# Anchayacu Parish, Eloy Alfaro Canton, Esmeraldas Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/anchayacu/

Parish · Eloy Alfaro Canton 

# Anchayacu

Anchayacu is a parish of Ecuador in Eloy Alfaro Canton, Esmeraldas Province. It covers **218.9 km²**. 25 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 219km²
- 1mapped service
- 66 mtypical elevation

## Where is Anchayacu?

Anchayacu lies in [Eloy Alfaro Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/), [Esmeraldas Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 6 other parishes: [Borbón](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/borbon/), [La Tola](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/la-tola/), [Lagarto](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/rioverde/lagarto/), [Montalvo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/rioverde/montalvo/), [San Francisco de Onzole](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/san-francisco-de-onzole/) and [Santa Lucía de Las Peñas](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/santa-lucia-de-las-penas/). By area it is the 318th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 4.9% of [Eloy Alfaro Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/). The centre of Anchayacu is about 146 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 23 km from Valdez, the main town of Eloy Alfaro Canton. The centre point is at 0.9566° N, 79.0972° 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).

## Know before you go: Anchayacu

- 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

- Carlos Concha Torres International Airport (ESM) · Tachina59 km
- La Florida Airport (TCO) · Tumaco103 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:11) and shortest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:09, sunset around 18:13).

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 Anchayacu

Open gazetteers list **25 villages, towns and localities** in Anchayacu. Settlements here lie between about 3 m and 138 m above sea level (median 66 m).

- Achotillal
- Anchayacu
- Boca de Rodriguez
- Boca de Rodríguez
- El Cedro
- El Ceibo
- El Guineo
- El Pueblito
- Guapilar
- Hoja Blanca
- Hojas Blancas
- Iscuandecito
- Las Cruces
- Limoncito
- Los Machines
- Machines Guánamo
- Mata Plátano
- Mata de Plátano
- Palmira
- Papayal
- San Agustin
- San Agustín
- San José de Cayapas
- Tangare
- Tangaré

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 Anchayacu

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Río Onzole
- Río Tangaré

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 Anchayacu and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Eloy Alfaro Canton, the warmest month is Sep (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 1,031 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (150 mm) and the driest Aug (22 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to February**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 24 117 

Feb 24 114 

Mar 24 135 

Apr 24 150 

May 24 111 

Jun 24 63 

Jul 24 34 

Aug 24 22 

Sep 25 35 

Oct 24 72 

Nov 24 87 

Dec 24 92 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Anchayacu

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Basic Hospital of Borbón · Borbón 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.08802&mlon=-78.98997#map=17/1.08802/-78.98997) 

Petrol pump E/S MIBAC · Borbón 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.05746&mlon=-78.99270#map=17/1.05746/-78.99270) 

Hotel Hostería El Rancho · Anchayacu 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.04843&mlon=-79.07952#map=17/1.04843/-79.07952) 

School Unindad Educativa fiscomisional Concepción Temboury · Santa Lucía de Las Peñas 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.09461&mlon=-79.16374#map=17/1.09461/-79.16374) 

Police station UPC Las Peñas · Santa Lucía de Las Peñas 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.09288&mlon=-79.16304#map=17/1.09288/-79.16304) 

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 Anchayacu

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

- Hotels1

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 Eloy Alfaro Canton

- Atahualpa
- Borbón
- Colón Eloy del María
- La Tola
- Luis Vargas Torres
- Maldonado
- Pampanal de Bolívar
- San Francisco de Onzole
- San José de Cayapas
- Santa Lucía de Las Peñas
- Santo Domingo de Onzole
- Selva Alegre
- Telembí
- Timbiré
- Valdez

## Quick answers

- Where is Anchayacu?In Eloy Alfaro Canton, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador
- What borders Anchayacu?Borbón, La Tola, Lagarto, Montalvo, San Francisco de Onzole and Santa Lucía de Las Peñas
- What time zone is Anchayacu in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Anchayacu?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Anchayacu?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Anchayacu?25 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Anchayacu?Settlements lie between 3 m and 138 m
- What is the best time to visit Anchayacu?May to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Anchayacu?Basic Hospital of Borbón, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Anchayacu?E/S MIBAC, about 16 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Anchayacu?EC080251 (OCHA common operational dataset)