# Pungalá Parish, Riobamba Canton, Chimborazo Province

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

Parish · Riobamba Canton 

# Pungalá

Pungalá is a parish of Ecuador in Riobamba Canton, Chimborazo Province. It covers **279.3 km²**. 31 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 19 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 279km²
- 19mapped services
- 3,174 mtypical elevation

## Where is Pungalá?

Pungalá lies in [Riobamba Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/chimborazo/riobamba/), [Chimborazo Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/chimborazo/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 4 other parishes: [Cebadas](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/chimborazo/guamote/cebadas/), [Chambo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/chimborazo/chambo/chambo/), [Licto](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/chimborazo/riobamba/licto/) and [Pablo Sexto](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/pablo-sexto/pablo-sexto/). By area it is the 235th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 28.0% of [Riobamba Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/chimborazo/riobamba/). The centre of Pungalá is about 181 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 28 km from Riobamba, the main town of Riobamba Canton. The centre point is at 1.8593° S, 78.5040° 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 Pungalá

### Nearby, outside Pungalá

- Comunidad Tranca San Luis · attraction, Cebadas8.8 km
- Bellavista · volcano, Licto13 km
- Tulabug · volcano, Licto15 km
- Area barreo santo cristo · attraction, Flores16 km
- Huellas Paleontológicas · museum, Licto17 km
- Mirador Laguna Verde · viewpoint, Pablo Sexto17 km
- Museo Paleontológico de San José de Chalán · museum, Licto18 km
- Cacique Achamba · monument, Chambo18 km
- Negra Pagcha · waterfall, Pablo Sexto19 km
- Mandur · waterfall, Quimiag19 km
- Klynk · waterfall, Pablo Sexto20 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: Pungalá

- 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) · Macas65 km
- Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) · Latacunga107 km

### Nearest railway station

Mancheno (Santiago de Quito), about 26 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 06:13, sunset around 18:14).

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 Pungalá

Open gazetteers list **31 villages, towns and localities** in Pungalá.

- Agua Santa
- Alao
- Alao LLactapamba
- Anguiñay
- Daldal
- El Etén
- El Mirador
- Gahuin
- Nanglul la Playa
- Nizag
- Niñoloma
- Peltetec
- Pucara
- Pugtus
- Pungalapamba
- Pungalá
- Puninhuayco
- Puruhay Llactapamba
- Puruhay San Gerardo
- Puruhaypamba
- Quishcahuan
- Salpi
- San Antonio de Alao
- San Francisco de Apuñag
- San Francisco de Calquis
- San Jose de Chusga
- Santa Rosa de Gaunan
- Santa Rosa de Melán
- Shanhaicun
- Shullidis
- c

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 Pungalá

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Río Alao

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Collanes · 4,016 m

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 Pungalá 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 295 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 9 129 

Jun 8 111 

Jul 8 89 

Aug 8 75 

Sep 9 67 

Oct 9 109 

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 Pungalá

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Chambo Medical Center · Chambo 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.75775&mlon=-78.53087#map=17/-1.75775/-78.53087) 

Bank 4 de Octubre · Quimiag 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.65840&mlon=-78.56740#map=17/-1.65840/-78.56740) 

ATM Banco Central del Ecuador · Riobamba 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.67343&mlon=-78.64823#map=17/-1.67343/-78.64823) 

Petrol pump Servioil · Cebadas 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.94559&mlon=-78.63475#map=17/-1.94559/-78.63475) 

Hotel Quinta Atukchaka · Cebadas 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.90000&mlon=-78.61670#map=17/-1.90000/-78.61670) 

Mall Distribuidora Jimenez Martinez · Riobamba 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.67401&mlon=-78.64503#map=17/-1.67401/-78.64503) 

School Escuela de Educación Básica Intercultural Bilingue Gonzalo Pizarro · Pungalá 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.87735&mlon=-78.50576#map=17/-1.87735/-78.50576) 

College ESPOCH-tunshi-FRN-Recursos-renovables-2 · Licto 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.75044&mlon=-78.62623#map=17/-1.75044/-78.62623) 

Police station UPC POLICIA · Chambo 17 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 Pungalá

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

- Schools17
- Restaurants2

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
- Flores
- Licto
- Licán
- Punín
- Quimiag
- Riobamba
- San Juan
- San Luis

## Quick answers

- Where is Pungalá?In Riobamba Canton, Chimborazo Province, Ecuador
- What borders Pungalá?Cebadas, Chambo, Licto and Pablo Sexto
- What is there to see in Pungalá?Comunidad Tranca San Luis, Bellavista, Tulabug, Area barreo santo cristo
- What time zone is Pungalá in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Pungalá?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Pungalá?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Pungalá?31 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Pungalá?Collanes (4,016 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pungalá?Hospital Chambo Medical Center, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pungalá?4 de Octubre, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Pungalá?Banco Central del Ecuador, about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pungalá?Servioil, about 17 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Pungalá?EC060157 (OCHA common operational dataset)