# Posorja Parish, Guayaquil Canton, Guayas Province – Villages

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

Parish · Guayaquil Canton 

# Posorja

Posorja is a parish of Ecuador in Guayaquil Canton, Guayas Province. It covers **74.0 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 32 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 74.0km²
- 32mapped services
- 1 mtypical elevation

## Where is Posorja?

Posorja lies in [Guayaquil Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/guayaquil/), [Guayas Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 2 other parishes: [General Villamil](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/playas/general-villamil/) and [Morro](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/guayaquil/morro/). By area it is the 688th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 1.5% of [Guayaquil Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/guayaquil/). The centre of Posorja is about 336 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 71 km from Guayaquil, the main town of Guayaquil Canton. The centre point is at 2.6901° S, 80.2855° 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 Posorja

OpenStreetMap lists 4 named sights in Posorja: 2 attractions; 1 viewpoint; 1 memorial.

- Comuna El Delfín · viewpoint
- Playa La Posa · attraction
- Playa Varadero · attraction
- Monumento Playa Delfin · memorial

### Nearby, outside Posorja

- Refugio de Vida Silvestre Manglares El Morro · nature reserve, Morro7.6 km
- Mirador · viewpoint, Morro9.1 km
- Monumento El Pescador · monument, General Villamil13 km
- Mirador turístico Nuestra Señora de La Merced · attraction, General Villamil14 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: Posorja

- 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) · Guayaquil74 km
- Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International Airport (ETR) · Santa Rosa90 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:07) 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 Posorja

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Posorja. The largest with a recorded population: Posorja (30,886).

- Data de Posorja
- Posorja
- Terminal Portuario DP World -Posorja
- barrio Lomas del Cangrejal Lote 1B

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 Posorja

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

### Coast and islands

1 headland.

- Punta Arenas

### Getting around

1 airfield; 1 port.

- Nirsa
- Puerto de Guayaquil

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 Posorja 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 Posorja

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Maternidad de Posorja · Posorja 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.71083&mlon=-80.24538#map=17/-2.71083/-80.24538) 

Bank Banco Pichincha · Posorja 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.70946&mlon=-80.24508#map=17/-2.70946/-80.24508) 

Petrol pump Gasolinera Primax · Juan Gómez Rendón 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.39249&mlon=-80.36073#map=17/-2.39249/-80.36073) 

Hotel Hostal Maresia · Posorja 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.71982&mlon=-80.29835#map=17/-2.71982/-80.29835) 

Mall Centro Comercial Génesis · Posorja 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.70934&mlon=-80.24521#map=17/-2.70934/-80.24521) 

School Unidad Educativa Fiscal Luis Fernando Vivero · Posorja 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.71625&mlon=-80.25576#map=17/-2.71625/-80.25576) 

Police station COMANDO DISTRITO PROGRESO - UPC POSORJA - PJ DISTRITO PROGRESO · Posorja 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.71175&mlon=-80.24414#map=17/-2.71175/-80.24414) 

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 Posorja

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

- Hospitals4
- Banks2
- Hotels5
- Shopping malls3
- Schools4
- Pharmacies2
- Restaurants11
- 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 Guayaquil Canton

- Guayaquil
- Juan Gómez Rendón
- Morro
- Puná
- Tenguel

## Quick answers

- Where is Posorja?In Guayaquil Canton, Guayas Province, Ecuador
- What borders Posorja?General Villamil and Morro
- What is there to see in Posorja?Comuna El Delfín, Monumento Playa Delfin, Playa La Posa, Playa Varadero
- What time zone is Posorja in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Posorja?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Posorja?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Posorja?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Posorja?April to January
- Where is the nearest hospital to Posorja?Maternidad de Posorja, about 5.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Posorja?Banco Pichincha, about 5.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Posorja?Gasolinera Primax, about 34 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Posorja?4 mapped
- How many banks are in Posorja?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Posorja?EC090156 (OCHA common operational dataset)