# La Bocana Parish, Piñas Canton, El Oro Province – Villages

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Parish · Piñas Canton 

# La Bocana

La Bocana is a parish of Ecuador in Piñas Canton, El Oro Province. It covers **60.5 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 60.5km²
- 376 mtypical elevation

## Where is La Bocana?

La Bocana lies in [Piñas Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/pinas/), [El Oro Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 7 other parishes: [Arenillas](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/arenillas/arenillas/), [Balsas](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/balsas/balsas/), [Bellamaría](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/balsas/bellamaria/), [El Ingenio](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/marcabeli/el-ingenio/), [Marcabelí](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/marcabeli/marcabeli/), [Piedras](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/pinas/piedras/) and [Saracay](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/pinas/saracay/). By area it is the 745th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 9.8% of [Piñas Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/pinas/). The centre of La Bocana is about 415 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 26 km from Piñas, the main town of Piñas Canton. The centre point is at 3.6997° S, 79.9118° 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 Bocana

### Nearby, outside La Bocana

- Quinta Joshua · attraction, El Ingenio4.9 km
- Balneario La Chorrera · attraction, El Ingenio5.3 km
- Museo Ferrocarril Estación Piedras · attraction, Piedras7.1 km
- Bosque Protector Río Arenillas Presa Tahuín · nature reserve, Saracay8.6 km
- Complejo Turístico "El Edén" · attraction, Marcabelí9.7 km
- Reserva Jocotoco - Buenaventura · nature reserve, Moromoro16 km
- Balneario la colina · attraction, La Avanzada17 km
- Chorro Viringo · viewpoint, Moromoro18 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 Bocana

- 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 Rosa30 km
- Captain Pedro Canga Rodríguez International Airport (TBP) · Tumbes55 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:04) and shortest in Jun (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:22, sunset around 18:16).

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 Bocana

Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in La Bocana. Settlements here lie between about 173 m and 588 m above sea level (median 376 m).

- El Arenal
- El Brasil
- El Negro
- El Zapote
- La Bocana
- La Primavera
- Las Pampas
- Santa Teresita
- Valle Hermoso

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 Bocana and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Piñas Canton, the warmest month is May (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Nov (25 °C), after allowing for this place being about 298 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 26 64 

Feb 26 110 

Mar 26 130 

Apr 26 61 

May 26 28 

Jun 26 15 

Jul 26 11 

Aug 26 8 

Sep 26 8 

Oct 25 17 

Nov 25 20 

Dec 26 29 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from La Bocana

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital IESS (Seguro Campesino) · Arenillas 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.63642&mlon=-80.05809#map=17/-3.63642/-80.05809) 

Bank BNF · Arenillas 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.55439&mlon=-80.06094#map=17/-3.55439/-80.06094) 

ATM Cooperativa JEP · Arenillas 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.55451&mlon=-80.06109#map=17/-3.55451/-80.06109) 

Petrol pump E/S Petrolrios La Chilca · Torata 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.59329&mlon=-79.90699#map=17/-3.59329/-79.90699) 

Hotel Hostería El Manantial · Saracay 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.65188&mlon=-79.83928#map=17/-3.65188/-79.83928) 

Mall Comercial Gallegos · Santa Rosa 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.45054&mlon=-79.96184#map=17/-3.45054/-79.96184) 

School Escuela · El Ingenio 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.73413&mlon=-79.93113#map=17/-3.73413/-79.93113) 

College Colegio Nacional Eugenio Espejo · La Victoria 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.78583&mlon=-80.06523#map=17/-3.78583/-80.06523) 

Police station UPC Palmales · Palmales 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.66911&mlon=-80.10173#map=17/-3.66911/-80.10173) 

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.

## Other parishes in Piñas Canton

- Capiro
- Moromoro
- Piedras
- Piñas
- San Roque
- Saracay

## Quick answers

- Where is La Bocana?In Piñas Canton, El Oro Province, Ecuador
- What borders La Bocana?Arenillas, Balsas, Bellamaría, El Ingenio, Marcabelí, Piedras and Saracay
- What is there to see in La Bocana?Quinta Joshua, Balneario La Chorrera, Museo Ferrocarril Estación Piedras, Bosque Protector Río Arenillas Presa Tahuín
- What time zone is La Bocana in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in La Bocana?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in La Bocana?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in La Bocana?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of La Bocana?Settlements lie between 173 m and 588 m
- What is the best time to visit La Bocana?April to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to La Bocana?IESS (Seguro Campesino), about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to La Bocana?BNF, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to La Bocana?Cooperativa JEP, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to La Bocana?E/S Petrolrios La Chilca, about 12 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of La Bocana?EC071052 (OCHA common operational dataset)