# Salatí Parish, Portovelo Canton, El Oro Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/portovelo/salati/

Parish · Portovelo Canton 

# Salatí

Salatí is a parish of Ecuador in Portovelo Canton, El Oro Province. It covers **152.5 km²**. 14 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 153km²
- 1mapped service
- 1,223 mtypical elevation

## Where is Salatí?

Salatí lies in [Portovelo Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/portovelo/), [El Oro Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 7 other parishes: [Curtincapa](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/portovelo/curtincapa/), [El Cisne](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/loja/el-cisne/), [El Rosario](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/chaguarpamba/el-rosario/), [Gualel](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/loja/gualel/), [Guayquichuma](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/catamayo/guayquichuma/), [Morales](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/portovelo/morales/) and [Portovelo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/portovelo/portovelo/). By area it is the 424th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 53.6% of [Portovelo Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/portovelo/). The centre of Salatí is about 408 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 14 km from Portovelo, the main town of Portovelo Canton. The centre point is at 3.7681° S, 79.5008° 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 Salatí

OpenStreetMap lists 3 named sights in Salatí: 2 attractions; 1 waterfall.

- Cascada Salati · waterfall
- Cascada "Arco Iris" · attraction
- Laguna del amor · attraction

### Nearby, outside Salatí

- El Cisne · museum, El Cisne12 km
- Aguas Calientes · attraction, Portovelo13 km
- Aguas termales · attraction, Portovelo13 km
- La Chorrera · attraction, Portovelo13 km
- Lampara de carburo · memorial, Portovelo13 km
- Mirador del Cerro San José · viewpoint, Portovelo14 km
- Cascada de Humuto · waterfall, Gualel14 km
- Monumneto Pique Americano · monument, Portovelo14 km
- Monumento al minero · memorial, Portovelo14 km
- Magner Turner · museum, Portovelo14 km
- The Magnet Turner · museum, Portovelo14 km
- Molino de cuarzo y mina · memorial, Portovelo14 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: Salatí

- 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)29 km
- Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International Airport (ETR) · Santa Rosa66 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:02) and shortest in Jun (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:20, 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 Salatí

Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in Salatí. Settlements here lie between about 1,047 m and 1,486 m above sea level (median 1,223 m).

- 5 de Agosto
- Ambocas
- Chunchi
- Guayabo
- La Alborada
- La Ramada
- Los Amarillos
- Los Linderos
- Ojeda
- Porotillo
- Salatí
- Tacuri
- Tarapal
- Viñamao

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 Salatí

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Río Luis

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains.

- El Nudillo · 2,726 m
- Cerro El Quinde · 1,893 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 Salatí and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Portovelo Canton, the warmest month is Sep (average 18 °C) and the coolest is Jul (16 °C). About 634 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (115 mm) and the driest Aug (19 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to December**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 17 69 

Feb 17 100 

Mar 17 115 

Apr 17 71 

May 17 44 

Jun 16 34 

Jul 16 25 

Aug 17 19 

Sep 18 20 

Oct 18 41 

Nov 17 46 

Dec 17 50 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Salatí

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital P. S. Lourdes · Portovelo 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.71363&mlon=-79.57672#map=17/-3.71363/-79.57672) 

Bank Banco de Machala · Portovelo 14 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 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.71842&mlon=-79.61874#map=17/-3.71842/-79.61874) 

Petrol pump Gasolinera Espinosa · Portovelo 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.71811&mlon=-79.62147#map=17/-3.71811/-79.62147) 

Hotel Hostal Diego's · El Cisne 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.85202&mlon=-79.42566#map=17/-3.85202/-79.42566) 

Mall Bahía 24 de Mayo · Catamayo 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.98740&mlon=-79.36029#map=17/-3.98740/-79.36029) 

School Escuela de Educación Básica 27 de Abril · Salatí 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.78886&mlon=-79.51494#map=17/-3.78886/-79.51494) 

College UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LOJA · Zaruma 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.68195&mlon=-79.62500#map=17/-3.68195/-79.62500) 

Police station UPC · Portovelo 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.71443&mlon=-79.61417#map=17/-3.71443/-79.61417) 

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 Salatí

Places mapped inside Salatí 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 Portovelo Canton

- Curtincapa
- Morales
- Portovelo

## Quick answers

- Where is Salatí?In Portovelo Canton, El Oro Province, Ecuador
- What borders Salatí?Curtincapa, El Cisne, El Rosario, Gualel, Guayquichuma, Morales and Portovelo
- What is there to see in Salatí?Cascada "Arco Iris", Cascada Salati, Laguna del amor
- What time zone is Salatí in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Salatí?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Salatí?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Salatí?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Salatí?Settlements lie between 1,047 m and 1,486 m
- What is the highest point in Salatí?El Nudillo (2,726 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Salatí?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Salatí?P. S. Lourdes, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Salatí?Banco de Machala, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Salatí?Jaime Roldos y Assad Bucaram, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Salatí?Gasolinera Espinosa, about 14 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Salatí?EC071153 (OCHA common operational dataset)