# Morro Parish, Guayaquil Canton, Guayas Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/guayaquil/morro/

Parish · Guayaquil Canton 

# Morro

Morro is a parish of Ecuador in Guayaquil Canton, Guayas Province. It covers **324.0 km²**. 16 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 324km²
- 2mapped services
- 17 mtypical elevation

## Where is Morro?

Morro lies in [Guayaquil Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/guayaquil/), [Guayas Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 4 other parishes: [General Villamil](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/playas/general-villamil/), [Guayaquil](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/guayaquil/guayaquil/), [Juan Gómez Rendón](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/guayaquil/juan-gomez-rendon/) and [Posorja](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/guayaquil/posorja/). By area it is the 191st largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 6.7% of [Guayaquil Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/guayaquil/). The centre of Morro is about 326 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 62 km from Guayaquil, the main town of Guayaquil Canton. The centre point is at 2.5614° S, 80.3083° 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 Morro

OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Morro: 1 viewpoint; 1 nature reserve.

- Refugio de Vida Silvestre Manglares El Morro · nature reserve
- Mirador · viewpoint

### Nearby, outside Morro

- Monumento El Pescador · monument, General Villamil12 km
- Mirador turístico Nuestra Señora de La Merced · attraction, General Villamil13 km
- Comuna El Delfín · viewpoint, Posorja18 km
- Playa Varadero · attraction, Posorja18 km
- Playa La Posa · attraction, Posorja18 km
- callejón · cave, Juan Gómez Rendón18 km
- Monumento Playa Delfin · memorial, Posorja19 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: Morro

- 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

- José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) · Guayaquil65 km
- General Ulpiano Paez International Airport (SNC) · Salinas/La Libertad85 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:08) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:22, sunset around 18:20).

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 Morro

Open gazetteers list **16 villages, towns and localities** in Morro. Settlements here lie between about 0 m and 59 m above sea level (median 17 m).

- El Morro
- Hacienda Ayalán
- La Florida
- Lagarto
- Morro
- Positos
- Puerto Ayalán
- Puerto San Miguel del Morro
- Puerto de El Morro
- Puerto del Morro
- Rincón
- San Juan
- San Miguel
- Santo Domingo
- Sitio Nuevo
- Tamarindo

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 Morro

Named natural and historic features inside Morro, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

3 rivers and streams.

- Río Grande
- Río de Horno
- Río del Muerto

### Coast and islands

2 islands.

- Isla Manglecito Chico
- Isla Manglecito Grande

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 Morro and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Guayaquil Canton, the warmest month is Jan (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Oct (25 °C). About 664 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (188 mm) and the driest Aug (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to January**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 101 

Feb 26 178 

Mar 26 188 

Apr 26 102 

May 26 32 

Jun 26 10 

Jul 26 5 

Aug 26 4 

Sep 26 4 

Oct 25 9 

Nov 26 10 

Dec 26 20 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Morro

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Clínica Pacífica · General Villamil 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.61435&mlon=-80.39265#map=17/-2.61435/-80.39265) 

Bank Produbanco · General Villamil 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.63438&mlon=-80.38645#map=17/-2.63438/-80.38645) 

Petrol pump Gasolinera Primax · Juan Gómez Rendón 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.39249&mlon=-80.36073#map=17/-2.39249/-80.36073) 

Hotel viveplayas_ · General Villamil 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.62223&mlon=-80.38612#map=17/-2.62223/-80.38612) 

Mall Plaza Paucar S.A. · General Villamil 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.63252&mlon=-80.38756#map=17/-2.63252/-80.38756) 

School Unidad Educativa Freire Stabile · General Villamil 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.63022&mlon=-80.38392#map=17/-2.63022/-80.38392) 

College Punto digital gratuito · Chanduy 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.41808&mlon=-80.60812#map=17/-2.41808/-80.60812) 

Police station estacion de policia · General Villamil 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.63468&mlon=-80.39022#map=17/-2.63468/-80.39022) 

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 Morro

Places mapped inside Morro in open map data, by type.

- 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 Guayaquil Canton

- Guayaquil
- Juan Gómez Rendón
- Posorja
- Puná
- Tenguel

## Quick answers

- Where is Morro?In Guayaquil Canton, Guayas Province, Ecuador
- What borders Morro?General Villamil, Guayaquil, Juan Gómez Rendón and Posorja
- What is there to see in Morro?Mirador, Refugio de Vida Silvestre Manglares El Morro
- What time zone is Morro in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Morro?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Morro?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Morro?16 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Morro?Settlements lie between 0 m and 59 m
- What is the best time to visit Morro?April to January
- Where is the nearest hospital to Morro?Clínica Pacífica, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Morro?Produbanco, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Morro?Gasolinera Primax, about 20 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Morro?EC090153 (OCHA common operational dataset)