# Colón Eloy del María Parish, Eloy Alfaro Canton – Villages

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Parish · Eloy Alfaro Canton 

# Colón Eloy del María

Colón Eloy del María is a parish of Ecuador in Eloy Alfaro Canton, Esmeraldas Province. It covers **71.9 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 71.9km²
- 90 mtypical elevation

## Where is Colón Eloy del María?

Colón Eloy del María 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 4 other parishes: [Borbón](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/borbon/), [Maldonado](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/maldonado/), [Selva Alegre](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/selva-alegre/) and [Timbiré](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/timbire/). By area it is the 705th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 1.6% of [Eloy Alfaro Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/). The centre of Colón Eloy del María is about 143 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 2.7 km from Valdez, the main town of Eloy Alfaro Canton. The centre point is at 0.9928° N, 78.9170° 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: Colón Eloy del María

- 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) · Tachina79 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 06:08, 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 Colón Eloy del María

Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Colón Eloy del María. Settlements here lie between about 34 m and 109 m above sea level (median 90 m).

- Barro Colorado
- Colón Eloy Alfaro
- Colón Eloy del María
- Guabineros
- Guavinero
- Nueva Esperanza
- Pueblito
- San Antonio
- Valdez

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).

## Weather in Colón Eloy del María 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 Colón Eloy del María

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital centro de salud · Maldonado 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.06911&mlon=-78.90899#map=17/1.06911/-78.90899) 

Petrol pump E/S MIBAC · Borbón 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.05746&mlon=-78.99270#map=17/1.05746/-78.99270) 

Hotel Hotel "María José" · Timbiré 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.98333&mlon=-78.85000#map=17/0.98333/-78.85000) 

School unidad educativa Pedro Vicente maldonado · Maldonado 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.07003&mlon=-78.90973#map=17/1.07003/-78.90973) 

Police station Destacamento Militar · Selva Alegre 9.3 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.

## Other parishes in Eloy Alfaro Canton

- Anchayacu
- Atahualpa
- Borbón
- 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 Colón Eloy del María?In Eloy Alfaro Canton, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador
- What borders Colón Eloy del María?Borbón, Maldonado, Selva Alegre and Timbiré
- What time zone is Colón Eloy del María in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Colón Eloy del María?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Colón Eloy del María?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Colón Eloy del María?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Colón Eloy del María?Settlements lie between 34 m and 109 m
- What is the best time to visit Colón Eloy del María?May to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Colón Eloy del María?centro de salud, about 8.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Colón Eloy del María?E/S MIBAC, about 11 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Colón Eloy del María?EC080262 (OCHA common operational dataset)