# General Villamil Parish, Playas Canton, Guayas Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/playas/general-villamil/ Parish · Playas Canton # General Villamil General Villamil is a parish of Ecuador in Playas Canton, Guayas Province. It covers **270.4 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 176 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 270km² - 176mapped services - 18 mtypical elevation ## Where is General Villamil? General Villamil lies in [Playas Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/playas/), [Guayas Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 4 other parishes: [Chanduy](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/santa-elena/santa-elena/chanduy/), [Juan Gómez Rendón](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/guayaquil/juan-gomez-rendon/), [Morro](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/guayaquil/morro/) and [Posorja](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/guayaquil/posorja/). By area it is the 243rd largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. The centre of General Villamil is about 337 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. The centre point is at 2.5916° S, 80.4278° 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 General Villamil OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in General Villamil: 1 attraction; 1 monument. - Mirador turístico Nuestra Señora de La Merced · attraction - Monumento El Pescador · monument ### Nearby, outside General Villamil - Mirador · viewpoint, Morro14 km - Refugio de Vida Silvestre Manglares El Morro · nature reserve, Morro19 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: General Villamil - 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 - General Ulpiano Paez International Airport (SNC) · Salinas/La Libertad75 km - José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) · Guayaquil77 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 General Villamil Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in General Villamil. The largest with a recorded population: Playas (30,564). Settlements here lie between about 3 m and 43 m above sea level (median 18 m). - Barranca Apartaments - Botadero - Data de Villamil - El Arenal - Engabao - Hacienda Bella Esperanza - Hacienda Santa María - Karibao Resort Town - Lotización Pitesa Playa Dorada - Playas - Puerto Engabao - San Antonio - San Antonio de Playas 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 General Villamil Named natural and historic features inside General Villamil, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Estero de Acumbe - Estero de Engabao ### Coast and islands 1 headland. - Punta Chapoya ### Getting around 3 airfields. - Aquapesca - Ribex - San Antonio 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 General Villamil and the best time to visit Using the climate of Playas Canton, the warmest month is Feb (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Sep (23 °C). About 478 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (150 mm) and the driest Sep (2 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 25 68 Feb 26 138 Mar 26 150 Apr 26 70 May 25 21 Jun 24 5 Jul 23 2 Aug 23 2 Sep 23 2 Oct 23 3 Nov 24 4 Dec 24 12 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from General Villamil Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Basico D Playas · General Villamil 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.62446&mlon=-80.40214#map=17/-2.62446/-80.40214) Bank Cooperativa de Ahorro y Credito Jardin Azuayo · General Villamil 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.63592&mlon=-80.39155#map=17/-2.63592/-80.39155) Petrol pump Gasolinera Primax · Juan Gómez Rendón 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.39249&mlon=-80.36073#map=17/-2.39249/-80.36073) Hotel Finca Dorado Del Mar · General Villamil 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.58739&mlon=-80.41082#map=17/-2.58739/-80.41082) Mall Plaza Paucar S.A. · General Villamil 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.63252&mlon=-80.38756#map=17/-2.63252/-80.38756) School Inti raimi · General Villamil 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.62273&mlon=-80.39363#map=17/-2.62273/-80.39363) College Punto digital gratuito · Chanduy 28 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 6.4 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 General Villamil Places mapped inside General Villamil in open map data, by type. - Hospitals8 - Banks5 - Hotels85 - Shopping malls5 - Schools6 - Cinemas1 - Pharmacies11 - Restaurants53 - Police stations1 - Dental clinics1 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. ## Quick answers - Where is General Villamil?In Playas Canton, Guayas Province, Ecuador - What borders General Villamil?Chanduy, Juan Gómez Rendón, Morro and Posorja - What is there to see in General Villamil?Mirador turístico Nuestra Señora de La Merced, Monumento El Pescador - What time zone is General Villamil in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in General Villamil?Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in General Villamil?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in General Villamil?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of General Villamil?Settlements lie between 3 m and 43 m - What is the best time to visit General Villamil?April to January - Where is the nearest hospital to General Villamil?Hospital Basico D Playas, about 4.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to General Villamil?Cooperativa de Ahorro y Credito Jardin Azuayo, about 6.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to General Villamil?Gasolinera Primax, about 23 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in General Villamil?8 mapped - How many banks are in General Villamil?5 mapped - What is the P-code of General Villamil?EC092150 (OCHA common operational dataset)