA common operational dataset)