Parish · Tiwintza Canton # Santiago Santiago is a parish of Ecuador in Tiwintza Canton, Morona Santiago Province. It covers 648.1 km². 34 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 17 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 648 km² - 17 mapped services - 286 m typical elevation ## Where is Santiago? Santiago lies in Tiwintza Canton, Morona Santiago Province, Ecuador. It borders 5 other parishes: Patuca, San Antonio, San José de Morona, Santa Susana de Chiviaza and Yaupi. By area it is the 74th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 54.9% of Tiwintza Canton. The centre of Santiago is about 318 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. The centre point is at 3.0474° S, 78.0257° W. Source: INEC - Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Things to see in and around Santiago OpenStreetMap lists 3 named sights in Santiago: 2 attractions; 1 viewpoint. - Camino a Tiwintza, Santiago, Ecuador · viewpoint - El laberinto · attraction - laguna ayauch · attraction ### Nearby, outside Santiago - Cueva de los Tayos · attraction, San Antonio 20 km Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Santiago - Time zone UTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Guayaquil - Currency Dollar (USD) - Country calling code +593 - Languages Spanish - Plug types Type A, B · 120 V - Driving side Right - Postcode format 6 digits (######) ### Nearest airports - Coronel E Carvajal Airport (XMS) · Macas 84 km - Mariscal Lamar Airport (CUE) · Cuenca 108 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 05:58) and shortest in Jun (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:13, sunset around 18:10). Source: GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02; OurAirports (public domain). 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 Santiago Open gazetteers list 34 villages, towns and localities in Santiago. Settlements here lie between about 253 m and 737 m above sea level (median 286 m). - Capizún - Centro Cushapucus - Chichis - Chimius - Chinkianas - Comunidad Palomino - Cusumasa - Etsa - Kaputna - Klim - La Misión - Las Peñas - Mayalico - Mirador - Paantam - Peñas - Puerto Ortiz - S. Vicente - San Jose de Yaupi - San Luis - San Miguel - San Ramón - Santiago - Sharian - Soldado Cisneros - Soldado Monge - Suritiak - Teniente Hugo Ortiz - Teniente Ortiz - Tsapa - Tsuis - Waje - Yapapas - Yuquianza Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of Santiago Named natural and historic features inside Santiago, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 13 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Laguna de Pitiu - Río Chichis - Río Chinkianas - Río Coangos - Río Cushapucu - Río Kusamas - Río Mayalico - Río Namangoza - Río Pitiu - Río Puchuman - Río Samants - Río Tayuntza - Río Yananás - Río Yaupi ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Cerro Kaputna · 558 m ### History 3 forts. - Destacamento Etsa - Destacamento Mirador - Destacamento Teniente Hugo Ortiz Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features. Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Santiago and the best time to visit Using the climate of Tiwintza Canton, the warmest month is Oct (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jun (20 °C). About 1,271 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (138 mm) and the driest Sep (70 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are June to February. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec | Month | Average °C | Rain mm | | Jan | 22 | 102 | | Feb | 21 | 110 | | Mar | 21 | 138 | | Apr | 21 | 135 | | May | 21 | 120 | | Jun | 20 | 117 | | Jul | 20 | 85 | | Aug | 21 | 75 | | Sep | 22 | 70 | | Oct | 22 | 105 | | Nov | 22 | 110 | | Dec | 22 | 106 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Santiago | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Centro de Salud Tiwintza · Santiago | 2.3 km | Map | | Bank | BanEcuador · Santiago | 2.1 km | Map | | Hotel | Hostal Oasis Amazonico Tiwintza · Santiago | 2.1 km | Map | | Mall | Comercial Cevallos · Yaupi | 23 km | Map | | School | Primero de Marzo · Santiago | 2.5 km | Map | Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Santiago Places mapped inside Santiago in open map data, by type. - Hospitals 2 - Banks 1 - Hotels 4 - Schools 9 - Restaurants 1 Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other parishes in Tiwintza Canton - San José de Morona ## Quick answers - Where is Santiago? In Tiwintza Canton, Morona Santiago Province, Ecuador - What borders Santiago? Patuca, San Antonio, San José de Morona, Santa Susana de Chiviaza and Yaupi - What is there to see in Santiago? Camino a Tiwintza, Santiago, Ecuador, El laberinto, laguna ayauch - What time zone is Santiago in? UTC−5 - What currency is used in Santiago? Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in Santiago? Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Santiago? 34 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Santiago? Settlements lie between 253 m and 737 m - What is the highest point in Santiago? Cerro Kaputna (558 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Santiago? June to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Santiago? Centro de Salud Tiwintza, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Santiago? BanEcuador, about 2.1 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Santiago? 2 mapped - How many banks are in Santiago? 1 mapped - What is the P-code of Santiago? EC141250 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Parish - Area: 648.1 km² - P-code: EC141250 - Canton: Tiwintza Canton --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/tiwintza/santiago/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.