# El Guabo Canton, El Oro Province – Parishes, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/el-guabo/ Canton · El Oro Province # El Guabo Canton El Guabo Canton is a canton of Ecuador in El Oro Province. It covers **580.8 km²**. Its main town is Tendales. It is divided into 5 parishes. 58 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 55 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 581km² - 5parishes - 55mapped services ## Where is El Guabo Canton? El Guabo Canton lies in [El Oro Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 5 other cantons: [Camilo Ponce enríquez Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/azuay/camilo-ponce-enriquez/), [Guayaquil Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/guayaquil/), [Machala Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/machala/), [Pasaje Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/pasaje/) and [Pucará Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/azuay/pucara/). By area it is the 114th largest of 221 cantons in Ecuador. It covers 9.9% of [El Oro Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/). The centre of El Guabo Canton is about 354 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 25 km from Machala, the main town of El Oro Province. The centre point is at 3.1636° S, 79.7587° 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 El Guabo Canton OpenStreetMap lists 6 named sights in El Guabo Canton: 3 attractions; 2 monuments; 1 viewpoint. - Cascadas de Manuel · viewpoint - Complejo Turistico con Piscina · attraction - Entrada a la concesión PATRICIA · attraction - Playa Bajo Alto · attraction - Complejo Turístico Camino al Paraiso · monument - Monumento al General Manuel Serrano · monument 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: El Guabo Canton - 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 - Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International Airport (ETR) · Santa Rosa41 km - Captain Pedro Canga Rodríguez International Airport (TBP) · Tumbes81 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 06:20, sunset around 18:17). 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. ## Parishes of El Guabo Canton Parish Area km² Localities Services [Barbones](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/el-guabo/barbones/) 69 8 1 [El Guabo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/el-guabo/el-guabo/) 236 28 45 [La Iberia](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/el-guabo/la-iberia/) 14 3 5 [Río Bonito](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/el-guabo/rio-bonito/) 156 10 1 [Tendales](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/el-guabo/tendales/) 106 9 3 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); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in El Guabo Canton Open gazetteers list **58 villages, towns and localities** in El Guabo Canton. The largest with a recorded population: Guabo (26,635). Settlements here lie between about 1 m and 458 m above sea level (median 36 m). - 5 de Julio - Bajo Alto - Barbones - Bocana - Cdla. Bolivar Rizzo - Cdla. Cristina Maria - Cerro Azul - Chimborazo - Cooperativa Cotopaxi - El Chontillal - El Garrido - El Guabo - El Naranjo - El Paraíso - El Placer - El Pontazgo - El Porvenir - El Privilegio - El Vergel - Esperanza de el Oro - Flor Amarilla - Guabo - Hacienda El Zapote - Hacienda La Cruz - Hcda. Santa Clara - La Bocana - La Bocatoma - La Delicia - La Envidia - La Iberia - La Loma - La Maravilla - La Palestina - La Polvora - La Raquel - La Victoria - Las Casitas - Las Malvinas - Las Maravillas - Los Artesanos - Los Pinos - Naranjo - Pagua - Parlamento - Rio Bonito - Río Bonito - Sabalucal - Sabanas del Pagua - San Francisco - San Miguel De Brasil - San Vicente - San Vicente de Ferrer - Santa Cruz - Santa Lucia - Tendales - Tillales - Urbano El Verbo - Voluntad de Dios 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 El Guabo Canton Named natural and historic features inside El Guabo Canton, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Río Chaguana - Río Machalera - Río Pagua - Río Siete ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Palmar · 19 m ### Getting around 2 airfields. - La Mina - Samuelo Quimi 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 El Guabo Canton and the best time to visit In El Guabo Canton, the warmest month is Apr (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Oct (23 °C). About 565 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (157 mm) and the driest Aug (6 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to January**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 79 Feb 25 136 Mar 25 157 Apr 25 78 May 25 29 Jun 24 12 Jul 24 8 Aug 24 6 Sep 24 7 Oct 23 14 Nov 23 16 Dec 24 23 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in El Guabo Canton Places mapped inside El Guabo Canton in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals3 - Banks4 - Petrol pumps5 - Hotels6 - Shopping malls1 - Schools6 - Pharmacies11 - Restaurants11 - Police stations3 - Dental clinics5 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. ## Quick answers - Where is El Guabo Canton?In El Oro Province, Ecuador - What borders El Guabo Canton?Camilo Ponce enríquez Canton, Guayaquil Canton, Machala Canton, Pasaje Canton and Pucará Canton - What is there to see in El Guabo Canton?Cascadas de Manuel, Complejo Turistico con Piscina, Complejo Turístico Camino al Paraiso, Entrada a la concesión PATRICIA - What time zone is El Guabo Canton in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in El Guabo Canton?Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in El Guabo Canton?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in El Guabo Canton?58 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of El Guabo Canton?Settlements lie between 1 m and 458 m - What is the highest point in El Guabo Canton?Palmar (19 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit El Guabo Canton?April to January - How many hospitals are in El Guabo Canton?3 mapped - How many banks are in El Guabo Canton?4 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in El Guabo Canton?5 mapped - What is the P-code of El Guabo Canton?EC0706 (OCHA common operational dataset)