# Patuca Parish, Santiago Canton, Morona Santiago Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/santiago/patuca/

Parish · Santiago Canton 

# Patuca

Patuca is a parish of Ecuador in Santiago Canton, Morona Santiago Province. It covers **256.6 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 257km²
- 539 mtypical elevation

## Where is Patuca?

Patuca lies in [Santiago Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/santiago/), [Morona Santiago Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 7 other parishes: [San Francisco de Chinimbimi](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/santiago/san-francisco-de-chinimbimi/), [San Luis de El Acho](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/santiago/san-luis-de-el-acho/), [Santa Susana de Chiviaza](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/limon-indanza/santa-susana-de-chiviaza/), [Santiago](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/tiwintza/santiago/), [Santiago de Méndez](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/santiago/santiago-de-mendez/), [Tayuza](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/santiago/tayuza/) and [Yaupi](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/logrono/yaupi/). By area it is the 257th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 18.8% of [Santiago Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/santiago/). The centre of Patuca is about 293 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 19 km from Santiago de Méndez, the main town of Santiago Canton. The centre point is at 2.8466° S, 78.2040° 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 Patuca

### Nearby, outside Patuca

- Cascada de Bombiza · waterfall, San Luis de El Acho13 km
- Cascadas del Carmen · waterfall, Santa Susana de Chiviaza13 km
- Camino a Tiwintza, Santiago, Ecuador · viewpoint, Santiago17 km
- Playa Rio Upano · beach, San Francisco de Chinimbimi17 km
- Aguas Termales Pania · attraction, Shimpis18 km
- Piscinas Naturales Yurupasa · nature reserve, San Francisco de Chinimbimi19 km
- Cascadas del Rio Chiviaza · waterfall, Santa Susana de Chiviaza19 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: Patuca

- 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

- Coronel E Carvajal Airport (XMS) · Macas62 km
- Mariscal Lamar Airport (CUE) · Cuenca87 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 05:59) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:14, sunset around 18:11).

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 Patuca

Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Patuca.

- Ipiakun
- Kimius
- Loma Seca
- Nunkantai
- Patuca
- Piankas
- Puchimi
- San Jose de Saant
- San Vicente
- Sunkants

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 Patuca

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Río Upano
- Río Yunganza

### Getting around

1 airport.

- Méndez Airport

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 Patuca and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Santiago Canton, the warmest month is Nov (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 227 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,603 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (168 mm) and the driest Sep (91 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **July to September**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 21 125 

Feb 21 131 

Mar 21 165 

Apr 21 168 

May 20 155 

Jun 19 155 

Jul 19 114 

Aug 20 102 

Sep 21 91 

Oct 21 131 

Nov 21 134 

Dec 21 133 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Patuca

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Salud Tipo A - Yunganza · Yunganza 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.86440&mlon=-78.37142#map=17/-2.86440/-78.37142) 

Bank BanEcuador · Santiago de Méndez 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.71691&mlon=-78.32227#map=17/-2.71691/-78.32227) 

Petrol pump Petroecuador · Santiago de Méndez 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.73900&mlon=-78.29636#map=17/-2.73900/-78.29636) 

Hotel Estación del Sol · Santiago de Méndez 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.72508&mlon=-78.31114#map=17/-2.72508/-78.31114) 

Mall Limón Plaza · Gral. Leonidas Plaza Gutiérrez 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.96522&mlon=-78.42876#map=17/-2.96522/-78.42876) 

School Escuela Velasco Ibarra · Yunganza 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.82265&mlon=-78.35241#map=17/-2.82265/-78.35241) 

College Instituto Tecnológico Superior Limón · Gral. Leonidas Plaza Gutiérrez 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.97237&mlon=-78.43922#map=17/-2.97237/-78.43922) 

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 Santiago Canton

- Chupianza
- Copal
- San Francisco de Chinimbimi
- San Luis de El Acho
- Santiago de Méndez
- Tayuza

## Quick answers

- Where is Patuca?In Santiago Canton, Morona Santiago Province, Ecuador
- What borders Patuca?San Francisco de Chinimbimi, San Luis de El Acho, Santa Susana de Chiviaza, Santiago, Santiago de Méndez, Tayuza and Yaupi
- What is there to see in Patuca?Cascada de Bombiza, Cascadas del Carmen, Camino a Tiwintza, Santiago, Ecuador, Playa Rio Upano
- What time zone is Patuca in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Patuca?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Patuca?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Patuca?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Patuca?July to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Patuca?Centro de Salud Tipo A - Yunganza, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Patuca?BanEcuador, about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Patuca?Petroecuador, about 16 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Patuca?EC140553 (OCHA common operational dataset)