# Guale Parish, Paján Canton, Manabí Province – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/pajan/guale/

Parish · Paján Canton 

# Guale

Guale is a parish of Ecuador in Paján Canton, Manabí Province. It covers **112.7 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 113km²
- 210 mtypical elevation

## Where is Guale?

Guale lies in [Paján Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/pajan/), [Manabí Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 5 other parishes: [Campozano](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/pajan/campozano/), [Lascano](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/pajan/lascano/), [Pedro Carbo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/pedro-carbo/pedro-carbo/), [San Jacinto](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/colimes/san-jacinto/) and [Valle de la Virgen](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/pedro-carbo/valle-de-la-virgen/). By area it is the 537th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 10.2% of [Paján Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/pajan/). The centre of Guale is about 249 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 20 km from Paján, the main town of Paján Canton. The centre point is at 1.6312° S, 80.2715° 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 Guale

### Nearby, outside Guale

- Mirador de rio Guanabano · viewpoint, Pedro Carbo19 km
- Parque El Loro · monument, Paján19 km
- Las Golondrinas · monument, Paján20 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: Guale

- 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) · Guayaquil73 km
- Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) · Manta89 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:09) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:20, sunset around 18:21).

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 Guale

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Guale.

- Guale
- Iguanas
- La Fortuna
- Quintero

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 Guale and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Paján Canton, the warmest month is Feb (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Sep (24 °C). About 546 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Feb (161 mm) and the driest Sep (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to January**.

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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 91 

Feb 25 161 

Mar 25 155 

Apr 25 80 

May 25 26 

Jun 24 7 

Jul 24 2 

Aug 24 1 

Sep 24 1 

Oct 24 3 

Nov 24 3 

Dec 25 17 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Guale

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Campozano, Nueva Esperanza · Campozano 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.58948&mlon=-80.35202#map=17/-1.58948/-80.35202) 

Bank Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Santa Ana Ltda. · Paján 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.55360&mlon=-80.42816#map=17/-1.55360/-80.42816) 

Petrol pump Primax · Pedro Carbo 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.81097&mlon=-80.23815#map=17/-1.81097/-80.23815) 

Hotel La Colina Country Club · Lascano 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.52547&mlon=-80.22801#map=17/-1.52547/-80.22801) 

Mall GlobalCell · Pedro Carbo 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.81723&mlon=-80.23355#map=17/-1.81723/-80.23355) 

School Teresa Alarcon de Duarte · Pedro Carbo 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.71777&mlon=-80.23725#map=17/-1.71777/-80.23725) 

College Extensión de la Universidad Agraria del Ecuador · Palestina 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.61746&mlon=-79.97538#map=17/-1.61746/-79.97538) 

Police station CONTROL DE POLICÍA GUANABANO · Cascol 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.71075&mlon=-80.41265#map=17/-1.71075/-80.41265) 

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.

## Other parishes in Paján Canton

- Campozano
- Cascol
- Lascano
- Paján

## Quick answers

- Where is Guale?In Paján Canton, Manabí Province, Ecuador
- What borders Guale?Campozano, Lascano, Pedro Carbo, San Jacinto and Valle de la Virgen
- What is there to see in Guale?Mirador de rio Guanabano, Parque El Loro, Las Golondrinas
- What time zone is Guale in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Guale?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Guale?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Guale?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Guale?April to January
- Where is the nearest hospital to Guale?Campozano, Nueva Esperanza, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Guale?Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Santa Ana Ltda., about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Guale?Primax, about 20 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Guale?EC131053 (OCHA common operational dataset)