# San Carlos Parish, Naranjal Canton, Guayas Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/naranjal/san-carlos/ Parish · Naranjal Canton # San Carlos San Carlos is a parish of Ecuador in Naranjal Canton, Guayas Province. It covers **103.4 km²**. 14 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 103km² - 10mapped services - 51 mtypical elevation ## Where is San Carlos? San Carlos lies in [Naranjal Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/naranjal/), [Guayas Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 5 other parishes: [Jesús María](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/naranjal/jesus-maria/), [Molleturo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/azuay/cuenca/molleturo/), [Pancho Negro](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/canar/la-troncal/pancho-negro/), [San Antonio](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/canar/canar/san-antonio/) and [Taura](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/naranjal/taura/). By area it is the 561st largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 6.1% of [Naranjal Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/naranjal/). The centre of San Carlos is about 278 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 22 km from Naranjal, the main town of Naranjal Canton. The centre point is at 2.5518° S, 79.4617° 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 San Carlos ### Nearby, outside San Carlos - Hacienda Las Cañas · attraction, Jesús María6.3 km - El Pedregal Pool · attraction, Pancho Negro13 km - Parque Urbano de La Troncal · theme park, La Troncal19 km - Munumento de Caña · monument, La Troncal19 km - Parque · attraction, La Troncal20 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: San Carlos - 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) · Guayaquil64 km - Mariscal Lamar Airport (CUE) · Cuenca65 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:04) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:18, 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 San Carlos Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in San Carlos. Settlements here lie between about 33 m and 112 m above sea level (median 51 m). - Barrio Nuevo - Cacao loma - Estrella - Hacienda Buenos Aires - Hacienda Nueva Susana - La Marcella - Lechugal - Luz de América - Mata de Platano - Puerto Inca - San Carlos - San Jacinto - San Rafael - Suya Grande 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 San Carlos Named natural and historic features inside San Carlos, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Río Norcay - Río Payquestero - Río Trinidad 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 San Carlos and the best time to visit Using the climate of Naranjal Canton, the warmest month is Sep (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Mar (21 °C). About 776 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (166 mm) and the driest Aug (17 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 21 98 Feb 21 151 Mar 21 166 Apr 21 109 May 21 54 Jun 21 31 Jul 22 20 Aug 22 17 Sep 22 18 Oct 21 33 Nov 21 38 Dec 21 41 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from San Carlos Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Darío Machuca Palacios · La Troncal 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.42595&mlon=-79.34754#map=17/-2.42595/-79.34754) Bank Corresponsal Jardin Azuayo · Molleturo 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.61610&mlon=-79.46868#map=17/-2.61610/-79.46868) ATM Cajero JEP · Molleturo 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.61324&mlon=-79.47051#map=17/-2.61324/-79.47051) Petrol pump P & S · Jesús María 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.59474&mlon=-79.48133#map=17/-2.59474/-79.48133) Hotel Quizás hoy · Jesús María 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.60736&mlon=-79.47389#map=17/-2.60736/-79.47389) Mall Zabdi Mall · La Troncal 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.42300&mlon=-79.33986#map=17/-2.42300/-79.33986) School Unidad del Milenio Eloy Alfaro · Pancho Negro 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.50279&mlon=-79.48676#map=17/-2.50279/-79.48676) College Escuela 19 de Marzo · Molleturo 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.69371&mlon=-79.48020#map=17/-2.69371/-79.48020) Police station UPC Puerto Inca · San Carlos 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.54007&mlon=-79.54911#map=17/-2.54007/-79.54911) 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 San Carlos Places mapped inside San Carlos in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels1 - Schools1 - Pharmacies3 - Restaurants3 - 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 Naranjal Canton - Jesús María - Naranjal - Santa Rosa de Flandes - Taura ## Quick answers - Where is San Carlos?In Naranjal Canton, Guayas Province, Ecuador - What borders San Carlos?Jesús María, Molleturo, Pancho Negro, San Antonio and Taura - What is there to see in San Carlos?Hacienda Las Cañas, El Pedregal Pool, Parque Urbano de La Troncal, Munumento de Caña - What time zone is San Carlos in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in San Carlos?Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in San Carlos?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in San Carlos?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of San Carlos?Settlements lie between 33 m and 112 m - What is the best time to visit San Carlos?April to January - Where is the nearest hospital to San Carlos?Darío Machuca Palacios, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to San Carlos?Corresponsal Jardin Azuayo, about 7.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to San Carlos?Cajero JEP, about 6.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Carlos?P & S, about 5.3 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in San Carlos?1 mapped - What is the P-code of San Carlos?EC091152 (OCHA common operational dataset)