# Junquillal Parish, Salitre Canton, Guayas Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/salitre/junquillal/

Parish · Salitre Canton 

# Junquillal

Junquillal is a parish of Ecuador in Salitre Canton, Guayas Province. It covers **94.5 km²**. 42 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 94.5km²
- 6mapped services
- 8 mtypical elevation

## Where is Junquillal?

Junquillal lies in [Salitre Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/salitre/), [Guayas Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 6 other parishes: [Antonio Sotomayor](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/los-rios/vinces/antonio-sotomayor/), [El Salitre](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/salitre/el-salitre/), [General Vernaza](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/salitre/general-vernaza/), [Laurel](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/daule/laurel/), [Palestina](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/palestina/palestina/) and [Santa Lucía](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/santa-lucia/santa-lucia/). By area it is the 599th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 24.0% of [Salitre Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/salitre/). The centre of Junquillal is about 223 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 12 km from El Salitre, the main town of Salitre Canton. The centre point is at 1.7296° S, 79.8518° 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 Junquillal

### Nearby, outside Junquillal

- Mirador Laurel · viewpoint, Laurel8.7 km
- PLAYA DE SALITRE · attraction, El Salitre12 km
- Piscinas Moreno · attraction, El Salitre12 km
- Playas de agua dulce La Fortuna · attraction, El Salitre12 km
- Playita de Salitre · attraction, El Salitre12 km
- para carnavales · attraction, El Salitre12 km
- Monumento a Santa Lucía · memorial, Santa Lucía14 km
- Monumento Bernardo Ruff · memorial, Santa Lucía15 km
- Museo Municipal · museum, Santa Lucía15 km
- Ingreso al PK 230 sector Pescado · attraction, Santa Lucía20 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: Junquillal

- 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) · Guayaquil48 km
- Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) · Manta127 km

### Nearest railway station

Estación Bus Urbano - Linea 120 (Guayaquil), about 32 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 18:20).

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 Junquillal

Open gazetteers list **42 villages, towns and localities** in Junquillal. Settlements here lie between about 4 m and 19 m above sea level (median 8 m).

- 5 de Julio
- Bella Diana
- Casique
- Corredor
- El Guabo
- El Jobito
- El Pechiche
- El Prado
- El Recreo
- El Tesoro
- El Triunfo
- Fortuna
- Francisco Aro
- Garza
- Guarumal
- Hacha
- Jigual de Arriba
- Junquillal
- La Aguedita
- La Armenia 1
- La Armenia 2
- La Armenia 3
- La Chontilla
- La Elvira
- La Esperanza
- La Juanita
- La Julia
- La Leonora
- La Pelea
- Las Peñas
- Morocho
- Pastoriza
- Paypay
- Potosí
- Rincon Grande
- Santa Ana
- Sotomayor
- Tierra Blanca
- Tierra Seca
- Tin Tin
- Tintal
- Vista Florida

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 Junquillal

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Río Macul

### 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 Junquillal 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 Junquillal

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Sub centro de Salud · Junquillal 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.71849&mlon=-79.86571#map=17/-1.71849/-79.86571) 

Bank Ban Ecuador · Santa Lucía 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.71527&mlon=-79.98621#map=17/-1.71527/-79.98621) 

Petrol pump PDV · Junquillal 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.77858&mlon=-79.89869#map=17/-1.77858/-79.89869) 

Hotel Hosteria Señor de los Caballos · Antonio Sotomayor 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.65707&mlon=-79.78695#map=17/-1.65707/-79.78695) 

Mall Agripac · Palestina 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.62792&mlon=-79.97916#map=17/-1.62792/-79.97916) 

School Junquillal · Junquillal 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.71462&mlon=-79.86145#map=17/-1.71462/-79.86145) 

College Ecunemi Asesor María Mendez · El Salitre 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.86782&mlon=-79.84989#map=17/-1.86782/-79.84989) 

Police station UPC ANTONIO SOTOMAYOR (PLAYAS DE VINCES) · Antonio Sotomayor 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.64050&mlon=-79.80208#map=17/-1.64050/-79.80208) 

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 Junquillal

Places mapped inside Junquillal in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals1
- Petrol pumps1
- Schools2
- Restaurants2

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
- General Vernaza
- La Victoria

## Quick answers

- Where is Junquillal?In Salitre Canton, Guayas Province, Ecuador
- What borders Junquillal?Antonio Sotomayor, El Salitre, General Vernaza, Laurel, Palestina and Santa Lucía
- What is there to see in Junquillal?Mirador Laurel, PLAYA DE SALITRE, Piscinas Moreno, Playas de agua dulce La Fortuna
- What time zone is Junquillal in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Junquillal?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Junquillal?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Junquillal?42 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Junquillal?Settlements lie between 4 m and 19 m
- What is the best time to visit Junquillal?May to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Junquillal?Sub centro de Salud, about 2.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Junquillal?Ban Ecuador, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Junquillal?PDV, about 7.5 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Junquillal?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Junquillal?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Junquillal?EC091953 (OCHA common operational dataset)