# Tenguel Parish, Guayaquil Canton, Guayas Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/guayaquil/tenguel/ Parish · Guayaquil Canton # Tenguel Tenguel is a parish of Ecuador in Guayaquil Canton, Guayas Province. It covers **141.2 km²**. 20 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 21 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 141km² - 21mapped services - 29 mtypical elevation ## Where is Tenguel? Tenguel 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: [Balao](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/balao/balao/), [Camilo Ponce enríquez](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/azuay/camilo-ponce-enriquez/camilo-ponce-enriquez/), [Río Bonito](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/el-guabo/rio-bonito/) and [Tendales](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/el-guabo/tendales/). By area it is the 453rd largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 2.9% of [Guayaquil Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/guayaquil/). The centre of Tenguel is about 339 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 91 km from Guayaquil, the main town of Guayaquil Canton. The centre point is at 3.0041° S, 79.7826° 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 Tenguel ### Nearby, outside Tenguel - ESCUDO DEL CANTÓN BALAO · memorial, Balao11 km - LETRAS BALAO · memorial, Balao11 km - EL PARQUE DE LAS MADRES · memorial, Balao11 km - Entrada a la concesión PATRICIA · attraction, Río Bonito14 km - Playa Bajo Alto · attraction, Tendales17 km - Complejo Turístico Camino al Paraiso · monument, Río Bonito18 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: Tenguel - 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 - Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International Airport (ETR) · Santa Rosa54 km - Mariscal Lamar Airport (CUE) · Cuenca90 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:05) and shortest in Jun (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:20, 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 Tenguel Open gazetteers list **20 villages, towns and localities** in Tenguel. Settlements here lie between about 0 m and 52 m above sea level (median 29 m). - Buenavista - Chaupitranca - Ciudadela 10 de Agosto - Cooperativa 5 de Diciembre - El Conchero - El Mirador - El Pedregal - Hacienda Buenavista - Hacienda Valparaíso - Israel - La Cruz de Esperanza - La Encamación - La Esperanza - La Fortuna - La Lechería - Palo Prieto - Río Blanco - San Francisco - Tenguel - Virgen del Cisne 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 Tenguel Named natural and historic features inside Tenguel, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Río Coca - Río Gala - Tenguel Río ### Estates 2 estates. - Hacienda Gala - Hacienda Lechería 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 Tenguel 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 Tenguel Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital San Francisco de Tenguel · Tenguel 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.99659&mlon=-79.79021#map=17/-2.99659/-79.79021) Bank BANECUADOR · Camilo Ponce enríquez 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.06001&mlon=-79.74696#map=17/-3.06001/-79.74696) ATM JEP · Machala 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.26414&mlon=-79.94329#map=17/-3.26414/-79.94329) Petrol pump Primax · Tenguel 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.02126&mlon=-79.73752#map=17/-3.02126/-79.73752) Hotel Hostal Brisas del Rio · Tenguel 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.01065&mlon=-79.73549#map=17/-3.01065/-79.73549) Mall Almacenes Corsa · Balao 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.90988&mlon=-79.81490#map=17/-2.90988/-79.81490) School Escuela Particular "Padre Carlos Mantilla" · Tenguel 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.99705&mlon=-79.78784#map=17/-2.99705/-79.78784) College INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO SUPERIOR EL ORO · Machala 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.25981&mlon=-79.93128#map=17/-3.25981/-79.93128) Police station Policía Nacional · Tenguel 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.99511&mlon=-79.79221#map=17/-2.99511/-79.79221) 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 Tenguel Places mapped inside Tenguel in open map data, by type. - Hospitals3 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels1 - Schools8 - Pharmacies4 - Restaurants2 - Police stations2 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 - Posorja - Puná ## Quick answers - Where is Tenguel?In Guayaquil Canton, Guayas Province, Ecuador - What borders Tenguel?Balao, Camilo Ponce enríquez, Río Bonito and Tendales - What is there to see in Tenguel?ESCUDO DEL CANTÓN BALAO, LETRAS BALAO, EL PARQUE DE LAS MADRES, Entrada a la concesión PATRICIA - What time zone is Tenguel in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Tenguel?Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in Tenguel?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Tenguel?20 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Tenguel?Settlements lie between 0 m and 52 m - What is the best time to visit Tenguel?April to January - Where is the nearest hospital to Tenguel?Hospital San Francisco de Tenguel, about 1.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Tenguel?BANECUADOR, about 7.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Tenguel?JEP, about 34 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Tenguel?Primax, about 5.4 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Tenguel?3 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Tenguel?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Tenguel?EC090158 (OCHA common operational dataset)