# Piartal Parish, Montúfar Canton, Carchi Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/montufar/piartal/

Parish · Montúfar Canton 

# Piartal

Piartal is a parish of Ecuador in Montúfar Canton, Carchi Province. It covers **18.6 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 18.6km²
- 6mapped services
- 3,058 mtypical elevation

## Where is Piartal?

Piartal lies in [Montúfar Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/montufar/), [Carchi Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 4 other parishes: [Cristóbal Colón](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/montufar/cristobal-colon/), [El Playón de San Francisco](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/sucumbios/el-playon-de-san-francisco/), [Fernández Salvador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/montufar/fernandez-salvador/) and [San Gabriel](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/montufar/san-gabriel/). By area it is the 962nd largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 4.9% of [Montúfar Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/montufar/). The centre of Piartal is about 122 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 9.8 km from San Gabriel, the main town of Montúfar Canton. The centre point is at 0.5498° N, 77.7538° 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 Piartal

### Nearby, outside Piartal

- Reserva Biológica Guanderas · nature reserve, Mariscal Sucre7.9 km
- Pilar de Athal · attraction, San Gabriel8.2 km
- Ruta de las Abejas · attraction, San Gabriel8.4 km
- El Caracol · attraction, La Paz8.8 km
- Avión T-33 del Escuadrón de Tiburones · monument, San Gabriel9.1 km
- Cascada de Guadir · waterfall, Chitán de Navarrete10 km
- Hombre Desnudo · monument, San Gabriel11 km
- Museo Arqueológico · museum, Huaca11 km
- Gruta de La Paz · ruins, La Paz11 km
- Virgen · monument, La Paz13 km
- Casacada de Paluz · waterfall, San Gabriel13 km
- Cascada Yamorral · waterfall, Huaca14 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: Piartal

- 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

- Lieutenant Colonel Luis A. Mantilla International Airport (TUA) · Tulcán29 km
- San Luis Airport (IPI) · Ipiales36 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:06) and shortest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:03, sunset around 18:08).

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 Piartal

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Piartal. Settlements here lie between about 2,883 m and 3,106 m above sea level (median 3,058 m).

- El Rosal
- Las Lajas
- Piartal
- San Pedro Alto
- San Pedro 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 Piartal

Named natural and historic features inside Piartal, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Río Minas

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 Piartal and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Montúfar Canton, the warmest month is Nov (average 15 °C) and the coolest is Jul (13 °C). About 1,188 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (136 mm) and the driest Aug (50 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to February and May to October**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 15 95 

Feb 15 97 

Mar 15 122 

Apr 15 135 

May 15 115 

Jun 13 90 

Jul 13 68 

Aug 14 50 

Sep 15 59 

Oct 15 106 

Nov 15 136 

Dec 15 116 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Piartal

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Subcentro de Salud · Piartal 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.56691&mlon=-77.77131#map=17/0.56691/-77.77131) 

Bank Coop. de Ahorro y Crédito "San Gabriel" Ltda. · Huaca 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.63416&mlon=-77.72500#map=17/0.63416/-77.72500) 

ATM mi vecino · Bolívar 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.50480&mlon=-77.90457#map=17/0.50480/-77.90457) 

Petrol pump Estación de Servicios Santa Rosa · Cristóbal Colón 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.60321&mlon=-77.81386#map=17/0.60321/-77.81386) 

Hotel Hostal Gabrielita · San Gabriel 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.59613&mlon=-77.83242#map=17/0.59613/-77.83242) 

Mall Centro Comercial Plaza Montúfar · San Gabriel 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.59772&mlon=-77.83157#map=17/0.59772/-77.83157) 

School Diego de Almagro · Piartal 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.55205&mlon=-77.76295#map=17/0.55205/-77.76295) 

College Unidad Educativa Jorge Martinez Acosta · San Gabriel 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.60101&mlon=-77.81635#map=17/0.60101/-77.81635) 

Police station Policia Cominitaria · Piartal 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.56678&mlon=-77.77094#map=17/0.56678/-77.77094) 

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 Piartal

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

- Hospitals2
- Schools3
- 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 Montúfar Canton

- Chitán de Navarrete
- Cristóbal Colón
- Fernández Salvador
- La Paz
- San Gabriel

## Quick answers

- Where is Piartal?In Montúfar Canton, Carchi Province, Ecuador
- What borders Piartal?Cristóbal Colón, El Playón de San Francisco, Fernández Salvador and San Gabriel
- What is there to see in Piartal?Reserva Biológica Guanderas, Pilar de Athal, Ruta de las Abejas, El Caracol
- What time zone is Piartal in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Piartal?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Piartal?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Piartal?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Piartal?Settlements lie between 2,883 m and 3,106 m
- What is the best time to visit Piartal?December to February and May to October
- Where is the nearest hospital to Piartal?Subcentro de Salud, about 2.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Piartal?Coop. de Ahorro y Crédito "San Gabriel" Ltda., about 9.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Piartal?mi vecino, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Piartal?Estación de Servicios Santa Rosa, about 8.9 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Piartal?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Piartal?EC040555 (OCHA common operational dataset)