Parish · Arenillas Canton # Palmales Palmales is a parish of Ecuador in Arenillas Canton, El Oro Province. It covers 211.3 km². 13 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 211 km² - 10 mapped services - 68 m typical elevation ## Where is Palmales? Palmales lies in Arenillas Canton, El Oro Province, Ecuador. It borders 5 other parishes: Arenillas, Carcabón, El Paraíso, La Victoria and San Isidro. By area it is the 333rd largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 26.8% of Arenillas Canton. The centre of Palmales is about 423 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. The centre point is at 3.6961° S, 80.0899° W. Source: INEC - Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Things to see in and around Palmales ### Nearby, outside Palmales - Monumento Cap. Carlos Díaz · memorial, Carcabón 11 km - Balneario Santa Marianita · attraction, Arenillas 15 km - Arenillas City · viewpoint, Arenillas 16 km - LAS TRES CRUCES · viewpoint, Arenillas 16 km - Balneario La Chorrera · attraction, El Ingenio 16 km - Quinta Joshua · attraction, El Ingenio 19 km Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Palmales - Time zone UTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Guayaquil - Currency Dollar (USD) - Country calling code +593 - Languages Spanish - Plug types Type A, B · 120 V - Driving side Right - Postcode format 6 digits (######) ### Nearest airports - Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International Airport (ETR) · Santa Rosa 30 km - Captain Pedro Canga Rodríguez International Airport (TBP) · Tumbes 36 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:05) and shortest in Jun (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:23, sunset around 18:17). Source: GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02; OurAirports (public domain). 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 Palmales Open gazetteers list 13 villages, towns and localities in Palmales. Settlements here lie between about 67 m and 71 m above sea level (median 68 m). - El Bunque - El Progreso - Guarumo - La Florida - Manabí de El Oro - Nueve de Octubre - Palmales - Primavera - San Pedro - San Vicente - Santa Elena - Tahuin Chico - Unión Lojana Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of Palmales Named natural and historic features inside Palmales, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams. - Dos Quebradas - Quebrada Canoas - Quebrada El Bunque - Quebrada Guarumo - Río Naranjo Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features. Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Palmales and the best time to visit Using the climate of Arenillas Canton, the warmest month is May (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Nov (23 °C). About 501 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (130 mm) and the driest Aug (8 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are April to February. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec | Month | Average °C | Rain mm | | Jan | 24 | 64 | | Feb | 24 | 110 | | Mar | 24 | 130 | | Apr | 24 | 61 | | May | 24 | 28 | | Jun | 24 | 15 | | Jul | 24 | 11 | | Aug | 24 | 8 | | Sep | 24 | 8 | | Oct | 24 | 17 | | Nov | 23 | 20 | | Dec | 24 | 29 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Palmales | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Subcentro de Salud Palmales · Palmales | 3.6 km | Map | | Bank | Kiosco El Parador · Arenillas | 16 km | Map | | ATM | Cooperativa JEP · Arenillas | 16 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Petroecuador El Oro · Arenillas | 15 km | Map | | Hotel | Hillary Nature Resort · Arenillas | 13 km | Map | | Mall | Domimotos Repuestos · Huaquillas | 28 km | Map | | School | Escuela · Palmales | 1.9 km | Map | | College | Colegio Nacional Eugenio Espejo · La Victoria | 10 km | Map | | Police station | UPC Palmales · Palmales | 3.3 km | Map | Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Palmales Places mapped inside Palmales in open map data, by type. - Hospitals 1 - Schools 7 - Restaurants 1 - Police stations 1 Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other parishes in Arenillas Canton - Arenillas - Carcabón - Chacras - La Cuca ## Quick answers - Where is Palmales? In Arenillas Canton, El Oro Province, Ecuador - What borders Palmales? Arenillas, Carcabón, El Paraíso, La Victoria and San Isidro - What is there to see in Palmales? Monumento Cap. Carlos Díaz, Balneario Santa Marianita, Arenillas City, LAS TRES CRUCES - What time zone is Palmales in? UTC−5 - What currency is used in Palmales? Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in Palmales? Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Palmales? 13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Palmales? Settlements lie between 67 m and 71 m - What is the best time to visit Palmales? April to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Palmales? Subcentro de Salud Palmales, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Palmales? Kiosco El Parador, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Palmales? Cooperativa JEP, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Palmales? Petroecuador El Oro, about 15 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Palmales? 1 mapped - What is the P-code of Palmales? EC070254 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Parish - Area: 211.3 km² - P-code: EC070254 - Canton: Arenillas Canton --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/arenillas/palmales/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.