# El Salitre Parish, Salitre Canton, Guayas Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/salitre/el-salitre/

Parish · Salitre Canton 

# El Salitre

El Salitre is a parish of Ecuador in Salitre Canton, Guayas Province. It covers **132.5 km²**. 87 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 37 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 133km²
- 37mapped services
- 6 mtypical elevation

## Where is El Salitre?

El Salitre lies in [Salitre Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/salitre/), [Guayas Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 7 other parishes: [Baba](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/los-rios/baba/baba/), [General Vernaza](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/salitre/general-vernaza/), [Juan Bautista Aguirre](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/daule/juan-bautista-aguirre/), [Junquillal](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/salitre/junquillal/), [La Victoria](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/salitre/la-victoria/), [Laurel](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/daule/laurel/) and [Samborondón](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/samborondon/samborondon/). By area it is the 473rd largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 33.7% of [Salitre Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/salitre/). The centre of El Salitre is about 229 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. The centre point is at 1.8375° S, 79.8108° 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 El Salitre

OpenStreetMap lists 5 named sights in El Salitre: 5 attractions.

- PLAYA DE SALITRE · attraction
- Piscinas Moreno · attraction
- Playas de agua dulce La Fortuna · attraction
- Playita de Salitre · attraction
- para carnavales · attraction

### Nearby, outside El Salitre

- Kirt Martinez · attraction, Samborondón8.3 km
- Mirador Laurel · viewpoint, Laurel12 km
- Caballo Pelotón · monument, Samborondón16 km
- El Leon · monument, Samborondón17 km
- Piscinas del Malecón · attraction, Samborondón17 km
- Negro Samborrendon · monument, Samborondón17 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: El Salitre

- 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) · Guayaquil36 km
- General Ulpiano Paez International Airport (SNC) · Salinas/La Libertad137 km

### Nearest railway station

Estación Bus Urbano - Linea 120 (Guayaquil), about 26 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.

## Villages and localities in El Salitre

Open gazetteers list **87 villages, towns and localities** in El Salitre. Settlements here lie between about 1 m and 28 m above sea level (median 6 m).

- Amalia Moncada
- Aurora
- Azucena
- Bapado de Abajo
- Bapado de Arriba
- Beatriz
- Bocana
- Briceño
- Briceño de Adentro
- Bélgica
- Canango
- Candilejo de Abajo
- Candilejo de Arriba
- Carretones
- Casa Grande
- Chirijo
- Compoña
- Delicia
- Descanso
- Duran Chiquito
- El Salitre
- El Tambor
- El Tuco
- Envidia
- Estrella
- Flora
- Fortuna
- Holanda
- Jaboncillo
- Judhit
- Julia María
- La Bocana
- La Bocana de Abajo
- La Constancia
- La Crucita
- La Elvia
- La Fe
- La Fortuna
- La Hortiguilla
- La Joya
- La Magdalena
- La Matilde
- La Mercedes
- La Morasca
- La Palmita
- La Pérez
- Las Flores
- Los Angeles
- Los Pachones
- Los Sauces
- Luz Maria
- María Luisa
- Mato Palo
- Mina de Oro
- Mosquiñana
- Nueva Ilusion
- Pajagual
- Pajonal
- Palo Seco
- Paula Leon
- Pitaya
- Playones de Adentro
- Playones de Afuera
- Providencia
- Puerto Real
- Rabasco
- República Ochoa
- Rompe Hato
- Roque
- Rosa Victoria
- Rosario
- Salitral
- Salitre
- San Antonio
- San Daniel
- San Eloy
- San Gregorio
- San Nicolás
- San Pedro
- San Valentín
- San Vicente
- Santa Inés
- Santa Lucía
- Sauces
- Tres Mangos
- Trinidad
- Victoria

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).

## Weather in El Salitre and the best time to visit

Using the climate of 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/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from El Salitre

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Clínica Salitre · El Salitre 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.83115&mlon=-79.81282#map=17/-1.83115/-79.81282) 

Bank BanEcuador BABA · Baba 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.78496&mlon=-79.67770#map=17/-1.78496/-79.67770) 

ATM Western Union · Guayaquil 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.09284&mlon=-79.91175#map=17/-2.09284/-79.91175) 

Petrol pump Gasolinera Salitre · El Salitre 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.82889&mlon=-79.81865#map=17/-1.82889/-79.81865) 

Hotel Salitre · El Salitre 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.82901&mlon=-79.81537#map=17/-1.82901/-79.81537) 

Mall Paseo Shopping Daule · Daule 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.85472&mlon=-79.97609#map=17/-1.85472/-79.97609) 

School Unidad Educativa Franciscana · El Salitre 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.83152&mlon=-79.81264#map=17/-1.83152/-79.81264) 

College Ecunemi Asesor María Mendez · El Salitre 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.86782&mlon=-79.84989#map=17/-1.86782/-79.84989) 

Police station Destacamento de Policia · El Salitre 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.82885&mlon=-79.81437#map=17/-1.82885/-79.81437) 

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 El Salitre

Places mapped inside El Salitre in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals3
- Petrol pumps2
- Hotels1
- Schools13
- Colleges and universities1
- Pharmacies8
- Restaurants5
- 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.

## Other parishes in Salitre Canton

- General Vernaza
- Junquillal
- La Victoria

## Quick answers

- Where is El Salitre?In Salitre Canton, Guayas Province, Ecuador
- What borders El Salitre?Baba, General Vernaza, Juan Bautista Aguirre, Junquillal, La Victoria, Laurel and Samborondón
- What is there to see in El Salitre?PLAYA DE SALITRE, Piscinas Moreno, Playas de agua dulce La Fortuna, Playita de Salitre
- What time zone is El Salitre in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in El Salitre?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in El Salitre?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in El Salitre?87 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of El Salitre?Settlements lie between 1 m and 28 m
- What is the best time to visit El Salitre?May to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to El Salitre?Hospital Clínica Salitre, about 0.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to El Salitre?BanEcuador BABA, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to El Salitre?Western Union, about 31 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to El Salitre?Gasolinera Salitre, about 1.3 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in El Salitre?3 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in El Salitre?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of El Salitre?EC091950 (OCHA common operational dataset)