# Tendales Parish, El Guabo Canton, El Oro Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/el-guabo/tendales/ Parish · El Guabo Canton # Tendales Tendales is a parish of Ecuador in El Guabo Canton, El Oro Province. It covers **106.4 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 106km² - 3mapped services - 38 mtypical elevation ## Where is Tendales? Tendales 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 4 other parishes: [Barbones](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/el-guabo/barbones/), [El Guabo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/el-guabo/el-guabo/), [Río Bonito](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/el-guabo/rio-bonito/) and [Tenguel](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/guayaquil/tenguel/). By area it is the 553rd largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 18.3% of [El Guabo Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/el-guabo/). The centre of Tendales is about 353 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. The centre point is at 3.1091° S, 79.8542° 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 Tendales OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Tendales: 1 attraction. - Playa Bajo Alto · attraction ### Nearby, outside Tendales - Complejo Turístico Camino al Paraiso · monument, Río Bonito14 km - Monumento al General Manuel Serrano · monument, El Guabo15 km - Complejo Turistico con Piscina · attraction, El Guabo15 km - Entrada a la concesión PATRICIA · attraction, Río Bonito16 km - Cascadas de Manuel · viewpoint, El Guabo17 km - Monumento al Aguador · monument, Machala19 km - Casa Ing . Rhon · attraction, Machala20 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: Tendales - 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 Rosa40 km - Captain Pedro Canga Rodríguez International Airport (TBP) · Tumbes76 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 Tendales Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Tendales. Settlements here lie between about 1 m and 134 m above sea level (median 38 m). - El Naranjo - Hacienda La Cruz - La Bocana - La Maravilla - Las Maravillas - Naranjo - Sabanas del Pagua - Tendales - 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 Tendales Named natural and historic features inside Tendales, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Río Chaguana - Río Siete 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 Tendales 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 Tendales Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de salud · Camilo Ponce enríquez 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.06105&mlon=-79.74524#map=17/-3.06105/-79.74524) Bank Banco de Machala · Camilo Ponce enríquez 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.06178&mlon=-79.74666#map=17/-3.06178/-79.74666) ATM JEP · Machala 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.26414&mlon=-79.94329#map=17/-3.26414/-79.94329) Petrol pump PDV · Camilo Ponce enríquez 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.05070&mlon=-79.74302#map=17/-3.05070/-79.74302) Hotel Hotel Bella Rica · Camilo Ponce enríquez 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.06386&mlon=-79.74799#map=17/-3.06386/-79.74799) Mall Paseo San Nicolás · El Guabo 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.24599&mlon=-79.83505#map=17/-3.24599/-79.83505) School Escuela Homero Serrano · Tendales 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.07755&mlon=-79.81352#map=17/-3.07755/-79.81352) College INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO SUPERIOR EL ORO · Machala 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.25981&mlon=-79.93128#map=17/-3.25981/-79.93128) Police station UPC Policía Nacional · Camilo Ponce enríquez 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.06549&mlon=-79.74887#map=17/-3.06549/-79.74887) 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 Tendales Places mapped inside Tendales in open map data, by type. - Schools2 - Restaurants1 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 - La Iberia - Río Bonito ## Quick answers - Where is Tendales?In El Guabo Canton, El Oro Province, Ecuador - What borders Tendales?Barbones, El Guabo, Río Bonito and Tenguel - What is there to see in Tendales?Playa Bajo Alto - What time zone is Tendales in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Tendales?Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in Tendales?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Tendales?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Tendales?Settlements lie between 1 m and 134 m - What is the best time to visit Tendales?April to January - Where is the nearest hospital to Tendales?Centro de salud, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Tendales?Banco de Machala, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Tendales?JEP, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Tendales?PDV, about 14 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Tendales?EC070653 (OCHA common operational dataset)