# La Victoria Parish, Macará Canton, Loja Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/macara/la-victoria/

Parish · Macará Canton 

# La Victoria

La Victoria is a parish of Ecuador in Macará Canton, Loja Province. It covers **68.7 km²**. 32 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 68.7km²
- 3mapped services
- 1,224 mtypical elevation

## Where is La Victoria?

La Victoria lies in [Macará Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/macara/), [Loja Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 3 other parishes: [Macará](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/macara/macara/), [Sabiango](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/macara/sabiango/) and [Tacamoros](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/sozoranga/tacamoros/). By area it is the 717th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 12.0% of [Macará Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/macara/). The centre of La Victoria is about 490 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. The centre point is at 4.4461° S, 79.8022° 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 La Victoria

### Nearby, outside La Victoria

- Reserva Jocotoco - Utuana · nature reserve, Utuana13 km
- Reserva Jocotoco - Jorupe · nature reserve, Macará13 km
- Bosque Protector Jatumpamba-Jorupe · nature reserve, Sabiango16 km
- Altar Patrio · monument, Macará17 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: La Victoria

- 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)69 km
- Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International Airport (ETR) · Santa Rosa114 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:02) and shortest in Jun (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:23, sunset around 18:15).

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 La Victoria

Open gazetteers list **32 villages, towns and localities** in La Victoria. Settlements here lie between about 588 m and 1,930 m above sea level (median 1,224 m).

- Almendro Norte
- Almendro Paltos
- Angashcola
- Ardillas
- Bocacaza
- Bortundo
- Carrizal
- Casa Vieja
- Catispamba
- Ceiba
- Chirimoyo
- Condolanga
- El Pitayo
- Faique
- Guarapo
- Hacienda Carrizal
- Jorupe
- La Lima
- La Loma
- La Naranja
- La Victoria
- Limas
- Limón de La Victoria
- Nangara
- Palacras
- Paltos
- Papayal
- Pitayo
- Sauce
- Simoras
- Tabacal
- Yuras

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 La Victoria

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

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains.

- Cerro Palacras · 1,494 m
- Cerro Yuras · 864 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 La Victoria and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Macará Canton, the warmest month is Aug (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Nov (22 °C), after allowing for this place being about 324 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 381 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (83 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 22 41 

Feb 22 77 

Mar 22 83 

Apr 22 43 

May 22 19 

Jun 22 14 

Jul 22 12 

Aug 23 9 

Sep 23 9 

Oct 22 19 

Nov 22 23 

Dec 22 31 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from La Victoria

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Dispensario Médico del SSC Utuana · Utuana 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.36247&mlon=-79.70995#map=17/-4.36247/-79.70995) 

Bank Ban Ecuador · Sozoranga 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.32673&mlon=-79.79199#map=17/-4.32673/-79.79199) 

ATM Cajero automatico CoopMego · Cariamanga 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.32643&mlon=-79.55625#map=17/-4.32643/-79.55625) 

Petrol pump Estación Petrocomercial Sozoranga · Sozoranga 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.33123&mlon=-79.79082#map=17/-4.33123/-79.79082) 

Hotel Residencial Paraíso · Macará 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.38182&mlon=-79.94279#map=17/-4.38182/-79.94279) 

Mall Negri Llanta · Macará 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.37971&mlon=-79.94433#map=17/-4.37971/-79.94433) 

School Unidad Educativa La Victoria · La Victoria 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.43671&mlon=-79.79329#map=17/-4.43671/-79.79329) 

College Colegio 18 de Noviembre · Sozoranga 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.32730&mlon=-79.78961#map=17/-4.32730/-79.78961) 

Police station UPC ANTENAS DE UTUANA · Utuana 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.37084&mlon=-79.71856#map=17/-4.37084/-79.71856) 

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 La Victoria

Places mapped inside La Victoria in open map data, by type.

- Schools3

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 Macará Canton

- Larama
- Macará
- Sabiango

## Quick answers

- Where is La Victoria?In Macará Canton, Loja Province, Ecuador
- What borders La Victoria?Macará, Sabiango and Tacamoros
- What is there to see in La Victoria?Reserva Jocotoco - Utuana, Reserva Jocotoco - Jorupe, Bosque Protector Jatumpamba-Jorupe, Altar Patrio
- What time zone is La Victoria in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in La Victoria?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in La Victoria?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in La Victoria?32 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of La Victoria?Settlements lie between 588 m and 1,930 m
- What is the highest point in La Victoria?Cerro Palacras (1,494 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit La Victoria?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to La Victoria?Dispensario Médico del SSC Utuana, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to La Victoria?Ban Ecuador, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to La Victoria?Cajero automatico CoopMego, about 30 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to La Victoria?Estación Petrocomercial Sozoranga, about 13 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of La Victoria?EC110852 (OCHA common operational dataset)