# Guare Parish, Baba Canton, Los Ríos Province – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/los-rios/baba/guare/

Parish · Baba Canton 

# Guare

Guare is a parish of Ecuador in Baba Canton, Los Ríos Province. It covers **233.1 km²**. 55 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 233km²
- 2mapped services
- 11 mtypical elevation

## Where is Guare?

Guare lies in [Baba Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/los-rios/baba/), [Los Ríos Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/los-rios/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 8 other parishes: [Antonio Sotomayor](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/los-rios/vinces/antonio-sotomayor/), [Baba](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/los-rios/baba/baba/), [General Vernaza](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/salitre/general-vernaza/), [Isla de Bejucal](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/los-rios/baba/isla-de-bejucal/), [Puebloviejo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/los-rios/puebloviejo/puebloviejo/), [Puerto Pechiche](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/los-rios/puebloviejo/puerto-pechiche/), [San Juan](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/los-rios/puebloviejo/san-juan/) and [Vinces](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/los-rios/vinces/vinces/). By area it is the 299th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 45.2% of [Baba Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/los-rios/baba/). The centre of Guare is about 196 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 21 km from Baba, the main town of Baba Canton. The centre point is at 1.5964° S, 79.6425° 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 Guare

### Nearby, outside Guare

- Aurora Estrada · memorial, San Juan9.3 km
- PARQUE CENTRAL · attraction, Puebloviejo13 km
- GAD MUNICIPAL · attraction, Puebloviejo13 km
- Monumento a los héroes · monument, Vinces13 km
- Español · attraction, Isla de Bejucal14 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: Guare

- 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) · Guayaquil68 km
- Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) · Manta136 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:07) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:17, 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 Guare

Open gazetteers list **55 villages, towns and localities** in Guare. Settlements here lie between about 4 m and 34 m above sea level (median 11 m).

- 5 de Mayo
- Abras Grandes
- Achiote
- Bajo Pechiche
- Banepo
- Caimito
- Campo Alegre
- Candilejo
- Cantagallo
- Chinate
- Concepción
- El Aguayo
- El Cade
- El Cerrito
- El Chorro
- El Guayabo
- El Recuerdo
- El Zapote
- Flor del Monte
- Guachapelí
- Guare
- La Balsa
- La Busca
- La Cancagua
- La Carmela
- La Carmelita
- La Ermina
- La Estacada
- La Jagua
- La Juanita
- La Potrerilla
- La Teresita
- La Tranca
- Las Mercedes
- Lolita
- Los Carraos
- Los Tintos
- Moquique
- Olives
- Paila
- Palmira
- Paraiso
- Pica Pica
- Puente de Lata
- San Francisco
- San Miguel
- San Pedro
- San Rene
- Santa Ana
- Solbrisa
- Tierra Colorada
- Trinidad
- Una de Gato
- Vergara
- Versalles

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 Guare

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Estero de la Mantequilla

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 Guare and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Baba Canton, the warmest month is Sep (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Mar (22 °C). About 1,069 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Feb (225 mm) and the driest Sep (16 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 22 150 

Feb 22 225 

Mar 22 225 

Apr 22 170 

May 22 80 

Jun 22 37 

Jul 23 21 

Aug 24 17 

Sep 24 16 

Oct 23 30 

Nov 23 37 

Dec 23 60 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Guare

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Salud · Isla de Bejucal 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.67767&mlon=-79.64471#map=17/-1.67767/-79.64471) 

Bank Banco Pichincha CA · San Juan 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.62552&mlon=-79.56401#map=17/-1.62552/-79.56401) 

ATM Banco Guayaquil · Ricaurte 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.57302&mlon=-79.46860#map=17/-1.57302/-79.46860) 

Petrol pump CLYAN · Isla de Bejucal 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.67719&mlon=-79.64108#map=17/-1.67719/-79.64108) 

Hotel Paradise · San Juan 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.62489&mlon=-79.56324#map=17/-1.62489/-79.56324) 

Mall Plaza San Juan · San Juan 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.62410&mlon=-79.55917#map=17/-1.62410/-79.55917) 

School Unidad Educativa Isla de Bejucal · Isla de Bejucal 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.67572&mlon=-79.64635#map=17/-1.67572/-79.64635) 

College Instituto Superior Tecnológico Ciudad De Valencia · Puebloviejo 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.56368&mlon=-79.53080#map=17/-1.56368/-79.53080) 

Police station UPC - Unidad de Policia Comunitaria · Isla de Bejucal 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.67674&mlon=-79.64361#map=17/-1.67674/-79.64361) 

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 Guare

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

- Hospitals1
- 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 Baba Canton

- Baba
- Isla de Bejucal

## Quick answers

- Where is Guare?In Baba Canton, Los Ríos Province, Ecuador
- What borders Guare?Antonio Sotomayor, Baba, General Vernaza, Isla de Bejucal, Puebloviejo, Puerto Pechiche, San Juan and Vinces
- What is there to see in Guare?Aurora Estrada, PARQUE CENTRAL, GAD MUNICIPAL, Monumento a los héroes
- What time zone is Guare in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Guare?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Guare?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Guare?55 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Guare?Settlements lie between 4 m and 34 m
- What is the best time to visit Guare?May to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Guare?Centro de Salud, about 9.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Guare?Banco Pichincha CA, about 9.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Guare?Banco Guayaquil, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Guare?CLYAN, about 9.0 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Guare?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Guare?EC120251 (OCHA common operational dataset)