# Sanguillín Parish, Calvas Canton, Loja Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/calvas/sanguillin/

Parish · Calvas Canton 

# Sanguillín

Sanguillín is a parish of Ecuador in Calvas Canton, Loja Province. It covers **98.7 km²**. 17 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 98.7km²
- 4mapped services
- 1,364 mtypical elevation

## Where is Sanguillín?

Sanguillín lies in [Calvas Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/calvas/), [Loja Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 4 other parishes: [27 de Abril](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/espindola/27-de-abril/), [Bellavista](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/espindola/bellavista/), [Cariamanga](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/calvas/cariamanga/) and [El Lucero](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/calvas/el-lucero/). By area it is the 578th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 11.6% of [Calvas Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/calvas/). The centre of Sanguillín is about 484 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 15 km from Cariamanga, the main town of Calvas Canton. The centre point is at 4.4640° S, 79.5388° 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 Sanguillín

### Nearby, outside Sanguillín

- Gruta del Niño Jesus · cave, El Lucero10 km
- Balneario El Lucero - Unión de los dos Ríos. · attraction, El Lucero12 km
- Jerónimo Carrión · memorial, Cariamanga15 km
- Padre Esteban Narganez · memorial, Cariamanga15 km
- Hno. Santiago Fernández García · memorial, Cariamanga16 km
- Pileta - Baño del Inca · monument, Cariamanga16 km
- Gruta · cave, Amaluza18 km
- Balneario Sky Way · attraction, Amaluza19 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: Sanguillín

- 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

- Ciudad de Catamayo Airport (LOH) · La Toma (Catamayo)55 km
- Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International Airport (ETR) · Santa Rosa124 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:01) and shortest in Jun (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:22, sunset around 18:14).

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 Sanguillín

Open gazetteers list **17 villages, towns and localities** in Sanguillín. Settlements here lie between about 919 m and 1,862 m above sea level (median 1,364 m).

- Cabuyal
- Cachaco
- Calvas
- Camayos
- Checo
- El Algodón
- H Remolino
- La Cruz
- Loma Larga
- Melva Usaime
- Pasallal
- Puerto Remolino
- San Joaquin
- San Joaquín
- Sanguillín
- Sununga
- Usaime

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 Sanguillín

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Quebrada Yambaca

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains.

- Cerro Pindal · 1,853 m
- Cerro Sununga · 1,750 m

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 Sanguillín and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Calvas Canton, the warmest month is Sep (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C), after allowing for this place being about 307 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 588 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Feb (96 mm) and the driest Sep (19 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to December**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 20 58 

Feb 20 96 

Mar 19 96 

Apr 19 64 

May 19 36 

Jun 18 31 

Jul 18 26 

Aug 19 19 

Sep 20 19 

Oct 20 40 

Nov 20 48 

Dec 19 55 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Sanguillín

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Puesto de Salud Tundurama · Amaluza 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.50198&mlon=-79.40485#map=17/-4.50198/-79.40485) 

Bank BanEcuador B.P. · Cariamanga 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.33008&mlon=-79.55739#map=17/-4.33008/-79.55739) 

ATM Cajero automatico CoopMego · Cariamanga 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.32643&mlon=-79.55625#map=17/-4.32643/-79.55625) 

Petrol pump ES Petrocomercial Cariamanga · Cariamanga 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.30507&mlon=-79.55512#map=17/-4.30507/-79.55512) 

Hotel Hotel Puerta del Sol · El Lucero 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.40169&mlon=-79.46737#map=17/-4.40169/-79.46737) 

Mall Comercial Christopher · Cariamanga 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.32729&mlon=-79.55536#map=17/-4.32729/-79.55536) 

School Escuela "Gonzalo Zaldumbide" · Sanguillín 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.46947&mlon=-79.54067#map=17/-4.46947/-79.54067) 

College ESPEC "Servio Tulio Montero" · Cariamanga 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.33513&mlon=-79.56222#map=17/-4.33513/-79.56222) 

Police station UPC "El Lucero" · El Lucero 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.40235&mlon=-79.46867#map=17/-4.40235/-79.46867) 

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 Sanguillín

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

- Schools4

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 Calvas Canton

- Cariamanga
- Colaisaca
- El Lucero
- Utuana

## Quick answers

- Where is Sanguillín?In Calvas Canton, Loja Province, Ecuador
- What borders Sanguillín?27 de Abril, Bellavista, Cariamanga and El Lucero
- What is there to see in Sanguillín?Gruta del Niño Jesus, Balneario El Lucero - Unión de los dos Ríos., Jerónimo Carrión, Padre Esteban Narganez
- What time zone is Sanguillín in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Sanguillín?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Sanguillín?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Sanguillín?17 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Sanguillín?Settlements lie between 919 m and 1,862 m
- What is the highest point in Sanguillín?Cerro Pindal (1,853 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Sanguillín?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Sanguillín?Puesto de Salud Tundurama, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Sanguillín?BanEcuador B.P., about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Sanguillín?Cajero automatico CoopMego, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sanguillín?ES Petrocomercial Cariamanga, about 18 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Sanguillín?EC110254 (OCHA common operational dataset)