# Selva Alegre Parish, Eloy Alfaro Canton, Esmeraldas Province

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

Parish · Eloy Alfaro Canton 

# Selva Alegre

Selva Alegre is a parish of Ecuador in Eloy Alfaro Canton, Esmeraldas Province. It covers **49.7 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 49.7km²
- 1mapped service
- 138 mtypical elevation

## Where is Selva Alegre?

Selva Alegre 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 7 other parishes: [Atahualpa](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/atahualpa/), [Borbón](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/borbon/), [Colón Eloy del María](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/colon-eloy-del-maria/), [Concepción](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/san-lorenzo/concepcion/), [Luis Vargas Torres](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/luis-vargas-torres/), [San José de Cayapas](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/san-jose-de-cayapas/) and [Timbiré](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/timbire/). By area it is the 803rd largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 1.1% of [Eloy Alfaro Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/). The centre of Selva Alegre is about 133 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 7.8 km from Valdez, the main town of Eloy Alfaro Canton. The centre point is at 0.9136° N, 78.8907° 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: Selva Alegre

- 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) · Tachina82 km
- La Florida Airport (TCO) · Tumaco101 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 Selva Alegre

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Selva Alegre. Settlements here lie between about 132 m and 157 m above sea level (median 138 m).

- Chanusal
- Chapilito
- Palma Real
- Picadero
- Playa Nueva
- Selva Alegre

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 Selva Alegre 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 Selva Alegre

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Salud · Telembí 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.79462&mlon=-78.91770#map=17/0.79462/-78.91770) 

Petrol pump Gasolina · Telembí 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.82086&mlon=-78.93600#map=17/0.82086/-78.93600) 

Hotel Hotel "María José" · Timbiré 9.0 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 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.07003&mlon=-78.90973#map=17/1.07003/-78.90973) 

Police station Destacamento Militar · Selva Alegre 2.9 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 Selva Alegre

Places mapped inside Selva Alegre in open map data, by type.

- Police stations1

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
- 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
- Telembí
- Timbiré
- Valdez

## Quick answers

- Where is Selva Alegre?In Eloy Alfaro Canton, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador
- What borders Selva Alegre?Atahualpa, Borbón, Colón Eloy del María, Concepción, Luis Vargas Torres, San José de Cayapas and Timbiré
- What time zone is Selva Alegre in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Selva Alegre?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Selva Alegre?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Selva Alegre?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Selva Alegre?Settlements lie between 132 m and 157 m
- What is the best time to visit Selva Alegre?May to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Selva Alegre?Centro de Salud, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Selva Alegre?Gasolina, about 11 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Selva Alegre?EC080260 (OCHA common operational dataset)