# Tobar Donoso Parish, Tulcán Canton, Carchi Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/tulcan/tobar-donoso/

Parish · Tulcán Canton 

# Tobar Donoso

Tobar Donoso is a parish of Ecuador in Tulcán Canton, Carchi Province. It covers **623.6 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 9 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 624km²
- 9mapped services
- 338 mtypical elevation

## Where is Tobar Donoso?

Tobar Donoso lies in [Tulcán Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/tulcan/), [Carchi Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 5 other parishes: [Alto Tambo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/san-lorenzo/alto-tambo/), [El Chical](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/tulcan/el-chical/), [Jijón y Caamaño](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/mira/jijon-y-caamano/), [Mataje](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/san-lorenzo/mataje/) and [Tululbí](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/san-lorenzo/tululbi/). By area it is the 79th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 34.4% of [Tulcán Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/tulcan/). The centre of Tobar Donoso is about 141 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 83 km from Tulcán, the main town of Tulcán Canton. The centre point is at 1.0306° N, 78.4347° 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).

## Know before you go: Tobar Donoso

- 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) · Tulcán84 km
- San Luis Airport (IPI) · Ipiales87 km

### Nearest railway station

Lita (Lita), about 17 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:08) 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 Tobar Donoso

Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Tobar Donoso. Settlements here lie between about 191 m and 710 m above sea level (median 338 m).

- Charco Largo
- El Baboso
- El Refugio
- La Botella
- La Sabalera
- Ojala
- Piedra del Medio
- Ranchería
- Tarabita
- Tobar Donoso

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 Tobar Donoso

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

### Water

6 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Carozal
- Quebrada Zavaleta
- Río Blanco
- Río Camumbí
- Río Gualpi
- Río Ostional

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 Tobar Donoso and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Tulcán Canton, the warmest month is Sep (average 35 °C) and the coolest is Dec (34 °C), after allowing for this place being about 2,607 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 34 95 

Feb 35 94 

Mar 35 117 

Apr 35 133 

May 35 100 

Jun 35 56 

Jul 35 36 

Aug 35 23 

Sep 35 36 

Oct 35 80 

Nov 34 103 

Dec 34 95 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Tobar Donoso

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de salud tipo A Alto Tambo · Alto Tambo 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.91460&mlon=-78.54296#map=17/0.91460/-78.54296) 

Bank Cooperativa CACMU · Lita 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.86826&mlon=-78.45040#map=17/0.86826/-78.45040) 

Petrol pump Petrocomercial Lita · Lita 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.86977&mlon=-78.44676#map=17/0.86977/-78.44676) 

Hotel Hostal · Lita 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.86641&mlon=-78.44984#map=17/0.86641/-78.44984) 

School Escuela Fiscal Bilingüe Peña Negra · Tobar Donoso 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.96083&mlon=-78.52928#map=17/0.96083/-78.52928) 

College Colegio Chical · El Chical 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.93623&mlon=-78.18841#map=17/0.93623/-78.18841) 

Police station Policia Alto Tambo · Alto Tambo 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.91257&mlon=-78.54522#map=17/0.91257/-78.54522) 

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 Tobar Donoso

Places mapped inside Tobar Donoso in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals1
- Schools7
- Restaurants1

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
- El Chical
- Julio Andrade
- Maldonado
- Pioter
- Santa Martha de Cuba
- Tufiño
- Tulcán
- Urbina

## Quick answers

- Where is Tobar Donoso?In Tulcán Canton, Carchi Province, Ecuador
- What borders Tobar Donoso?Alto Tambo, El Chical, Jijón y Caamaño, Mataje and Tululbí
- What time zone is Tobar Donoso in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Tobar Donoso?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Tobar Donoso?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Tobar Donoso?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Tobar Donoso?Settlements lie between 191 m and 710 m
- Where is the nearest hospital to Tobar Donoso?Centro de salud tipo A Alto Tambo, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Tobar Donoso?Cooperativa CACMU, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Tobar Donoso?Petrocomercial Lita, about 18 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Tobar Donoso?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Tobar Donoso?EC040156 (OCHA common operational dataset)