# San Juan Parish, Puebloviejo Canton, Los Ríos Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/los-rios/puebloviejo/san-juan/

Parish · Puebloviejo Canton 

# San Juan

San Juan is a parish of Ecuador in Puebloviejo Canton, Los Ríos Province. It covers **102.3 km²**. 31 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 27 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 102km²
- 27mapped services
- 12 mtypical elevation

## Where is San Juan?

San Juan lies in [Puebloviejo Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/los-rios/puebloviejo/), [Los Ríos Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/los-rios/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 5 other parishes: [Catarama](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/los-rios/urdaneta/catarama/), [Guare](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/los-rios/baba/guare/), [Isla de Bejucal](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/los-rios/baba/isla-de-bejucal/), [Pimocha](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/los-rios/babahoyo/pimocha/) and [Puebloviejo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/los-rios/puebloviejo/puebloviejo/). By area it is the 565th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 30.6% of [Puebloviejo Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/los-rios/puebloviejo/). The centre of San Juan is about 194 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 10 km from Pueblo Viejo, the main town of Puebloviejo Canton. The centre point is at 1.6444° S, 79.5397° 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 Juan

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in San Juan: 1 memorial.

- Aurora Estrada · memorial

### Nearby, outside San Juan

- GAD MUNICIPAL · attraction, Puebloviejo10 km
- PARQUE CENTRAL · attraction, Puebloviejo10 km
- Español · attraction, Isla de Bejucal14 km
- La Casa de Olmedo · museum, Pimocha17 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 Juan

- 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) · Guayaquil69 km
- Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) · Latacunga131 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:06) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:17, sunset around 18:18).

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 Juan

Open gazetteers list **31 villages, towns and localities** in San Juan. Settlements here lie between about 1 m and 116 m above sea level (median 12 m).

- Barraganete
- Cancagua
- Casa de Teja
- Cerrito
- Cooperativa San Juan
- Corozal
- Cristo del Consuelo
- Cuatro Varas
- Jorge Manuel Marun
- Juana de Oro
- La Felicita
- La Gomez
- La Maria Rosa
- La Pitaya
- La Quinta
- La Unión
- Las Casitas
- Las Mercedes
- Loma de Paja
- Maria 1
- Maria 2
- Nuevo Porvenir
- Pechiche
- Rosario
- San Clemente
- San Juan
- San Nicolas
- San Pedro de Valdivia
- Tillo
- Tres Hermanas
- Voluntad de Dios

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 San Juan

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

### Getting around

1 airfield.

- Blanca Rosa

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 San Juan and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Puebloviejo 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 San Juan

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital hospital del dia de la mujer · San Juan 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.62707&mlon=-79.56444#map=17/-1.62707/-79.56444) 

Bank Banco Pichincha · San Juan 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.62564&mlon=-79.56394#map=17/-1.62564/-79.56394) 

ATM Banco Guayaquil · Ricaurte 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.57302&mlon=-79.46860#map=17/-1.57302/-79.46860) 

Petrol pump Terpel · San Juan 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.63259&mlon=-79.56055#map=17/-1.63259/-79.56055) 

Hotel Hotel San Juan · San Juan 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.62500&mlon=-79.56124#map=17/-1.62500/-79.56124) 

Mall Plaza San Juan · San Juan 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.62410&mlon=-79.55917#map=17/-1.62410/-79.55917) 

School Unidad Educativa San Juan · San Juan 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.62364&mlon=-79.55810#map=17/-1.62364/-79.55810) 

College Instituto Superior Tecnológico Ciudad De Valencia · Puebloviejo 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.56368&mlon=-79.53080#map=17/-1.56368/-79.53080) 

Police station UPC San Juan · San Juan 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.62560&mlon=-79.56325#map=17/-1.62560/-79.56325) 

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 Juan

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

- Hospitals2
- Banks2
- Petrol pumps2
- Hotels3
- Shopping malls1
- Schools3
- Pharmacies7
- Restaurants5
- Police stations2

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 Puebloviejo Canton

- Puebloviejo
- Puerto Pechiche

## Quick answers

- Where is San Juan?In Puebloviejo Canton, Los Ríos Province, Ecuador
- What borders San Juan?Catarama, Guare, Isla de Bejucal, Pimocha and Puebloviejo
- What is there to see in San Juan?Aurora Estrada
- What time zone is San Juan in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in San Juan?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in San Juan?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in San Juan?31 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of San Juan?Settlements lie between 1 m and 116 m
- What is the best time to visit San Juan?May to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to San Juan?hospital del dia de la mujer, about 3.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to San Juan?Banco Pichincha, about 3.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to San Juan?Banco Guayaquil, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Juan?Terpel, about 2.7 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in San Juan?2 mapped
- How many banks are in San Juan?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in San Juan?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of San Juan?EC120452 (OCHA common operational dataset)