# Balsapamba Parish, San Miguel Canton, Bolívar Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/bolivar/san-miguel/balsapamba/

Parish · San Miguel Canton 

# Balsapamba

Balsapamba is a parish of Ecuador in San Miguel Canton, Bolívar Province. It covers **114.1 km²**. 16 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 12 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 114km²
- 12mapped services
- 772 mtypical elevation

## Where is Balsapamba?

Balsapamba lies in [San Miguel Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/bolivar/san-miguel/), [Bolívar Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/bolivar/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 7 other parishes: [Bilován](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/bolivar/san-miguel/bilovan/), [La Esmeralda](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/los-rios/montalvo/la-esmeralda/), [La Magdalena](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/bolivar/chimbo/la-magdalena/), [Montalvo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/los-rios/montalvo/montalvo/), [San Miguel](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/bolivar/san-miguel/san-miguel/), [San Pablo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/bolivar/san-miguel/san-pablo/) and [Telimbela](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/bolivar/chimbo/telimbela/). By area it is the 534th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 19.4% of [San Miguel Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/bolivar/san-miguel/). The centre of Balsapamba is about 183 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. The centre point is at 1.7499° S, 79.1558° 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 Balsapamba

OpenStreetMap lists 5 named sights in Balsapamba: 2 viewpoints; 1 memorial; 1 theme park; 1 attraction.

- Entrada Caminata Ecológica · viewpoint
- Yagui Urco · viewpoint
- Cascada Angas · attraction
- Monumento Eloy Alfaro · memorial
- Parque Balsapamba · theme park

### Nearby, outside Balsapamba

- Cascada · viewpoint, Bilován6.2 km
- Monumento Camino Real · memorial, Bilován8.1 km
- Virgen de la Consolación · monument, Bilován8.6 km
- Mirador Cochabamba · viewpoint, La Magdalena8.7 km
- Cascada de Cachari · attraction, Bilován10 km
- Hacienda San Carlos · attraction, Bilován11 km
- Bosque los Arrayanes · nature reserve, Bilován12 km
- Banderas · memorial, San Miguel13 km
- Monumento El Labrador · monument, San Miguel13 km
- Monumento a la Madre · monument, San Miguel14 km
- Virgen "Guayco" · monument, La Magdalena14 km
- Mirador Cumbe · viewpoint, Caluma15 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: Balsapamba

- 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

- José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) · Guayaquil93 km
- Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) · Latacunga111 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:05) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:16, 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 Balsapamba

Open gazetteers list **16 villages, towns and localities** in Balsapamba.

- Balsapamba
- Balzapamba
- Chaupiacu
- Chiriacu
- Copalillo
- El Salto
- Guarumal
- Huilloloma
- Juana de Oro
- La Plancha
- La Seiba
- La Variante
- Las Juntas
- San Cristóbal
- Santa Lucía
- Tamboloma

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).

## Weather in Balsapamba and the best time to visit

Using the climate of San Miguel Canton, the warmest month is Sep (average 36 °C) and the coolest is Mar (34 °C), after allowing for this place being about 1,835 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 912 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (197 mm) and the driest Sep (16 mm). No month is both mild and dry, so plan around the rains.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
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- Nov
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 35 122 

Feb 35 195 

Mar 34 197 

Apr 35 138 

May 35 63 

Jun 35 33 

Jul 35 20 

Aug 36 18 

Sep 36 16 

Oct 35 30 

Nov 35 34 

Dec 35 46 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Balsapamba

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Subcentro de Salud de Bilován · Bilován 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.80572&mlon=-79.10160#map=17/-1.80572/-79.10160) 

Bank CYBER PAYTHOM SYSTEMS · San Miguel 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.70817&mlon=-79.04529#map=17/-1.70817/-79.04529) 

ATM Pichincha Bank · Guaranda 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.59476&mlon=-79.00098#map=17/-1.59476/-79.00098) 

Petrol pump Estación de Servicio Camacho · Balsapamba 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.76834&mlon=-79.19221#map=17/-1.76834/-79.19221) 

Hotel Hotel Balsapamba · Balsapamba 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.76704&mlon=-79.18332#map=17/-1.76704/-79.18332) 

Mall Centro Comercial San Miguel · San Miguel 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.70958&mlon=-79.04896#map=17/-1.70958/-79.04896) 

School Colegio 8 de Noviembre · Balsapamba 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.76500&mlon=-79.17411#map=17/-1.76500/-79.17411) 

College INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO SUPERIOR AGUIRRE ABAD · Montalvo 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.76562&mlon=-79.25632#map=17/-1.76562/-79.25632) 

Police station Destacammento Policía Balsapamba · Balsapamba 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.76757&mlon=-79.18809#map=17/-1.76757/-79.18809) 

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 Balsapamba

Places mapped inside Balsapamba in open map data, by type.

- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels2
- Schools3
- Restaurants5
- Police stations1

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 San Miguel Canton

- Bilován
- Régulo de Mora
- San Miguel
- San Pablo
- San Vicente
- Santiago

## Quick answers

- Where is Balsapamba?In San Miguel Canton, Bolívar Province, Ecuador
- What borders Balsapamba?Bilován, La Esmeralda, La Magdalena, Montalvo, San Miguel, San Pablo and Telimbela
- What is there to see in Balsapamba?Cascada Angas, Entrada Caminata Ecológica, Monumento Eloy Alfaro, Parque Balsapamba
- What time zone is Balsapamba in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Balsapamba?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Balsapamba?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Balsapamba?16 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Balsapamba?Subcentro de Salud de Bilován, about 8.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Balsapamba?CYBER PAYTHOM SYSTEMS, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Balsapamba?Pichincha Bank, about 24 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Balsapamba?Estación de Servicio Camacho, about 4.5 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Balsapamba?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Balsapamba?EC020551 (OCHA common operational dataset)