# El Chical Parish, Tulcán Canton, Carchi Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/tulcan/el-chical/

Parish · Tulcán Canton 

# El Chical

El Chical is a parish of Ecuador in Tulcán Canton, Carchi Province. It covers **442.6 km²**. 22 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 443km²
- 2mapped services
- 1,316 mtypical elevation

## Where is El Chical?

El Chical lies in [Tulcán Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/tulcan/), [Carchi Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 4 other parishes: [El Goaltal](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/espejo/el-goaltal/), [Jijón y Caamaño](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/mira/jijon-y-caamano/), [Maldonado](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/tulcan/maldonado/) and [Tobar Donoso](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/tulcan/tobar-donoso/). By area it is the 134th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 24.4% of [Tulcán Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/tulcan/). The centre of El Chical is about 141 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 65 km from Tulcán, the main town of Tulcán Canton. The centre point is at 1.0115° N, 78.2686° 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 El Chical

OpenStreetMap lists 4 named sights in El Chical: 3 nature reserves; 1 waterfall.

- Cascada de Guaypambí · waterfall
- Bosque Protector Golondrinas · nature reserve
- Casa Dracula · nature reserve
- Drácula · nature reserve

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: El Chical

- 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) · Tulcán66 km
- San Luis Airport (IPI) · Ipiales68 km

### Nearest railway station

Lita (Lita), about 26 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:07) and shortest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:06, sunset around 18:10).

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 El Chical

Open gazetteers list **22 villages, towns and localities** in El Chical. Settlements here lie between about 971 m and 1,335 m above sea level (median 1,316 m).

- Angostura
- Cascarillo
- Chical
- El Chical
- El Derrumbe
- El Diviso
- El Obando
- El Pailon
- El Pailón
- Gualpi Bajo
- Gualpi Medio
- La Esperanza
- La Guaña
- La Loma
- Peñas Blancas
- Puerramal
- Quinche
- Quinshul
- Rio Blanco
- Rio Pablo
- Rio Verde
- Untal

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 El Chical

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Río Quinra
- Río Tigre

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 El Chical and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Tulcán Canton, the warmest month is Sep (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Dec (28 °C), after allowing for this place being about 1,629 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 967 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (133 mm) and the driest Aug (23 mm). No month is both mild and dry, so plan around the rains.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 28 95 

Feb 28 94 

Mar 28 117 

Apr 29 133 

May 29 100 

Jun 28 56 

Jul 28 36 

Aug 29 23 

Sep 29 36 

Oct 28 80 

Nov 28 103 

Dec 28 95 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from El Chical

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Subcentro MALDONADO · Maldonado 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.91180&mlon=-78.10622#map=17/0.91180/-78.10622) 

Bank Cooperativa CACMU · Lita 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.86826&mlon=-78.45040#map=17/0.86826/-78.45040) 

Petrol pump Petrocomercial Lita · Lita 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.86977&mlon=-78.44676#map=17/0.86977/-78.44676) 

Hotel Hostal albita · Maldonado 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.91221&mlon=-78.10610#map=17/0.91221/-78.10610) 

School SEDE 3 · Maldonado 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.93008&mlon=-78.13010#map=17/0.93008/-78.13010) 

College Colegio Chical · El Chical 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.93623&mlon=-78.18841#map=17/0.93623/-78.18841) 

Police station U.P.C · El Chical 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.93638&mlon=-78.18570#map=17/0.93638/-78.18570) 

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 El Chical

Places mapped inside El Chical in open map data, by type.

- Colleges and universities1
- 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 Tulcán Canton

- El Carmelo
- Julio Andrade
- Maldonado
- Pioter
- Santa Martha de Cuba
- Tobar Donoso
- Tufiño
- Tulcán
- Urbina

## Quick answers

- Where is El Chical?In Tulcán Canton, Carchi Province, Ecuador
- What borders El Chical?El Goaltal, Jijón y Caamaño, Maldonado and Tobar Donoso
- What is there to see in El Chical?Bosque Protector Golondrinas, Casa Dracula, Cascada de Guaypambí, Drácula
- What time zone is El Chical in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in El Chical?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in El Chical?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in El Chical?22 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of El Chical?Settlements lie between 971 m and 1,335 m
- Where is the nearest hospital to El Chical?Subcentro MALDONADO, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to El Chical?Cooperativa CACMU, about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to El Chical?Petrocomercial Lita, about 25 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of El Chical?EC040159 (OCHA common operational dataset)