# San Gerardo Parish, Girón Canton, Azuay Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/azuay/giron/san-gerardo/ Parish · Girón Canton # San Gerardo San Gerardo is a parish of Ecuador in Girón Canton, Azuay Province. It covers **49.5 km²**. 15 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 49.5km² - 1mapped service - 2,652 mtypical elevation ## Where is San Gerardo? San Gerardo lies in [Girón Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/azuay/giron/), [Azuay Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/azuay/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 4 other parishes: [Chumblín](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/azuay/san-fernando/chumblin/), [Girón](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/azuay/giron/giron/), [San Fernando](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/azuay/san-fernando/san-fernando/) and [Victoria del Portete](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/azuay/cuenca/victoria-del-portete/). By area it is the 805th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 14.5% of [Girón Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/azuay/giron/). The centre of San Gerardo is about 330 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 8.3 km from Girón, the main town of Girón Canton. The centre point is at 3.1200° S, 79.2109° W. Source: [INEC - Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-ecu). ## Things to see in and around San Gerardo ### Nearby, outside San Gerardo - Cascada de El Chorro · viewpoint, Girón5.2 km - Cascada · viewpoint, Girón5.2 km - Parador de Cascada de El Chorro · viewpoint, Girón5.2 km - Museo de la Defensa "Casa de los Tratados" · museum, Girón8.2 km - Area Nacional de Recreación Quimsacocha · nature reserve, Tarqui11 km - Rumiloma · viewpoint, La Asunción12 km - Cochaloma · viewpoint, La Asunción13 km - Ingreso a Santo Tomás · city gate, Victoria del Portete14 km - Reserva Jocotoco - Yungilla · nature reserve, Abdón Calderón14 km - Reserva Jocotoco - Yungilla · nature reserve, Abdón Calderón14 km - Area Protegida Can Can - Sigsihuayco · nature reserve, Baños15 km - Concesio Shyris/n · attraction, San Salvador de Cañaribamba15 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: San Gerardo - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Guayaquil - CurrencyDollar (USD) - Country calling code+593 - LanguagesSpanish - Plug typesType A, B · 120 V - Driving sideRight - Postcode format6 digits (######) ### Nearest airports - Mariscal Lamar Airport (CUE) · Cuenca36 km - Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International Airport (ETR) · Santa Rosa94 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:02) and shortest in Jun (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:18, sunset around 18:15). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](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 San Gerardo Open gazetteers list **15 villages, towns and localities** in San Gerardo. Settlements here lie between about 2,521 m and 3,116 m above sea level (median 2,652 m). - Bestión - Corral Guayco - Cristal - Cristal de Aquarongos - Cuchiloma - Curiloma - Ducoguayco - Hacienda Cristal - Marambote - Moras - San Martín - San Martín Chico - San Martín Grande - Santa Ana - Shishi 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 San Gerardo Named natural and historic features inside San Gerardo, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Huagualyacu - Río Cristal ### Hills and mountains 3 mountains. - Cerro Cardón · 3,033 m - Cerro de Gradas · 3,033 m - Cerro Eraloma · 2,724 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 San Gerardo and the best time to visit Using the climate of Girón Canton, the warmest month is Sep (average 14 °C) and the coolest is Jun (13 °C), after allowing for this place being about 434 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 675 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (136 mm) and the driest Aug (17 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to February**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 14 78 Feb 14 114 Mar 14 136 Apr 14 85 May 14 48 Jun 13 32 Jul 13 21 Aug 14 17 Sep 14 20 Oct 14 37 Nov 14 43 Dec 14 44 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from San Gerardo Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital CETAD La Hacienda · San Gerardo 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.13721&mlon=-79.19739#map=17/-3.13721/-79.19739) Bank Cooperativa Señor de Girón · San Fernando 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.14641&mlon=-79.25241#map=17/-3.14641/-79.25241) ATM Cajero Cooperativa CREA deposito y retiro · Tarqui 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.02228&mlon=-79.03891#map=17/-3.02228/-79.03891) Petrol pump Primax Giron · Girón 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.15480&mlon=-79.14697#map=17/-3.15480/-79.14697) Hotel Hacienda Turistica Intihuatana · San Fernando 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.15606&mlon=-79.26215#map=17/-3.15606/-79.26215) Mall Comercial Mendoza · Abdón Calderón 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.26487&mlon=-79.27095#map=17/-3.26487/-79.27095) School Escuela Victor A Torres · Chumblín 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.13084&mlon=-79.24090#map=17/-3.13084/-79.24090) College Granja Irquis Universidad de Cuenca · Victoria del Portete 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.08003&mlon=-79.07538#map=17/-3.08003/-79.07538) Police station Jefatura de Policía del Cantón Girón · Girón 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.15056&mlon=-79.14073#map=17/-3.15056/-79.14073) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in San Gerardo Places mapped inside San Gerardo in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other parishes in Girón Canton - Girón - La Asunción ## Quick answers - Where is San Gerardo?In Girón Canton, Azuay Province, Ecuador - What borders San Gerardo?Chumblín, Girón, San Fernando and Victoria del Portete - What is there to see in San Gerardo?Cascada de El Chorro, Cascada, Parador de Cascada de El Chorro, Museo de la Defensa "Casa de los Tratados" - What time zone is San Gerardo in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in San Gerardo?Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in San Gerardo?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in San Gerardo?15 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of San Gerardo?Settlements lie between 2,521 m and 3,116 m - What is the highest point in San Gerardo?Cerro Cardón (3,033 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit San Gerardo?April to February - Where is the nearest hospital to San Gerardo?CETAD La Hacienda, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to San Gerardo?Cooperativa Señor de Girón, about 5.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to San Gerardo?Cajero Cooperativa CREA deposito y retiro, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Gerardo?Primax Giron, about 8.1 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in San Gerardo?1 mapped - What is the P-code of San Gerardo?EC010252 (OCHA common operational dataset)