# Tarifa Parish, Samborondón Canton, Guayas Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/samborondon/tarifa/

Parish · Samborondón Canton 

# Tarifa

Tarifa is a parish of Ecuador in Samborondón Canton, Guayas Province. It covers **93.3 km²**. 29 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 93.3km²
- 8mapped services
- 3 mtypical elevation

## Where is Tarifa?

Tarifa lies in [Samborondón Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/samborondon/), [Guayas Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 4 other parishes: [Daule](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/daule/daule/), [Juan Bautista Aguirre](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/daule/juan-bautista-aguirre/), [Los Lojas](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/daule/los-lojas/) and [Samborondón](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/samborondon/samborondon/). By area it is the 607th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 27.1% of [Samborondón Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/samborondon/). The centre of Tarifa is about 239 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 6.8 km from Samborondón, the main town of Samborondón Canton. The centre point is at 1.9768° S, 79.7851° 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 Tarifa

### Nearby, outside Tarifa

- El Leon · monument, Samborondón6.7 km
- Caballo Pelotón · monument, Samborondón6.9 km
- Negro Samborrendon · monument, Samborondón7.1 km
- Piscinas del Malecón · attraction, Samborondón7.2 km
- Kirt Martinez · attraction, Samborondón8.9 km
- Monumento Cristo Rey · monument, Daule12 km
- Urb.Matices · viewpoint, Daule13 km
- Leterago Alvarez Rosa · viewpoint, Daule14 km
- Monumento a las Mariposas · monument, Daule14 km
- Etapa Zafiro · viewpoint, Daule14 km
- Romareda Etapa 3 · viewpoint, Guayaquil16 km
- San Jacinto de Yaguachi · monument, San Jacinto de Yaguachi16 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: Tarifa

- 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) · Guayaquil23 km
- Mariscal Lamar Airport (CUE) · Cuenca135 km

### Nearest railway station

Estación Bus Urbano - Linea 125 (1) y (2) (Guayaquil), about 15 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 Tarifa

Open gazetteers list **29 villages, towns and localities** in Tarifa. Settlements here lie between about -3 m and 15 m above sea level (median 3 m).

- Amelia María
- Capone
- Cleopatra
- El Carmen
- El Paraíso
- Elsa Leonor
- General Gomez
- Guare Firme
- Isabel
- Juan Bueno
- La Alianza
- La Daclea
- La Pista
- La Rosaura
- Las Casitas
- Las Islas
- Los Tamarindos
- Maderas Negras
- Margarita
- Ninta
- Río Seco
- San Francisco
- San Luis
- Susana
- Tarifa
- Totomes
- Tutumbes
- Vista Alegre
- Zapan

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 Tarifa

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

### Water

7 rivers and streams.

- Estero Cuajada
- Estero Monte Alto
- Estero Santa Luisa
- Río Los Tintos
- Río Perdido
- Río Sabanilla
- Río de las Avispas

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 Tarifa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Samborondón 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 Tarifa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Samborondón · Samborondón 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.96076&mlon=-79.72655#map=17/-1.96076/-79.72655) 

Bank BANECUADOR B.P. · Samborondón 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.96102&mlon=-79.72416#map=17/-1.96102/-79.72416) 

ATM Western Union · Guayaquil 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.09284&mlon=-79.91175#map=17/-2.09284/-79.91175) 

Petrol pump Shell · Tarifa 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.97402&mlon=-79.75139#map=17/-1.97402/-79.75139) 

Hotel Diamante Auto-Hotel · Samborondón 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.95316&mlon=-79.72854#map=17/-1.95316/-79.72854) 

Mall Village Plaza · Samborondón 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.97705&mlon=-79.71823#map=17/-1.97705/-79.71823) 

School Escuela 10 de Agosto · Tarifa 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.99033&mlon=-79.76202#map=17/-1.99033/-79.76202) 

College Ceyon · Samborondón 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.96101&mlon=-79.72999#map=17/-1.96101/-79.72999) 

Police station UPC Samborondón · Samborondón 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.95932&mlon=-79.72556#map=17/-1.95932/-79.72556) 

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 Tarifa

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

- Petrol pumps2
- Schools5
- 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 Samborondón Canton

- Samborondón

## Quick answers

- Where is Tarifa?In Samborondón Canton, Guayas Province, Ecuador
- What borders Tarifa?Daule, Juan Bautista Aguirre, Los Lojas and Samborondón
- What is there to see in Tarifa?El Leon, Caballo Pelotón, Negro Samborrendon, Piscinas del Malecón
- What time zone is Tarifa in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Tarifa?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Tarifa?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Tarifa?29 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Tarifa?Settlements lie between -3 m and 15 m
- What is the best time to visit Tarifa?May to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Tarifa?Hospital Samborondón, about 6.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Tarifa?BANECUADOR B.P., about 7.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Tarifa?Western Union, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Tarifa?Shell, about 3.8 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Tarifa?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Tarifa?EC091651 (OCHA common operational dataset)