# La Iberia Parish, El Guabo Canton, El Oro Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/el-guabo/la-iberia/

Parish · El Guabo Canton 

# La Iberia

La Iberia is a parish of Ecuador in El Guabo Canton, El Oro Province. It covers **13.6 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 13.6km²
- 5mapped services

## Where is La Iberia?

La Iberia lies in [El Guabo Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/el-guabo/), [El Oro Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 3 other parishes: [Barbones](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/el-guabo/barbones/), [El Guabo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/el-guabo/el-guabo/) and [Machala](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/machala/machala/). By area it is the 1000th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 2.3% of [El Guabo Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/el-guabo/). The centre of La Iberia is about 367 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 14 km from Tendales, the main town of El Guabo Canton. The centre point is at 3.2426° S, 79.8781° 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 La Iberia

### Nearby, outside La Iberia

- Monumento al General Manuel Serrano · monument, El Guabo3.9 km
- San Martín · attraction, Machala5.6 km
- Casa Ing . Rhon · attraction, Machala6.1 km
- Monumento al Aguador · monument, Machala7.8 km
- el pescado · monument, Machala8.1 km
- Interactive Mural it · attraction, Machala8.9 km
- Mega Reptile Girl · attraction, Machala9.0 km
- Monumento a Kléber Franco Cruz · memorial, Machala9.2 km
- Mural Interactivo Básquetbol · attraction, Machala9.2 km
- PASEO NUESTRA SEÑORA DE LA MERCED · attraction, Machala9.2 km
- Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana · museum, Machala9.3 km
- Giant Iron Mural · attraction, Machala9.4 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: La Iberia

- 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 Rosa26 km
- Captain Pedro Canga Rodríguez International Airport (TBP) · Tumbes66 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 06:21, 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.

## Villages and localities in La Iberia

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in La Iberia.

- La Iberia
- La Palestina
- Las Malvinas

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 La Iberia and the best time to visit

Using the climate of 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/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from La Iberia

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Salud La Iberia · Machala 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.25986&mlon=-79.87319#map=17/-3.25986/-79.87319) 

Bank Banco del Pacifico · El Guabo 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.24568&mlon=-79.83318#map=17/-3.24568/-79.83318) 

ATM Banco de Machala · Machala 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.28221&mlon=-79.92857#map=17/-3.28221/-79.92857) 

Petrol pump P&S · La Iberia 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.25546&mlon=-79.86384#map=17/-3.25546/-79.86384) 

Hotel Quinta Solano Salinas · El Guabo 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.25051&mlon=-79.85458#map=17/-3.25051/-79.85458) 

Mall Paseo San Nicolás · El Guabo 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.24599&mlon=-79.83505#map=17/-3.24599/-79.83505) 

School Escuela de Educación Básica Zoraida Mora de Franco · La Iberia 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.23213&mlon=-79.88852#map=17/-3.23213/-79.88852) 

College UTMACHPosgrado · Machala 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.28578&mlon=-79.91095#map=17/-3.28578/-79.91095) 

Police station Cementerio General De El Guabo · El Guabo 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.25000&mlon=-79.85000#map=17/-3.25000/-79.85000) 

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 La Iberia

Places mapped inside La Iberia in open map data, by type.

- Petrol pumps1
- Schools2
- 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 El Guabo Canton

- Barbones
- El Guabo
- Río Bonito
- Tendales

## Quick answers

- Where is La Iberia?In El Guabo Canton, El Oro Province, Ecuador
- What borders La Iberia?Barbones, El Guabo and Machala
- What is there to see in La Iberia?Monumento al General Manuel Serrano, San Martín, Casa Ing . Rhon, Monumento al Aguador
- What time zone is La Iberia in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in La Iberia?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in La Iberia?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in La Iberia?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit La Iberia?April to January
- Where is the nearest hospital to La Iberia?Centro de Salud La Iberia, about 2.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to La Iberia?Banco del Pacifico, about 5.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to La Iberia?Banco de Machala, about 7.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to La Iberia?P&S, about 2.1 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in La Iberia?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of La Iberia?EC070652 (OCHA common operational dataset)