# Salitre Canton, Guayas Province – Parishes, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/salitre/ Canton · Guayas Province # Salitre Canton Salitre Canton is a canton of Ecuador in Guayas Province. It covers **393.8 km²**. Its main town is El Salitre. It is divided into 4 parishes. 229 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 48 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 394km² - 4parishes - 48mapped services ## Where is Salitre Canton? Salitre Canton lies in [Guayas Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 7 other cantons: [Baba Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/los-rios/baba/), [Babahoyo Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/los-rios/babahoyo/), [Daule Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/daule/), [Palestina Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/palestina/), [Samborondón Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/samborondon/), [Santa Lucía Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/santa-lucia/) and [Vinces Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/los-rios/vinces/). By area it is the 143rd largest of 221 cantons in Ecuador. It covers 2.4% of [Guayas Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/). The centre of Salitre Canton is about 226 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 45 km from Guayaquil, the main town of Guayas Province. The centre point is at 1.7949° S, 79.8232° 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 Salitre Canton OpenStreetMap lists 5 named sights in Salitre Canton: 5 attractions. - PLAYA DE SALITRE · attraction - Piscinas Moreno · attraction - Playas de agua dulce La Fortuna · attraction - Playita de Salitre · attraction - para carnavales · attraction 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: Salitre Canton - 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) · Guayaquil41 km - Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) · Manta134 km ### Nearest railway station Estación Bus Urbano - Linea 120 (Guayaquil), about 28 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:07) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:18, sunset around 18:19). 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. ## Parishes of Salitre Canton Parish Area km² Localities Services [El Salitre](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/salitre/el-salitre/) 133 87 37 [General Vernaza](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/salitre/general-vernaza/) 85 53 4 [Junquillal](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/salitre/junquillal/) 95 42 6 [La Victoria](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/salitre/la-victoria/) 82 56 1 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); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Salitre Canton Open gazetteers list **229 villages, towns and localities** in Salitre Canton. The largest with a recorded population: Palestina (9,364). Settlements here lie between about 0 m and 32 m above sea level (median 7 m). - 5 de Julio - Amalia Moncada - América - Artillería - Arvida - Aurora - Azucena - Banco de Jaboncillo - Banco de Jaboncillo Afuera - Bapado de Abajo - Bapado de Arriba - Bastilla - Beatriz - Bebo - Bejuco Prieto - Bella Diana - Bella Unión - Berengena - Bocana - Bodeguita - Briceño - Briceño de Adentro - Buena Fe - Buena Suerte - Burro Mocho - Bélgica - Canango - Candilejo de Abajo - Candilejo de Arriba - Carbonada - Carretones - Casa Grande - Casique - Cañaveral - Cerrito - Chacance - Chacanceo - Chirijo - Chuque - Cleotilde - Compoña - Corredor - Delicia - Descanso - Deseo - Duran Chiquito - El Golfo - El Guabo - El Guasmo - El Jobito - El Pechiche - El Prado - El Recreo - El Salitre - El Tambor - El Tesoro - El Tope - El Triunfo - El Tuco - Envidia - Envidiable - Ermelinda - Erminia - España - Esperanza - Estrella - Eugenia - Faizan - Firme - Flor Amalia - Flora - Florida - Fortuna - Francisco Aro - Garza - Gatazo - General Vernaza - Graciosa - Guachapelí - Guarumal - Hacha - Hacienda Nueva - Hda. Potrerillo - Holanda - Iberia - Independencia - Isabel - Isabel María - Isla de Silva - Jaboncillo - Jigual de Arriba - Judhit - Julia María - Junquillal - La Aguedita - La Aldea - La América - La Angélica - La Armenia 1 - La Armenia 2 - La Armenia 3 - La Bocana - La Bocana de Abajo - La Chontilla - La Constancia - La Crucita - La Delicia - La Elvia - La Elvira - La Esperanza - La Fe - La Florida - La Fortuna - La Hermelinda - La Hortiguilla - La Joya - La Juanita - La Julia - La Leonora - La Magdalena - La Margarita - La Matilde - La Mercedes - La Morasca - La Nueva Esperanza - La Palmita - La Paz - La Pelea - La Providencia - La Pérez - La Roma - La Victoria - La Vija - La Virgen - La Zoilita - Las Avispas - Las Cañitas - Las Flores - Las Lomas - Las Maravillas - Las Peñas - Las Ramas - Libertad - Los Angeles - Los Campos - Los Pachones - Los Sauces - Luz Maria - Luz de las Pampas - Mariquita - María Angélica - María Hilda - María Luisa - Mastrantal - Mato Palo - Menaida - Mina de Oro - Miniatura - Monte de Abajo - Montebajo - Morocho - Mosquiñana - Nueva - Nueva Ilusion - Nueva Victoria - Pajagual - Pajonal - Palestina - Palo Seco - Palomas - Pastoriza - Paula Leon - Payana - Paypay - Pechiche - Pijío - Pitaya - Playones de Adentro - Playones de Afuera - Potosí - Poza de Cacao - Primavera - Providencia - Puerto Real - Puna - Rabasco - República Ochoa - Rincon Grande - Rompe Hato - Roque - Rosa Elena - Rosa Maria - Rosa Victoria - Rosa de Jaboncillo - Rosario - Salitral - Salitre - San Antonio - San Bartolo - San Daniel - San Eloy - San Gregorio - San Luis - San Nicolas - San Nicolás - San Pedro - San Valentín - San Vicente - Santa Ana - Santa Bárbara - Santa Inés - Santa Lucía - Santa Margarita - Santa Rosa - Sauces - Sotomayor - Tierra Blanca - Tierra Seca - Tierra o Muerte - Tin Tin - Tintal - Tres Hermanas - Tres Mangos - Tres Marías - Trinidad - Victoria - Victoria de Abajo - Vista Florida - Zoilaluz 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 Salitre Canton Named natural and historic features inside Salitre Canton, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 7 rivers and streams. - Estero Boca de León - Estero Victoria - Río Macul - Río Matecito - Río Roncaderes - Río Tintal - Río Vinces ### Estates 1 estate. - Hacienda 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 Salitre Canton and the best time to visit In Salitre Canton, the warmest month is Dec (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Mar (26 °C). About 771 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Feb (215 mm) and the driest Sep (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to December**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 28 123 Feb 27 215 Mar 26 212 Apr 27 126 May 27 38 Jun 27 10 Jul 28 3 Aug 28 3 Sep 28 2 Oct 27 6 Nov 27 8 Dec 28 24 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Salitre Canton Places mapped inside Salitre Canton in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals4 - Petrol pumps3 - Hotels1 - Schools18 - Colleges and universities1 - Pharmacies9 - Restaurants8 - Police stations3 - 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 Salitre Canton?In Guayas Province, Ecuador - What borders Salitre Canton?Baba Canton, Babahoyo Canton, Daule Canton, Palestina Canton, Samborondón Canton, Santa Lucía Canton and Vinces Canton - What is there to see in Salitre Canton?PLAYA DE SALITRE, Piscinas Moreno, Playas de agua dulce La Fortuna, Playita de Salitre - What time zone is Salitre Canton in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Salitre Canton?Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in Salitre Canton?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Salitre Canton?229 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Salitre Canton?Settlements lie between 0 m and 32 m - What is the best time to visit Salitre Canton?May to December - How many hospitals are in Salitre Canton?4 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Salitre Canton?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Salitre Canton?EC0919 (OCHA common operational dataset)