# Victoria Parish, Santa Rosa Canton, El Oro Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/santa-rosa/victoria/

Parish · Santa Rosa Canton 

# Victoria

Victoria is a parish of Ecuador in Santa Rosa Canton, El Oro Province. It covers **113.4 km²**. 21 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 113km²
- 2mapped services
- 117 mtypical elevation

## Where is Victoria?

Victoria lies in [Santa Rosa Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/santa-rosa/), [El Oro Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 6 other parishes: [Bellamaría](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/santa-rosa/bellamaria/), [Buenavista](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/pasaje/buenavista/), [El Retiro](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/machala/el-retiro/), [Pasaje](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/pasaje/pasaje/), [San Juan de Cerro Azul](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/atahualpa/san-juan-de-cerro-azul/) and [Santa Rosa](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/santa-rosa/santa-rosa/). By area it is the 536th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 12.6% of [Santa Rosa Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/santa-rosa/). The centre of Victoria is about 384 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 14 km from Santa Rosa, the main town of Santa Rosa Canton. The centre point is at 3.4255° S, 79.8367° 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 Victoria

### Nearby, outside Victoria

- Cabañas de Javier · attraction, Buenavista4.8 km
- Petrolrios · monument, Buenavista7.1 km
- CENTRO ECOTURISTICO ÑAÑO GUIDO · attraction, Buenavista7.1 km
- Terra Verdi Jardin · attraction, Buenavista8.3 km
- Casa Campo Victoria · attraction, San Juan de Cerro Azul9.5 km
- Monumento a Alberto Serrano · monument, Pasaje11 km
- Frupinari finca bananera · attraction, El Retiro11 km
- Finca Madeleine Arias · attraction, El Retiro12 km
- Casa · attraction, Santa Rosa12 km
- Punto 47 · attraction, Santa Rosa12 km
- Punto 46 · attraction, Santa Rosa12 km
- Punto 52 · attraction, Santa Rosa12 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: Victoria

- 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 Rosa18 km
- Captain Pedro Canga Rodríguez International Airport (TBP) · Tumbes62 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 06:21, 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 Victoria

Open gazetteers list **21 villages, towns and localities** in Victoria. Settlements here lie between about 21 m and 325 m above sea level (median 117 m).

- Carchipulla
- Cooperativa Río Negro
- Dos Bocas
- El Guayabal
- El Pedregal
- Hacienda Placer
- La Quebrada
- La Victoria
- La Virginia
- Miraflores
- Puerto Buena Vista
- Retiro
- Rio Negro
- San Agustin
- San Agustín
- San Joaquin
- San Joaquín
- San Vicente
- Todos los Santos
- Vega Rivera
- Victoria

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 Victoria

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Río Negro

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain; 1 hill.

- Dardococha · 325 m
- Verdún · 51 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 Victoria and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Santa Rosa Canton, the warmest month is May (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Nov (23 °C). 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 24 64 

Feb 24 110 

Mar 24 130 

Apr 24 61 

May 24 28 

Jun 24 15 

Jul 24 11 

Aug 24 8 

Sep 24 8 

Oct 24 17 

Nov 23 20 

Dec 24 29 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Victoria

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital centro de salud la victoria · Victoria 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.37011&mlon=-79.85837#map=17/-3.37011/-79.85837) 

Bank CONSEJO DE LA JUDICATURA · Pasaje 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.32971&mlon=-79.80861#map=17/-3.32971/-79.80861) 

ATM Banco de Machala · Machala 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.28221&mlon=-79.92857#map=17/-3.28221/-79.92857) 

Petrol pump Estación de Servicios · Buenavista 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.36230&mlon=-79.84162#map=17/-3.36230/-79.84162) 

Hotel Auto Hotel Camino Real · Pasaje 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.32662&mlon=-79.83728#map=17/-3.32662/-79.83728) 

Mall Mi Comisariato · Pasaje 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.33132&mlon=-79.80649#map=17/-3.33132/-79.80649) 

School EEB JUAN MONTALVO · Victoria 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.39571&mlon=-79.83874#map=17/-3.39571/-79.83874) 

College Instituto Técnico Dr. José Ochoa león · Pasaje 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.32887&mlon=-79.81403#map=17/-3.32887/-79.81403) 

Police station UPC de la Policía Nacional · Buenavista 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.36340&mlon=-79.84645#map=17/-3.36340/-79.84645) 

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 Victoria

Places mapped inside Victoria in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals1
- 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 Santa Rosa Canton

- Bellamaría
- Bellavista
- Jambelí
- La Avanzada
- San Antonio
- Santa Rosa
- Torata

## Quick answers

- Where is Victoria?In Santa Rosa Canton, El Oro Province, Ecuador
- What borders Victoria?Bellamaría, Buenavista, El Retiro, Pasaje, San Juan de Cerro Azul and Santa Rosa
- What is there to see in Victoria?Cabañas de Javier, Petrolrios, CENTRO ECOTURISTICO ÑAÑO GUIDO, Terra Verdi Jardin
- What time zone is Victoria in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Victoria?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Victoria?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Victoria?21 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Victoria?Settlements lie between 21 m and 325 m
- What is the highest point in Victoria?Dardococha (325 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Victoria?April to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Victoria?centro de salud la victoria, about 6.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Victoria?CONSEJO DE LA JUDICATURA, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Victoria?Banco de Machala, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Victoria?Estación de Servicios, about 7.1 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Victoria?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Victoria?EC071256 (OCHA common operational dataset)