# Santa Fé de Galán Parish, Guano Canton, Chimborazo Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/chimborazo/guano/santa-fe-de-galan/

Parish · Guano Canton 

# Santa Fé de Galán

Santa Fé de Galán is a parish of Ecuador in Guano Canton, Chimborazo Province. It covers **29.2 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 29.2km²
- 3mapped services
- 3,466 mtypical elevation

## Where is Santa Fé de Galán?

Santa Fé de Galán lies in [Guano Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/chimborazo/guano/), [Chimborazo Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/chimborazo/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 7 other parishes: [Guanando](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/chimborazo/guano/guanando/), [Ilapo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/chimborazo/guano/ilapo/), [Quero](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/tungurahua/quero/quero/), [Rumipamba](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/tungurahua/quero/rumipamba/), [San Isidro de Patulú](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/chimborazo/guano/san-isidro-de-patulu/), [San José del Chazo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/chimborazo/guano/san-jose-del-chazo/) and [Valparaiso](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/chimborazo/guano/valparaiso/). By area it is the 905th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 6.3% of [Guano Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/chimborazo/guano/). The centre of Santa Fé de Galán is about 141 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 14 km from Guano, the main town of Guano Canton. The centre point is at 1.4979° S, 78.5711° 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 Fé de Galán

### Nearby, outside Santa Fé de Galán

- Chonglontuz · attraction, Puela7.4 km
- Parque Central de Penipe · monument, Penipe8.7 km
- Cementerio de Penipe · memorial, Penipe9.0 km
- Cueva del Diablo · cave, Bilbao9.7 km
- Finca Inés Valero · attraction, Puela10 km
- Aulabug · attraction, Matus10 km
- Cueva de los Murcielagos · cave, Bilbao11 km
- Cascada del Gorila · waterfall, Cotaló11 km
- Cascada del Amor · waterfall, Cotaló11 km
- Aguas Termales Ojo de Fantasmo · hot spring, Puela12 km
- Ojo de Fantasmo · hot spring, Puela13 km
- Cascada de Quinuaquiro · waterfall, El Altar13 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 Fé de Galán

- 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) · Latacunga66 km
- Coronel E Carvajal Airport (XMS) · Macas102 km

### Nearest railway station

Urbina (San Andrés), about 16 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:03) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:13, sunset around 18:15).

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 Fé de Galán

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Santa Fé de Galán.

- Cahuaji Alto
- Sabañag
- San Jose de Sabañag
- Santa Fe de Galán

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 Santa Fé de Galán and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Guano Canton, the warmest month is Feb (average 8 °C) and the coolest is Jul (6 °C), after allowing for this place being about 610 m higher 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). No month is both mild and dry, so plan around the rains.

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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 8 124 

Feb 8 146 

Mar 7 162 

Apr 8 162 

May 7 129 

Jun 6 111 

Jul 6 89 

Aug 6 75 

Sep 7 67 

Oct 7 109 

Nov 8 113 

Dec 7 113 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Santa Fé de Galán

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital SSC JALOA LA PLAYA · Quero 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.43961&mlon=-78.57829#map=17/-1.43961/-78.57829) 

Bank Coop. 4 de Octubre · Penipe 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.56517&mlon=-78.53265#map=17/-1.56517/-78.53265) 

ATM Cajero Automatico · Baños 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.39774&mlon=-78.42306#map=17/-1.39774/-78.42306) 

Petrol pump E.S. Sindicato de Choferes "4 de Octubre" · Penipe 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.56141&mlon=-78.53013#map=17/-1.56141/-78.53013) 

Hotel Quinta Sierra de Fuego · El Altar 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.52259&mlon=-78.51429#map=17/-1.52259/-78.51429) 

Mall Agrocomercio Beltran · Mocha 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.41701&mlon=-78.65519#map=17/-1.41701/-78.65519) 

School Escuela de Educación Basica José Antonio Lizarzaburu · Santa Fé de Galán 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.49135&mlon=-78.56280#map=17/-1.49135/-78.56280) 

College Colegio Anda Aguirre · Mocha 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.42060&mlon=-78.65384#map=17/-1.42060/-78.65384) 

Police station UPC · Penipe 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.56514&mlon=-78.53284#map=17/-1.56514/-78.53284) 

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 Fé de Galán

Places mapped inside Santa Fé de Galán in open map data, by type.

- Schools3

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 Guano Canton

- Guanando
- Guano
- Ilapo
- La Providencia
- San Andrés
- San Gerardo
- San Isidro de Patulú
- San José del Chazo
- Valparaiso

## Quick answers

- Where is Santa Fé de Galán?In Guano Canton, Chimborazo Province, Ecuador
- What borders Santa Fé de Galán?Guanando, Ilapo, Quero, Rumipamba, San Isidro de Patulú, San José del Chazo and Valparaiso
- What is there to see in Santa Fé de Galán?Chonglontuz, Parque Central de Penipe, Cementerio de Penipe, Cueva del Diablo
- What time zone is Santa Fé de Galán in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Santa Fé de Galán?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Santa Fé de Galán?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Santa Fé de Galán?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Santa Fé de Galán?SSC JALOA LA PLAYA, about 6.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Santa Fé de Galán?Coop. 4 de Octubre, about 8.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Santa Fé de Galán?Cajero Automatico, about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Santa Fé de Galán?E.S. Sindicato de Choferes "4 de Octubre", about 8.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Santa Fé de Galán?EC060758 (OCHA common operational dataset)