# Galera Parish, Muisne Canton, Esmeraldas Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/muisne/galera/ Parish · Muisne Canton # Galera Galera is a parish of Ecuador in Muisne Canton, Esmeraldas Province. It covers **67.8 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 67.8km² - 6mapped services - 37 mtypical elevation ## Where is Galera? Galera lies in [Muisne Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/muisne/), [Esmeraldas Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 3 other parishes: [Quingue](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/muisne/quingue/), [San Francisco](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/muisne/san-francisco/) and [Tonchigüe](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/atacames/tonchigue/). By area it is the 720th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 5.3% of [Muisne Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/muisne/). The centre of Galera is about 204 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 19 km from Muisne, the main town of Muisne Canton. The centre point is at 0.7753° N, 80.0633° 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). ## Things to see in and around Galera OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Galera: 1 national park. - Reserva Marina Galera San Francisco · national park ### Nearby, outside Galera - Playa de Tongorachi · attraction, San Francisco13 km - Nidi de Tortuga · attraction, Tonchigüe17 km - CLUB SAME CASA BLANCA · beach, Tonchigüe18 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Galera - 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) · Tachina54 km - La Florida Airport (TCO) · Tumaco186 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:15) and shortest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:13, sunset around 18:17). 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 Galera Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Galera. Settlements here lie between about 2 m and 158 m above sea level (median 37 m). - Estero de Platano - Estero de Plátano - Galera - Galerita - Galeritas - La Corcovada - Malpelo - San Enrique - San Francisco - San José - Tortuga 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 Galera Named natural and historic features inside Galera, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Coast and islands 1 headland. - Punta Tortuga 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 Galera and the best time to visit Using the climate of Muisne Canton, the warmest month is Apr (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (25 °C). About 1,088 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (195 mm) and the driest Aug (14 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to December**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 175 Feb 26 188 Mar 26 195 Apr 26 168 May 25 117 Jun 25 60 Jul 25 24 Aug 25 14 Sep 25 21 Oct 25 28 Nov 25 27 Dec 25 71 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Galera Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de Salud Muisne · Muisne 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.62808&mlon=-80.00719#map=17/0.62808/-80.00719) Bank BANECUADOR B.P · Muisne 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.61062&mlon=-80.01784#map=17/0.61062/-80.01784) ATM Banco Pichincha · Tonsupa 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.88861&mlon=-79.81092#map=17/0.88861/-79.81092) Petrol pump Peteoecuador · Tonchigüe 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.82728&mlon=-79.94903#map=17/0.82728/-79.94903) Hotel Hosteria Cumilinche Club · Galera 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.81864&mlon=-80.01628#map=17/0.81864/-80.01628) Mall Mini CC KuKu · Atacames 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.87163&mlon=-79.85245#map=17/0.87163/-79.85245) School General Villamil · Galera 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.81431&mlon=-80.04841#map=17/0.81431/-80.04841) Police station UPC-Muisne 1 · Muisne 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.60730&mlon=-80.02160#map=17/0.60730/-80.02160) 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 Galera Places mapped inside Galera in open map data, by type. - Hotels3 - Schools1 - Restaurants2 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 Muisne Canton - Bolívar - Daule - Muisne - Quingue - San Francisco - San Gregorio - San José de Chamanga - Sálima ## Quick answers - Where is Galera?In Muisne Canton, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador - What borders Galera?Quingue, San Francisco and Tonchigüe - What is there to see in Galera?Reserva Marina Galera San Francisco - What time zone is Galera in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Galera?Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in Galera?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Galera?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Galera?Settlements lie between 2 m and 158 m - What is the best time to visit Galera?May to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Galera?Centro de Salud Muisne, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Galera?BANECUADOR B.P, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Galera?Banco Pichincha, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galera?Peteoecuador, about 14 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Galera?EC080353 (OCHA common operational dataset)