# San Sebastián Parish, Pichincha Canton, Manabí Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/pichincha/san-sebastian/ Parish · Pichincha Canton # San Sebastián San Sebastián is a parish of Ecuador in Pichincha Canton, Manabí Province. It covers **146.3 km²**. 17 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 146km² - 2mapped services ## Where is San Sebastián? San Sebastián lies in [Pichincha Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/pichincha/), [Manabí Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 6 other parishes: [Balzar](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/balzar/balzar/), [Calceta](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/bolivar/calceta/), [Honorato Vásquez](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/santa-ana/honorato-vasquez/), [Pichincha](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/pichincha/pichincha/), [San Pablo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/santa-ana/san-pablo/) and [San Plácido](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/portoviejo/san-placido/). By area it is the 441st largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 13.6% of [Pichincha Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/pichincha/). The centre of San Sebastián is about 185 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. The centre point is at 1.0666° S, 79.9674° 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: San Sebastián - 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 - Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) · Manta80 km - José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) · Guayaquil122 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:09) and shortest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:18, 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 San Sebastián Open gazetteers list **17 villages, towns and localities** in San Sebastián. - Azucena Alta - Azucena Baja - Bantano - Cabecera del Tigre - Caña Arriba - Cañales de la Palmita - El Frutal - El Mono - El Moral - La Bajada del Tigre - La Boda - La Palmita - La Toquilla - Río Plátano - San Sebastian - Solano Alto - Solano Bajo 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 Sebastián Named natural and historic features inside San Sebastián, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Estero Tigre 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 Sebastián and the best time to visit Using the climate of Pichincha Canton, the warmest month is Sep (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Mar (26 °C). About 1,008 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Feb (240 mm) and the driest Aug (5 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 27 168 Feb 26 240 Mar 26 236 Apr 26 167 May 26 74 Jun 26 25 Jul 27 9 Aug 27 5 Sep 28 7 Oct 27 12 Nov 27 16 Dec 27 50 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from San Sebastián Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Básico Regional Pichincha · Pichincha 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.04435&mlon=-79.82896#map=17/-1.04435/-79.82896) Bank BANECUADOR · Pichincha 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.04915&mlon=-79.82323#map=17/-1.04915/-79.82323) Petrol pump P&S · El Rosario 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.05145&mlon=-79.81515#map=17/-1.05145/-79.81515) Hotel Wyndham Manta Sail Plaza Hotel and Convention Center · Pichincha 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.04544&mlon=-79.87126#map=17/-1.04544/-79.87126) Mall Portal Plaza · Calceta 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.84694&mlon=-80.16529#map=17/-0.84694/-80.16529) School Unidad Educativa Fiscal "Miguel Angel Corral" · San Sebastián 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.04599&mlon=-79.98438#map=17/-1.04599/-79.98438) College Unidad Educativa Sebastián Muñoz · San Sebastián 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.05816&mlon=-80.01026#map=17/-1.05816/-80.01026) Police station UPC-PICHINCHA 2 · Pichincha 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.03870&mlon=-79.92060#map=17/-1.03870/-79.92060) 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 Sebastián Places mapped inside San Sebastián in open map data, by type. - Schools1 - Colleges and universities1 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 Pichincha Canton - Barraganete - Pichincha ## Quick answers - Where is San Sebastián?In Pichincha Canton, Manabí Province, Ecuador - What borders San Sebastián?Balzar, Calceta, Honorato Vásquez, Pichincha, San Pablo and San Plácido - What time zone is San Sebastián in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in San Sebastián?Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in San Sebastián?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in San Sebastián?17 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit San Sebastián?May to December - Where is the nearest hospital to San Sebastián?Hospital Básico Regional Pichincha, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to San Sebastián?BANECUADOR, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Sebastián?P&S, about 17 km from the centre - What is the P-code of San Sebastián?EC131152 (OCHA common operational dataset)