# San Antonio Parish, Paltas Canton, Loja Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/paltas/san-antonio/

Parish · Paltas Canton 

# San Antonio

San Antonio is a parish of Ecuador in Paltas Canton, Loja Province. It covers **35.1 km²**. 18 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 35.1km²
- 4mapped services
- 1,409 mtypical elevation

## Where is San Antonio?

San Antonio lies in [Paltas Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/paltas/), [Loja Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 4 other parishes: [Cangonamá](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/paltas/cangonama/), [Catacocha](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/paltas/catacocha/), [Olmedo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/olmedo/olmedo/) and [Yamana](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/paltas/yamana/). By area it is the 877th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 3.0% of [Paltas Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/paltas/). The centre of San Antonio is about 436 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 7.6 km from Catacocha, the main town of Paltas Canton. The centre point is at 3.9821° S, 79.6559° 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 San Antonio

### Nearby, outside San Antonio

- Gruta · cave, Olmedo5.3 km
- Monumento de Santa Bárbara - Mirador · attraction, Olmedo5.8 km
- Calgary Hill · monument, Catacocha7.5 km
- Peña Shiriculapo · attraction, Catacocha7.9 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: San Antonio

- 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)32 km
- Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International Airport (ETR) · Santa Rosa71 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 06:21, 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 San Antonio

Open gazetteers list **18 villages, towns and localities** in San Antonio. Settlements here lie between about 1,127 m and 1,693 m above sea level (median 1,409 m).

- Bando
- Barrial Blanco
- Cascajo
- Chinchilles
- El Pico
- El Tundo
- Garachamba
- Garrochamba
- Granadillo
- Jatumpamba
- La Chamana
- Polero
- Sacapianga
- Sagüilama
- San Antonio
- Santa Fe
- Santo Domingo de Guzmán
- Valdivia

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).

## Weather in San Antonio and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Paltas Canton, the warmest month is Sep (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Mar (23 °C). 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 24 54 

Feb 23 95 

Mar 23 104 

Apr 24 52 

May 24 24 

Jun 24 15 

Jul 24 13 

Aug 25 9 

Sep 25 9 

Oct 24 20 

Nov 24 23 

Dec 24 33 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from San Antonio

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital P. S. San Antonio De Paltas · San Antonio 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.98177&mlon=-79.66579#map=17/-3.98177/-79.66579) 

Bank CoopMego · Catacocha 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.04999&mlon=-79.64912#map=17/-4.04999/-79.64912) 

ATM Banco de Loja · Catacocha 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.04935&mlon=-79.64894#map=17/-4.04935/-79.64894) 

Petrol pump La Y de Olmedo · Olmedo 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.94528&mlon=-79.63442#map=17/-3.94528/-79.63442) 

Hotel Hosteria Olmedo · Olmedo 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.94030&mlon=-79.63372#map=17/-3.94030/-79.63372) 

Mall Centro Comercial Paltense · Catacocha 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.07578&mlon=-79.66250#map=17/-4.07578/-79.66250) 

School Escuela Rosa Maldonado Hurtado · San Antonio 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.98153&mlon=-79.66459#map=17/-3.98153/-79.66459) 

College Colegio Carlos Manuel Espinoza · San Antonio 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.97945&mlon=-79.66464#map=17/-3.97945/-79.66464) 

Police station UPC SAN ANTONIO · San Antonio 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.98296&mlon=-79.66398#map=17/-3.98296/-79.66398) 

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 San Antonio

Places mapped inside San Antonio in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals1
- Schools1
- Colleges and universities1
- Police stations1

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 Paltas Canton

- Cangonamá
- Casanga
- Catacocha
- Guachanamá
- Lauro Guerrero
- Orianga
- Yamana

## Quick answers

- Where is San Antonio?In Paltas Canton, Loja Province, Ecuador
- What borders San Antonio?Cangonamá, Catacocha, Olmedo and Yamana
- What is there to see in San Antonio?Gruta, Monumento de Santa Bárbara - Mirador, Calgary Hill, Peña Shiriculapo
- What time zone is San Antonio in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in San Antonio?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in San Antonio?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in San Antonio?18 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of San Antonio?Settlements lie between 1,127 m and 1,693 m
- What is the best time to visit San Antonio?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to San Antonio?P. S. San Antonio De Paltas, about 1.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to San Antonio?CoopMego, about 7.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to San Antonio?Banco de Loja, about 7.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Antonio?La Y de Olmedo, about 4.7 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in San Antonio?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of San Antonio?EC110957 (OCHA common operational dataset)