# Salango Parish, Puerto López Canton, Manabí Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/puerto-lopez/salango/

Parish · Puerto López Canton 

# Salango

Salango is a parish of Ecuador in Puerto López Canton, Manabí Province. It covers **87.0 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 83 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 87.0km²
- 83mapped services
- 8 mtypical elevation

## Where is Salango?

Salango lies in [Puerto López Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/puerto-lopez/), [Manabí Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 2 other parishes: [Manglaralto](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/santa-elena/santa-elena/manglaralto/) and [Puerto López](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/puerto-lopez/puerto-lopez/). By area it is the 628th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 20.2% of [Puerto López Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/puerto-lopez/). The centre of Salango is about 298 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 9.1 km from Puerto López, the main town of Puerto López Canton. The centre point is at 1.6404° S, 80.8004° 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 Salango

OpenStreetMap lists 3 named sights in Salango: 1 viewpoint; 1 nature reserve; 1 museum.

- Museo Centro de Investigaciones · museum
- Reserva Jocotoco - Ayampe · nature reserve
- Mirador · viewpoint

### Nearby, outside Salango

- Letras - La Rinconada · memorial, Manglaralto8.2 km
- mirador el renacer · attraction, Puerto López9.0 km
- Humpback Whale Skeleton · attraction, Puerto López10 km
- Parque Nacional Machalilla · nature reserve, Puerto López11 km
- Historic Aguas Blancas · archaeological site, Puerto López13 km
- Mirador · viewpoint, Machalilla14 km
- Casa Cultural Museo Agua Blanca · museum, Machalilla14 km
- Mirador Las Fragatas · viewpoint, Machalilla17 km
- Los Frailes · attraction, Machalilla17 km
- Mirador Islote Sucre · viewpoint, Machalilla17 km
- Tortuguita Beach · beach, Machalilla18 km
- parque central · attraction, Manglaralto18 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: Salango

- 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

- General Ulpiano Paez International Airport (SNC) · Salinas/La Libertad67 km
- Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) · Manta78 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:11) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:22, sunset around 18:24).

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 Salango

Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Salango. Settlements here lie between about 8 m and 18 m above sea level (median 8 m).

- Ayampe
- La Cabaña
- Las Tunas
- Puerto Rico
- Punta Blanca
- Río Chico
- Salango

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 Salango

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Río Ayampe
- Río Salango

### Coast and islands

5 headlands.

- Punta Blanca
- Punta El Barquito
- Punta La Cabezona
- Punta Piedra Verde
- Punta Piedra Verde

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 Salango and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Puerto López 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**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

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 Salango

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Salud Puerto Lopez · Puerto López 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.55410&mlon=-80.80739#map=17/-1.55410/-80.80739) 

Bank Banco Pichincha · Puerto López 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.56090&mlon=-80.81425#map=17/-1.56090/-80.81425) 

ATM Banco Bolivariano · Manglaralto 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.82670&mlon=-80.75316#map=17/-1.82670/-80.75316) 

Petrol pump Petrolrios · Puerto López 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.54761&mlon=-80.80503#map=17/-1.54761/-80.80503) 

Hotel Azuluna Ecolodge · Salango 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.64373&mlon=-80.82401#map=17/-1.64373/-80.82401) 

Mall Shopping Center · Puerto López 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.55923&mlon=-80.81100#map=17/-1.55923/-80.81100) 

School Escuela Felicisimo Rojas · Salango 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.59142&mlon=-80.84247#map=17/-1.59142/-80.84247) 

College Administración De Empresas - Unesum · Jipijapa 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.36336&mlon=-80.59689#map=17/-1.36336/-80.59689) 

Police station upc - Ayampe · Salango 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.67761&mlon=-80.81058#map=17/-1.67761/-80.81058) 

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 Salango

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

- Hotels46
- Schools1
- Pharmacies2
- Restaurants33
- Police stations1

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 Puerto López Canton

- Machalilla
- Puerto López

## Quick answers

- Where is Salango?In Puerto López Canton, Manabí Province, Ecuador
- What borders Salango?Manglaralto and Puerto López
- What is there to see in Salango?Mirador, Museo Centro de Investigaciones, Reserva Jocotoco - Ayampe
- What time zone is Salango in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Salango?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Salango?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Salango?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Salango?Settlements lie between 8 m and 18 m
- What is the best time to visit Salango?April to January
- Where is the nearest hospital to Salango?Centro de Salud Puerto Lopez, about 9.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Salango?Banco Pichincha, about 9.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Salango?Banco Bolivariano, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Salango?Petrolrios, about 10 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Salango?EC131952 (OCHA common operational dataset)