# Santa Rufina Parish, Chaguarpamba Canton, Loja Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/chaguarpamba/santa-rufina/ Parish · Chaguarpamba Canton # Santa Rufina Santa Rufina is a parish of Ecuador in Chaguarpamba Canton, Loja Province. It covers **54.4 km²**. 19 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 54.4km² - 1mapped service - 900 mtypical elevation ## Where is Santa Rufina? Santa Rufina lies in [Chaguarpamba Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/chaguarpamba/), [Loja Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 4 other parishes: [Buenavista](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/chaguarpamba/buenavista/), [Capiro](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/pinas/capiro/), [Lauro Guerrero](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/paltas/lauro-guerrero/) and [Orianga](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/paltas/orianga/). By area it is the 778th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 17.3% of [Chaguarpamba Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/chaguarpamba/). The centre of Santa Rufina is about 428 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 13 km from Chaguarpamba, the main town of Chaguarpamba Canton. The centre point is at 3.8760° S, 79.7592° 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 Santa Rufina OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Santa Rufina: 1 attraction. - La Poza · attraction ### Nearby, outside Santa Rufina - Cabo de Lampa · attraction, Orianga13 km - Monumento de Santa Bárbara - Mirador · attraction, Olmedo14 km - Gruta · cave, Olmedo14 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: Santa Rufina - 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)45 km - Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International Airport (ETR) · Santa Rosa55 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:03) and shortest in Jun (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:22, sunset around 18:16). 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 Santa Rufina Open gazetteers list **19 villages, towns and localities** in Santa Rufina. Settlements here lie between about 581 m and 1,494 m above sea level (median 900 m). - Amancay - Cucula - Cucumate - El Aguacate - El Guineo - La Cucula - La Florida - Las Juntas - Lozumbe - Moshqueros - Mozhqueros - Pampa de Piedra - Pueblo Nuevo - Puente Pindo - Samanga - Santa Rufina - Trapal - Y del Guineo Alto y Bajo - Zapotillo 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 Santa Rufina Named natural and historic features inside Santa Rufina, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Huango - Río La Bendita - Río Pindo 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 Santa Rufina and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chaguarpamba Canton, the warmest month is Sep (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Mar (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 151 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 453 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (104 mm) and the driest Sep (9 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 25 54 Feb 24 95 Mar 24 104 Apr 25 52 May 25 24 Jun 25 15 Jul 25 13 Aug 26 9 Sep 26 9 Oct 25 20 Nov 25 23 Dec 25 33 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Santa Rufina Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de salud Buenavista · Buenavista 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.89095&mlon=-79.71464#map=17/-3.89095/-79.71464) Bank Cooperativa 29 De Enero · Chaguarpamba 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.87687&mlon=-79.64504#map=17/-3.87687/-79.64504) ATM Banco de Loja · Catacocha 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.04935&mlon=-79.64894#map=17/-4.04935/-79.64894) Petrol pump Estación de Servicio LOYOLA · Chaguarpamba 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.87366&mlon=-79.64336#map=17/-3.87366/-79.64336) Hotel Casa Grande Hosteria · Balsas 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.79418&mlon=-79.82654#map=17/-3.79418/-79.82654) Mall Centro Comercial Paltense · Catacocha 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.07578&mlon=-79.66250#map=17/-4.07578/-79.66250) School ESCUELA QUITO LUZ DE AMERICA · Santa Rufina 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.85363&mlon=-79.78991#map=17/-3.85363/-79.78991) College Colegio Agropecuario Lauro Guerrero · Lauro Guerrero 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.96803&mlon=-79.75868#map=17/-3.96803/-79.75868) Police station UPC CHINCHANGA · Lauro Guerrero 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.96695&mlon=-79.76007#map=17/-3.96695/-79.76007) 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 Santa Rufina Places mapped inside Santa Rufina in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Chaguarpamba Canton - Amarillos - Buenavista - Chaguarpamba - El Rosario ## Quick answers - Where is Santa Rufina?In Chaguarpamba Canton, Loja Province, Ecuador - What borders Santa Rufina?Buenavista, Capiro, Lauro Guerrero and Orianga - What is there to see in Santa Rufina?La Poza - What time zone is Santa Rufina in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Santa Rufina?Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in Santa Rufina?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Santa Rufina?19 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Santa Rufina?Settlements lie between 581 m and 1,494 m - What is the best time to visit Santa Rufina?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Santa Rufina?Centro de salud Buenavista, about 5.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Santa Rufina?Cooperativa 29 De Enero, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Santa Rufina?Banco de Loja, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Santa Rufina?Estación de Servicio LOYOLA, about 13 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Santa Rufina?EC110553 (OCHA common operational dataset)