# Santa Fe Parish, Guaranda Canton, Bolívar Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/bolivar/guaranda/santa-fe/ Parish · Guaranda Canton # Santa Fe Santa Fe is a parish of Ecuador in Guaranda Canton, Bolívar Province. It covers **26.0 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 11 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 26.0km² - 11mapped services - 2,900 mtypical elevation ## Where is Santa Fe? Santa Fe lies in [Guaranda Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/bolivar/guaranda/), [Bolívar Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/bolivar/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 5 other parishes: [Asunción](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/bolivar/chimbo/asuncion/), [Guaranda](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/bolivar/guaranda/guaranda/), [Julio E. Moreno](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/bolivar/guaranda/julio-e-moreno/), [San José de Chimbo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/bolivar/chimbo/san-jose-de-chimbo/) and [San Simón](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/bolivar/guaranda/san-simon/). By area it is the 922nd largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 1.4% of [Guaranda Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/bolivar/guaranda/). The centre of Santa Fe is about 164 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 4.8 km from Guaranda, the main town of Guaranda Canton. The centre point is at 1.6182° S, 79.0327° 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 Santa Fe OpenStreetMap lists 3 named sights in Santa Fe: 3 monuments. - Escenario · monument - Jesus del Gran Poder · monument - Tres Cruces · monument ### Nearby, outside Santa Fe - Museo del Carnaval (La Guitarra) · museum, Guaranda3.7 km - Avión · monument, Guaranda4.0 km - Indio Guaranga · monument, Guaranda4.4 km - Museo del Indio Guaranga · museum, Guaranda4.4 km - Monumento a Simón Bolívar · monument, Guaranda4.5 km - Fundación Cambio por su Cambio · attraction, San Simón4.8 km - La Cocha · attraction, San Simón4.9 km - Monumento a la Paz · monument, Guaranda5.4 km - Taita Carnaval · monument, Guaranda5.7 km - El Cortijo · viewpoint, Guaranda5.8 km - Monumento a Bolívar · memorial, Guaranda5.9 km - Monumento al Chagra · memorial, Guaranda6.2 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: Santa Fe - 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 - Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) · Latacunga92 km - José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) · Guayaquil112 km ### Nearest railway station Luisa (Calpi), about 32 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:04) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:15, sunset around 18:17). 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 Santa Fe Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Santa Fe. Settlements here lie between about 2,600 m and 3,100 m above sea level (median 2,900 m). - Comunidad Chagcha - Comunidad Illapa - Comunidad Verde Pamba - Curgua - Las Palmas - Recinto Pianda Alto - Recinto Pianda Bajo - Recinto Shunguna - Santa Fe - Santa Fé - Tuso Bajo 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 Santa Fe Named natural and historic features inside Santa Fe, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Río Salinas 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 Santa Fe and the best time to visit Using the climate of Guaranda Canton, the warmest month is Feb (average 13 °C) and the coolest is Jul (11 °C), after allowing for this place being about 178 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,398 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (162 mm) and the driest Sep (67 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **June to December**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 13 124 Feb 13 146 Mar 13 162 Apr 13 162 May 12 129 Jun 11 111 Jul 11 89 Aug 11 75 Sep 12 67 Oct 13 109 Nov 13 113 Dec 13 113 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Santa Fe Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de Salud (Area de Salud 1) · Guaranda 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.59550&mlon=-79.00368#map=17/-1.59550/-79.00368) Bank Bancodesarrollo · Guaranda 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.59883&mlon=-78.99951#map=17/-1.59883/-78.99951) ATM Pichincha Bank · Guaranda 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.59476&mlon=-79.00098#map=17/-1.59476/-79.00098) Petrol pump Gasolinera Vieja · Santa Fe 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.62236&mlon=-79.00783#map=17/-1.62236/-79.00783) Hotel La Rústica · Guaranda 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.60231&mlon=-79.00395#map=17/-1.60231/-79.00395) Mall Lizano Market Gda · Guaranda 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.59561&mlon=-79.00112#map=17/-1.59561/-79.00112) School Escuela Dolores Poveda · Santa Fe 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.61337&mlon=-79.02987#map=17/-1.61337/-79.02987) College INSTITUTO TEGNOLÓGICO SUPERIOR GUARANDA · Guaranda 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.60150&mlon=-79.00199#map=17/-1.60150/-79.00199) Police station Cenamyp Guaranda · Guaranda 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.59655&mlon=-79.00469#map=17/-1.59655/-79.00469) 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 Santa Fe Places mapped inside Santa Fe in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps2 - Schools7 - Restaurants2 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 Guaranda Canton - Facundo Vela - Guaranda - Julio E. Moreno - Salinas - San Lorenzo - San Luis de Pambil - San Simón - Simiátug ## Quick answers - Where is Santa Fe?In Guaranda Canton, Bolívar Province, Ecuador - What borders Santa Fe?Asunción, Guaranda, Julio E. Moreno, San José de Chimbo and San Simón - What is there to see in Santa Fe?Escenario, Jesus del Gran Poder, Tres Cruces - What time zone is Santa Fe in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Santa Fe?Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in Santa Fe?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Santa Fe?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Santa Fe?Settlements lie between 2,600 m and 3,100 m - What is the best time to visit Santa Fe?June to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Santa Fe?Centro de Salud (Area de Salud 1), about 4.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Santa Fe?Bancodesarrollo, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Santa Fe?Pichincha Bank, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Santa Fe?Gasolinera Vieja, about 2.8 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Santa Fe?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Santa Fe?EC020158 (OCHA common operational dataset)