# Piedras Parish, Piñas Canton, El Oro Province – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/pinas/piedras/ Parish · Piñas Canton # Piedras Piedras is a parish of Ecuador in Piñas Canton, El Oro Province. It covers **40.4 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 40.4km² - 1mapped service - 161 mtypical elevation ## Where is Piedras? Piedras 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 5 other parishes: [Arenillas](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/arenillas/arenillas/), [La Avanzada](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/santa-rosa/la-avanzada/), [La Bocana](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/pinas/la-bocana/), [Saracay](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/pinas/saracay/) and [Torata](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/santa-rosa/torata/). By area it is the 850th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 6.6% of [Piñas Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/pinas/). The centre of Piedras is about 409 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 3.6360° S, 79.9140° 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 Piedras OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Piedras: 1 attraction. - Museo Ferrocarril Estación Piedras · attraction ### Nearby, outside Piedras - Bosque Protector Río Arenillas Presa Tahuín · nature reserve, Saracay5.9 km - Balneario la colina · attraction, La Avanzada10 km - Balneario La Chorrera · attraction, El Ingenio11 km - Quinta Joshua · attraction, El Ingenio12 km - Punto 48 · attraction, Bellamaría14 km - H. Palmales · attraction, Bellavista15 km - Porton · attraction, Bellavista15 km - Punto 46 · attraction, Santa Rosa15 km - Punto 47 · attraction, Santa Rosa15 km - Punto 53 · attraction, Bellavista15 km - Casa · attraction, Santa Rosa15 km - Punto 52 · attraction, Santa Rosa16 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: Piedras - 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 Rosa23 km - Captain Pedro Canga Rodríguez International Airport (TBP) · Tumbes53 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 18:17). 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 Piedras Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Piedras. Settlements here lie between about 135 m and 183 m above sea level (median 161 m). - El Carmen - El Recuerdo - Feijo - Lobos - Piedras 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 Piedras Named natural and historic features inside Piedras, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Romero - Quebrada de Lobos - Río Piedras 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 Piedras and the best time to visit Using the climate of Piñas Canton, the warmest month is May (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Nov (27 °C), after allowing for this place being about 513 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 28 64 Feb 27 110 Mar 27 130 Apr 28 61 May 28 28 Jun 27 15 Jul 27 11 Aug 27 8 Sep 27 8 Oct 27 17 Nov 27 20 Dec 27 29 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Piedras Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital IESS (Seguro Campesino) · Arenillas 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.63642&mlon=-80.05809#map=17/-3.63642/-80.05809) Bank BNF · Arenillas 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.55439&mlon=-80.06094#map=17/-3.55439/-80.06094) ATM Cooperativa JEP · Arenillas 19 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 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.59329&mlon=-79.90699#map=17/-3.59329/-79.90699) Hotel Hostería El Manantial · Saracay 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.65188&mlon=-79.83928#map=17/-3.65188/-79.83928) Mall Comercial Gallegos · Santa Rosa 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.45054&mlon=-79.96184#map=17/-3.45054/-79.96184) School Escuela ocho de Noviembre · Piedras 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.63660&mlon=-79.91554#map=17/-3.63660/-79.91554) College Campus Arenillas Universidad Técnica de Machala · Arenillas 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.55366&mlon=-80.06114#map=17/-3.55366/-80.06114) Police station UPC Valle Hermoso · Bellamaría 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.51233&mlon=-79.84308#map=17/-3.51233/-79.84308) 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 Piedras Places mapped inside Piedras in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Piñas Canton - Capiro - La Bocana - Moromoro - Piñas - San Roque - Saracay ## Quick answers - Where is Piedras?In Piñas Canton, El Oro Province, Ecuador - What borders Piedras?Arenillas, La Avanzada, La Bocana, Saracay and Torata - What is there to see in Piedras?Museo Ferrocarril Estación Piedras - What time zone is Piedras in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Piedras?Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in Piedras?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Piedras?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Piedras?Settlements lie between 135 m and 183 m - What is the best time to visit Piedras?April to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Piedras?IESS (Seguro Campesino), about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Piedras?BNF, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Piedras?Cooperativa JEP, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Piedras?E/S Petrolrios La Chilca, about 4.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Piedras?EC071054 (OCHA common operational dataset)