# Borbón Parish, Eloy Alfaro Canton, Esmeraldas Province

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

Parish · Eloy Alfaro Canton 

# Borbón

Borbón is a parish of Ecuador in Eloy Alfaro Canton, Esmeraldas Province. It covers **200.2 km²**. 31 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 200km²
- 4mapped services
- 45 mtypical elevation

## Where is Borbón?

Borbón 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 9 other parishes: [Anchayacu](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/anchayacu/), [Colón Eloy del María](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/colon-eloy-del-maria/), [Concepción](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/san-lorenzo/concepcion/), [La Tola](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/la-tola/), [Maldonado](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/maldonado/), [San Francisco de Onzole](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/san-francisco-de-onzole/), [San José de Cayapas](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/san-jose-de-cayapas/), [Selva Alegre](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/selva-alegre/) and [Tambillo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/san-lorenzo/tambillo/). By area it is the 347th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 4.5% of [Eloy Alfaro Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/). The centre of Borbón is about 148 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 12 km from Valdez, the main town of Eloy Alfaro Canton. The centre point is at 1.0154° N, 78.9983° 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: Borbón

- 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) · Tachina70 km
- La Florida Airport (TCO) · Tumaco93 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:10) and shortest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:09, sunset around 18:12).

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 Borbón

Open gazetteers list **31 villages, towns and localities** in Borbón. Settlements here lie between about -2 m and 79 m above sea level (median 45 m).

- Bella Aurora
- Biguare
- Borbón
- Caserío Venceslao
- Combuchí
- Cumbuchi
- El Capricho
- El Chorro
- El Cocal (Km 7)
- El Eden
- El Edén
- El Reposo
- El Tope
- Kilometro 12
- Kilómetro 7 Limoncito
- La Concordia
- La Peña
- La Peñita
- La Tablita
- La Vuelta de Pacota
- La Ye
- Lumber
- Narnajal
- Patere
- Pueblo Nuevo
- Punta de Piedra
- Punta de Venado
- San Francisco del Cayapa
- San Francisco del Cayapas
- Santa Rosa de Los Epera
- Wenselao

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 Borbón

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

### Water

5 rivers and streams.

- Río Anayacu
- Río Cayapas
- Río Gayapas
- Río Pagota
- Río Yanayacu

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 Borbón 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 Borbón

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Basic Hospital of Borbón · Borbón 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.08802&mlon=-78.98997#map=17/1.08802/-78.98997) 

Petrol pump E/S MIBAC · Borbón 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.05746&mlon=-78.99270#map=17/1.05746/-78.99270) 

Hotel Hostería El Rancho · Anchayacu 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.04843&mlon=-79.07952#map=17/1.04843/-79.07952) 

School unidad educativa Pedro Vicente maldonado · Maldonado 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.07003&mlon=-78.90973#map=17/1.07003/-78.90973) 

Police station Destacamento Militar · Selva Alegre 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.92560&mlon=-78.86738#map=17/0.92560/-78.86738) 

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 Borbón

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

- Hospitals2
- Petrol pumps1
- Restaurants1

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

- Anchayacu
- Atahualpa
- 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 Borbón?In Eloy Alfaro Canton, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador
- What borders Borbón?Anchayacu, Colón Eloy del María, Concepción, La Tola, Maldonado, San Francisco de Onzole, San José de Cayapas, Selva Alegre and Tambillo
- What time zone is Borbón in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Borbón?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Borbón?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Borbón?31 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Borbón?Settlements lie between -2 m and 79 m
- What is the best time to visit Borbón?May to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Borbón?Basic Hospital of Borbón, about 8.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Borbón?E/S MIBAC, about 4.7 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Borbón?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Borbón?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Borbón?EC080253 (OCHA common operational dataset)