# Viche Parish, Quinindé Canton, Esmeraldas Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/quininde/viche/ Parish · Quinindé Canton # Viche Viche is a parish of Ecuador in Quinindé Canton, Esmeraldas Province. It covers **96.7 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 96.7km² - 6mapped services - 103 mtypical elevation ## Where is Viche? Viche lies in [Quinindé Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/quininde/), [Esmeraldas Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 4 other parishes: [Chura](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/quininde/chura/), [Coronel Carlos Concha Torres](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/esmeraldas/coronel-carlos-concha-torres/), [Cube](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/quininde/cube/) and [Majua](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/esmeraldas/majua/). By area it is the 590th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 2.7% of [Quinindé Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/quininde/). The centre of Viche is about 147 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. The centre point is at 0.6098° N, 79.5456° 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: Viche - 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) · Tachina42 km - Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) · Quito156 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:13) and shortest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:10, sunset around 18:15). 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 Viche Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Viche. Settlements here lie between about 35 m and 127 m above sea level (median 103 m). - Digue - El Chorro - La Lagartera - Male - Male Adentro - Palma Real - Salvador - Viche - Vinsade Adentro - Vinsade Afuera 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 Viche Named natural and historic features inside Viche, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Río Viche 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 Viche and the best time to visit Using the climate of Quinindé Canton, the warmest month is Sep (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jun (24 °C). About 1,417 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (239 mm) and the driest Aug (20 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **June to December**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 210 Feb 25 214 Mar 25 239 Apr 25 227 May 25 158 Jun 24 78 Jul 25 32 Aug 26 20 Sep 26 34 Oct 26 50 Nov 26 52 Dec 25 102 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Viche Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital centro de salud · Malimpia 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.50164&mlon=-79.43043#map=17/0.50164/-79.43043) Bank Banco Internacional Ecuador · Rosa Zárate 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.33422&mlon=-79.47128#map=17/0.33422/-79.47128) ATM Chaupara · Majua 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.68298&mlon=-79.54101#map=17/0.68298/-79.54101) Petrol pump Petrolrios · Viche 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.62779&mlon=-79.54610#map=17/0.62779/-79.54610) Hotel House Lema Guagua · San Mateo 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.86964&mlon=-79.63124#map=17/0.86964/-79.63124) Mall Plaza del Sur Esmeraldas-TECNIPETROL · Esmeraldas 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.89926&mlon=-79.71045#map=17/0.89926/-79.71045) School Escuela Galapagos · Chinca 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.71775&mlon=-79.56628#map=17/0.71775/-79.56628) College Unidad Educativa Particular Velasco Ibarra · Rosa Zárate 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.33002&mlon=-79.47433#map=17/0.33002/-79.47433) Police station Control Ambiental · San Mateo 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.87585&mlon=-79.63529#map=17/0.87585/-79.63529) 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 Viche Places mapped inside Viche in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - Pharmacies2 - Restaurants3 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 Quinindé Canton - Chura - Cube - La Unión - Malimpia - Rosa Zárate ## Quick answers - Where is Viche?In Quinindé Canton, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador - What borders Viche?Chura, Coronel Carlos Concha Torres, Cube and Majua - What time zone is Viche in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Viche?Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in Viche?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Viche?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Viche?Settlements lie between 35 m and 127 m - What is the best time to visit Viche?June to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Viche?centro de salud, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Viche?Banco Internacional Ecuador, about 32 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Viche?Chaupara, about 8.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Viche?Petrolrios, about 2.0 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Viche?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Viche?EC080454 (OCHA common operational dataset)