# General Vernaza Parish, Salitre Canton, Guayas Province

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

Parish · Salitre Canton 

# General Vernaza

General Vernaza is a parish of Ecuador in Salitre Canton, Guayas Province. It covers **85.2 km²**. 53 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 85.2km²
- 4mapped services
- 7 mtypical elevation

## Where is General Vernaza?

General Vernaza lies in [Salitre Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/salitre/), [Guayas Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 5 other parishes: [Antonio Sotomayor](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/los-rios/vinces/antonio-sotomayor/), [Baba](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/los-rios/baba/baba/), [El Salitre](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/salitre/el-salitre/), [Guare](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/los-rios/baba/guare/) and [Junquillal](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/salitre/junquillal/). By area it is the 631st largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 21.6% of [Salitre Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/salitre/). The centre of General Vernaza is about 222 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 7.3 km from El Salitre, the main town of Salitre Canton. The centre point is at 1.7717° S, 79.7876° 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 Vernaza

### Nearby, outside General Vernaza

- PLAYA DE SALITRE · attraction, El Salitre5.8 km
- para carnavales · attraction, El Salitre5.9 km
- Piscinas Moreno · attraction, El Salitre5.9 km
- Playas de agua dulce La Fortuna · attraction, El Salitre5.9 km
- Playita de Salitre · attraction, El Salitre6.0 km
- Mirador Laurel · viewpoint, Laurel14 km
- Kirt Martinez · attraction, Samborondón14 km
- Español · attraction, Isla de Bejucal18 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 Vernaza

- 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) · Guayaquil44 km
- Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) · Manta135 km

### Nearest railway station

Estación Bus Urbano - Linea 120 (Guayaquil), about 33 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 General Vernaza

Open gazetteers list **53 villages, towns and localities** in General Vernaza. Settlements here lie between about 2 m and 32 m above sea level (median 7 m).

- Arvida
- Bastilla
- Bebo
- Buena Fe
- Buena Suerte
- Burro Mocho
- Cañaveral
- Chuque
- Delicia
- Deseo
- El Golfo
- El Guasmo
- Envidia
- Eugenia
- Faizan
- Firme
- Florida
- General Vernaza
- Guachapelí
- Hacienda Nueva
- Independencia
- La Florida
- La Julia
- La Margarita
- La Nueva Esperanza
- La Providencia
- La Roma
- La Vija
- La Virgen
- Las Avispas
- Las Cañitas
- Las Maravillas
- Las Ramas
- Los Campos
- Luz de las Pampas
- Mariquita
- Mastrantal
- Menaida
- Miniatura
- Nueva
- Palomas
- Payana
- Pechiche
- Pijío
- Poza de Cacao
- Rosa Maria
- San Bartolo
- San Nicolas
- Santa Margarita
- Santa Rosa
- Tierra o Muerte
- Tres Marías
- 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 General Vernaza

Named natural and historic features inside General Vernaza, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Río Tintal

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 Vernaza 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 General Vernaza

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Subcentro Clarisa · Antonio Sotomayor 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.71876&mlon=-79.75821#map=17/-1.71876/-79.75821) 

Bank Banco del Pichincha · Baba 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.78258&mlon=-79.67798#map=17/-1.78258/-79.67798) 

ATM Western Union · Guayaquil 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.09284&mlon=-79.91175#map=17/-2.09284/-79.91175) 

Petrol pump Gasolinera MasGas · El Salitre 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.82882&mlon=-79.81862#map=17/-1.82882/-79.81862) 

Hotel Salitre · El Salitre 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.82901&mlon=-79.81537#map=17/-1.82901/-79.81537) 

Mall Paseo Shopping Daule · Daule 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.85472&mlon=-79.97609#map=17/-1.85472/-79.97609) 

School Unidad Educativa Gabriela Mistral · General Vernaza 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.76323&mlon=-79.79206#map=17/-1.76323/-79.79206) 

College Unidad Educativa 23 de Junio · Baba 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.78330&mlon=-79.68032#map=17/-1.78330/-79.68032) 

Police station Salitre Norte · El Salitre 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.82849&mlon=-79.81499#map=17/-1.82849/-79.81499) 

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 Vernaza

Places mapped inside General Vernaza in open map data, by type.

- Schools3
- Pharmacies1

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

- El Salitre
- Junquillal
- La Victoria

## Quick answers

- Where is General Vernaza?In Salitre Canton, Guayas Province, Ecuador
- What borders General Vernaza?Antonio Sotomayor, Baba, El Salitre, Guare and Junquillal
- What is there to see in General Vernaza?PLAYA DE SALITRE, para carnavales, Piscinas Moreno, Playas de agua dulce La Fortuna
- What time zone is General Vernaza in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in General Vernaza?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in General Vernaza?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in General Vernaza?53 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of General Vernaza?Settlements lie between 2 m and 32 m
- What is the best time to visit General Vernaza?May to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to General Vernaza?Subcentro Clarisa, about 6.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to General Vernaza?Banco del Pichincha, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to General Vernaza?Western Union, about 38 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to General Vernaza?Gasolinera MasGas, about 7.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of General Vernaza?EC091951 (OCHA common operational dataset)