# Quinsaloma Canton, Los Ríos Province – Parishes & Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/los-rios/quinsaloma/ Canton · Los Ríos Province # Quinsaloma Canton Quinsaloma Canton is a canton of Ecuador in Los Ríos Province. It covers **288.0 km²**. Its main town is Quinsaloma. It is divided into 1 parishe. 28 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 11 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 288km² - 1parishe - 11mapped services ## Where is Quinsaloma Canton? Quinsaloma Canton lies in [Los Ríos Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/los-rios/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 6 other cantons: [La Maná Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/cotopaxi/la-mana/), [Las Naves Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/bolivar/las-naves/), [Pangua Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/cotopaxi/pangua/), [Quevedo Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/los-rios/quevedo/), [Valencia Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/los-rios/valencia/) and [Ventanas Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/los-rios/ventanas/). By area it is the 172nd largest of 221 cantons in Ecuador. It covers 4.0% of [Los Ríos Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/los-rios/). The centre of Quinsaloma Canton is about 137 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 76 km from Babahoyo, the main town of Los Ríos Province. The centre point is at 1.1459° S, 79.3541° 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). ## Know before you go: Quinsaloma Canton - 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 - Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) · Latacunga86 km - José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) · Guayaquil127 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:06) and shortest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:15, 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. ## Parishes of Quinsaloma Canton Parish Area km² Localities Services [Quinsaloma](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/los-rios/quinsaloma/quinsaloma/) 288 28 11 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); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Quinsaloma Canton Open gazetteers list **28 villages, towns and localities** in Quinsaloma Canton. - Achotillo - Balsería - Belen - Bella Union - Chipe de Minuape - Colonia Chipe Hamburgo No.3 - El Cerrito - El Guabito - El Paraiso - Esfuerzo Minuape - Estero de Damas - Estero de Piedras - Fruta de Pan - La Fortuna - La Maravilla - Loma de Coco - Los Angeles - Maria Rosa - Minuape - Oro Verde - Pambilar de Calope - Pambilar de Minoape - Quinsaloma - San Miguel de los Rios - San Vicente de Pambilar - Santa Lucia - Sitio Nuevo - Umbe 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 Quinsaloma Canton Named natural and historic features inside Quinsaloma Canton, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Río Calope - Río Suquibí - Río Umbe 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 Quinsaloma Canton and the best time to visit In Quinsaloma Canton, the warmest month is Sep (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Mar (22 °C). About 1,257 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (254 mm) and the driest Aug (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 22 184 Feb 22 244 Mar 22 254 Apr 22 205 May 22 108 Jun 22 44 Jul 23 23 Aug 23 16 Sep 24 19 Oct 23 36 Nov 23 44 Dec 23 80 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Quinsaloma Canton Places mapped inside Quinsaloma Canton in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals1 - Banks1 - Schools5 - Restaurants2 - Police stations1 - Dental clinics1 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Quinsaloma Canton?In Los Ríos Province, Ecuador - What borders Quinsaloma Canton?La Maná Canton, Las Naves Canton, Pangua Canton, Quevedo Canton, Valencia Canton and Ventanas Canton - What time zone is Quinsaloma Canton in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Quinsaloma Canton?Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in Quinsaloma Canton?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Quinsaloma Canton?28 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Quinsaloma Canton?May to December - How many hospitals are in Quinsaloma Canton?1 mapped - How many banks are in Quinsaloma Canton?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Quinsaloma Canton?EC1213 (OCHA common operational dataset)