# San Roque Parish, Piñas Canton, El Oro Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/pinas/san-roque/

Parish · Piñas Canton 

# San Roque

San Roque is a parish of Ecuador in Piñas Canton, El Oro Province. It covers **47.7 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 47.7km²
- 880 mtypical elevation

## Where is San Roque?

San Roque 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 4 other parishes: [Capiro](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/pinas/capiro/), [El Rosario](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/chaguarpamba/el-rosario/), [Piñas](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/pinas/pinas/) and [Portovelo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/portovelo/portovelo/). By area it is the 818th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 7.7% of [Piñas Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/pinas/). The centre of San Roque is about 411 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 6.8 km from Piñas, the main town of Piñas Canton. The centre point is at 3.7406° S, 79.6734° 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 San Roque

### Nearby, outside San Roque

- Memorial Minero de Portovelo · memorial, Portovelo4.6 km
- Cruz y Urna de Cristo · attraction, Piñas6.1 km
- Cerro de Cristo - La Cruz · viewpoint, Piñas6.2 km
- Molino de cuarzo y mina · memorial, Portovelo6.6 km
- La Cadena · monument, Piñas6.7 km
- Mirador turístico 5 de Agosto · viewpoint, Portovelo6.7 km
- Monumento a la Madre · monument, Piñas6.7 km
- Monumento al minero · memorial, Portovelo6.7 km
- Degat · museum, Piñas6.9 km
- Monumento Al Soldado · monument, Piñas6.9 km
- Mirador del Cerro San José · viewpoint, Portovelo6.9 km
- Antiguo Hospital Americano · museum, Portovelo7.0 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: San Roque

- 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

- Ciudad de Catamayo Airport (LOH) · La Toma (Catamayo)44 km
- Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International Airport (ETR) · Santa Rosa49 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:03) and shortest in Jun (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:21, sunset around 18:15).

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 San Roque

Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in San Roque. Settlements here lie between about 787 m and 993 m above sea level (median 880 m).

- Chuva
- Curitejo
- El Pache
- Jesus del Gran Poder
- La Chuva
- La Lejanita
- Loma Larga
- Lozumbe
- Mirmir
- Mochata
- Potrerito
- San Roque
- Tarapal

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 San Roque

Named natural and historic features inside San Roque, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains.

- Loma Larga · 1,199 m
- El Tablón · 931 m

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 San Roque and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Piñas Canton, the warmest month is May (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Nov (22 °C), after allowing for this place being about 206 m higher 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 23 64 

Feb 23 110 

Mar 23 130 

Apr 23 61 

May 23 28 

Jun 23 15 

Jul 22 11 

Aug 22 8 

Sep 22 8 

Oct 22 17 

Nov 22 20 

Dec 23 29 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from San Roque

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Básico Luis Moscoso · Piñas 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.70003&mlon=-79.64942#map=17/-3.70003/-79.64942) 

Bank Banco de Machala · Portovelo 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.71623&mlon=-79.61860#map=17/-3.71623/-79.61860) 

ATM Jaime Roldos y Assad Bucaram · Portovelo 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.71842&mlon=-79.61874#map=17/-3.71842/-79.61874) 

Petrol pump Gasolinera Pacche · Zaruma 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.70510&mlon=-79.63352#map=17/-3.70510/-79.63352) 

Hotel Mirador De Tahuin · Capiro 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.73500&mlon=-79.71861#map=17/-3.73500/-79.71861) 

Mall Centro Comercial Paltense · Catacocha 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.07578&mlon=-79.66250#map=17/-4.07578/-79.66250) 

School Colegio Galo Plaza Lasso · Capiro 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.74718&mlon=-79.71512#map=17/-3.74718/-79.71512) 

College Leovigildo Loayza L · Piñas 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.68102&mlon=-79.68051#map=17/-3.68102/-79.68051) 

Police station Estación de Policia · Piñas 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.68266&mlon=-79.67991#map=17/-3.68266/-79.67991) 

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
- La Bocana
- Moromoro
- Piedras
- Piñas
- Saracay

## Quick answers

- Where is San Roque?In Piñas Canton, El Oro Province, Ecuador
- What borders San Roque?Capiro, El Rosario, Piñas and Portovelo
- What is there to see in San Roque?Memorial Minero de Portovelo, Cruz y Urna de Cristo, Cerro de Cristo - La Cruz, Molino de cuarzo y mina
- What time zone is San Roque in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in San Roque?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in San Roque?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in San Roque?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of San Roque?Settlements lie between 787 m and 993 m
- What is the highest point in San Roque?Loma Larga (1,199 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit San Roque?April to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to San Roque?Hospital Básico Luis Moscoso, about 5.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to San Roque?Banco de Machala, about 6.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to San Roque?Jaime Roldos y Assad Bucaram, about 6.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Roque?Gasolinera Pacche, about 5.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of San Roque?EC071055 (OCHA common operational dataset)