# Flores Parish, Riobamba Canton, Chimborazo Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/chimborazo/riobamba/flores/

Parish · Riobamba Canton 

# Flores

Flores is a parish of Ecuador in Riobamba Canton, Chimborazo Province. It covers **44.5 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 44.5km²
- 5mapped services
- 3,136 mtypical elevation

## Where is Flores?

Flores lies in [Riobamba Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/chimborazo/riobamba/), [Chimborazo Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/chimborazo/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 5 other parishes: [Cebadas](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/chimborazo/guamote/cebadas/), [Columbe](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/chimborazo/colta/columbe/), [Guamote](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/chimborazo/guamote/guamote/), [Licto](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/chimborazo/riobamba/licto/) and [Punín](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/chimborazo/riobamba/punin/). By area it is the 833rd largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 4.5% of [Riobamba Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/chimborazo/riobamba/). The centre of Flores is about 179 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 19 km from Riobamba, the main town of Riobamba Canton. The centre point is at 1.8321° S, 78.6547° 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 Flores

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Flores: 1 attraction.

- Area barreo santo cristo · attraction

### Nearby, outside Flores

- Museo Paleontológico de San José de Chalán · museum, Licto6.4 km
- Huellas Paleontológicas · museum, Licto6.6 km
- Tulabug · volcano, Licto6.8 km
- Bellavista · volcano, Licto7.7 km
- Chacabamba · viewpoint, Santiago de Quito9.5 km
- Comunidad Tranca San Luis · attraction, Cebadas11 km
- Eugenio de Santa Cruz y Espejo · monument, Guamote13 km
- Cacique Achamba · monument, Chambo13 km
- Mama Loma (Llallas) · archaeological site, San Luis14 km
- Taita Loma (Lllalas) · archaeological site, San Luis14 km
- Tola (Llallas) · archaeological site, San Luis14 km
- torre de telecomunicaciones CNT Guamote · viewpoint, Guamote14 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: Flores

- 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

- Coronel E Carvajal Airport (XMS) · Macas79 km
- Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) · Latacunga103 km

### Nearest railway station

Mancheno (Santiago de Quito), about 9.2 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:02) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:14, 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 Flores

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Flores.

- Basquitay Quillincocha
- Comunidad Huancantuz
- Flores
- Guantul Grande
- Naubug
- Puesetus Grande

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 Flores and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Riobamba Canton, the warmest month is Feb (average 10 °C) and the coolest is Jul (8 °C), after allowing for this place being about 257 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.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 10 124 

Feb 10 146 

Mar 10 162 

Apr 10 162 

May 10 129 

Jun 9 111 

Jul 8 89 

Aug 9 75 

Sep 9 67 

Oct 10 109 

Nov 10 113 

Dec 10 113 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Flores

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro De Salud Columbe · Columbe 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.88836&mlon=-78.72423#map=17/-1.88836/-78.72423) 

Bank Vision Fund · Guamote 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.93262&mlon=-78.71032#map=17/-1.93262/-78.71032) 

ATM Banco Central del Ecuador · Riobamba 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.67343&mlon=-78.64823#map=17/-1.67343/-78.64823) 

Petrol pump Primax · Guamote 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.92252&mlon=-78.70189#map=17/-1.92252/-78.70189) 

Hotel Nueva casa pulucate · Columbe 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.84591&mlon=-78.70537#map=17/-1.84591/-78.70537) 

Mall Almacenes Lepadar · Riobamba 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.67506&mlon=-78.65078#map=17/-1.67506/-78.65078) 

School Unidad Educativa Intercultural Bilingue Oscar Efren Reyes · Flores 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.83942&mlon=-78.65898#map=17/-1.83942/-78.65898) 

College ESPOCH-Tunshi-FRN.Recursos-Renovables · Licto 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.75039&mlon=-78.62682#map=17/-1.75039/-78.62682) 

Police station UPC POLICIA · Chambo 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.73588&mlon=-78.59378#map=17/-1.73588/-78.59378) 

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 Flores

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

- Schools5

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 Riobamba Canton

- Cacha
- Calpi
- Cubijíes
- Licto
- Licán
- Pungalá
- Punín
- Quimiag
- Riobamba
- San Juan
- San Luis

## Quick answers

- Where is Flores?In Riobamba Canton, Chimborazo Province, Ecuador
- What borders Flores?Cebadas, Columbe, Guamote, Licto and Punín
- What is there to see in Flores?Area barreo santo cristo
- What time zone is Flores in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Flores?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Flores?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Flores?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Flores?Centro De Salud Columbe, about 9.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Flores?Vision Fund, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Flores?Banco Central del Ecuador, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Flores?Primax, about 11 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Flores?EC060154 (OCHA common operational dataset)