# San Francisco de Onzole Parish, Eloy Alfaro Canton – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/san-francisco-de-onzole/ Parish · Eloy Alfaro Canton # San Francisco de Onzole San Francisco de Onzole is a parish of Ecuador in Eloy Alfaro Canton, Esmeraldas Province. It covers **181.3 km²**. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 181km² - 114 mtypical elevation ## Where is San Francisco de Onzole? San Francisco de Onzole 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: [Anchayacu](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/anchayacu/), [Atahualpa](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/atahualpa/), [Borbón](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/borbon/), [Montalvo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/rioverde/montalvo/), [San José de Cayapas](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/san-jose-de-cayapas/) and [Santo Domingo de Onzole](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/santo-domingo-de-onzole/). By area it is the 372nd largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 4.0% of [Eloy Alfaro Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/). The centre of San Francisco de Onzole is about 138 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 30 km from Valdez, the main town of Eloy Alfaro Canton. The centre point is at 0.8554° N, 79.1267° 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: San Francisco de Onzole - 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) · Tachina57 km - La Florida Airport (TCO) · Tumaco115 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 San Francisco de Onzole Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in San Francisco de Onzole. Settlements here lie between about 14 m and 167 m above sea level (median 114 m). - Arenales - Bellavista - Boca de Iscuandé - Iguanero - La Loma - Las Delicias - Loma Linda - Nueva Juventud - Partidero - Pintor - Piquigua - San Francisco de Onzole 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 San Francisco de Onzole 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 San Francisco de Onzole Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de Salud · Telembí 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.79462&mlon=-78.91770#map=17/0.79462/-78.91770) Petrol pump Gasolina · Telembí 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.82086&mlon=-78.93600#map=17/0.82086/-78.93600) Hotel Hostería El Rancho · Anchayacu 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.04843&mlon=-79.07952#map=17/1.04843/-79.07952) School Escuela de Papayal · Chontaduro 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.83020&mlon=-79.33688#map=17/0.83020/-79.33688) College Unidad Educativa FIBA JAKI · Santo Domingo de Onzole 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.58032&mlon=-79.15771#map=17/0.58032/-79.15771) Police station UPC Las Peñas · Santa Lucía de Las Peñas 27 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. ## Other parishes in Eloy Alfaro Canton - Anchayacu - Atahualpa - Borbón - Colón Eloy del María - La Tola - Luis Vargas Torres - Maldonado - Pampanal de Bolívar - San José de Cayapas - Santa Lucía de Las Peñas - Santo Domingo de Onzole - Selva Alegre - Telembí - Timbiré - Valdez ## Quick answers - Where is San Francisco de Onzole?In Eloy Alfaro Canton, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador - What borders San Francisco de Onzole?Anchayacu, Atahualpa, Borbón, Montalvo, San José de Cayapas and Santo Domingo de Onzole - What time zone is San Francisco de Onzole in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in San Francisco de Onzole?Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in San Francisco de Onzole?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in San Francisco de Onzole?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of San Francisco de Onzole?Settlements lie between 14 m and 167 m - What is the best time to visit San Francisco de Onzole?May to February - Where is the nearest hospital to San Francisco de Onzole?Centro de Salud, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Francisco de Onzole?Gasolina, about 22 km from the centre - What is the P-code of San Francisco de Onzole?EC080258 (OCHA common operational dataset)