# Santa Rosa Parish, El Chaco Canton, Napo Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/el-chaco/santa-rosa/ Parish · El Chaco Canton # Santa Rosa Santa Rosa is a parish of Ecuador in El Chaco Canton, Napo Province. It covers **307.5 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 308km² - 4mapped services - 1,835 mtypical elevation ## Where is Santa Rosa? Santa Rosa lies in [El Chaco Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/el-chaco/), [Napo Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 5 other parishes: [El Chaco](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/el-chaco/el-chaco/), [El Reventador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/gonzalo-pizarro/el-reventador/), [Gonzalo Díaz de Pineda](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/el-chaco/gonzalo-diaz-de-pineda/), [Linares](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/el-chaco/linares/) and [Oyacachi](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/el-chaco/oyacachi/). By area it is the 203rd largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 8.8% of [El Chaco Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/el-chaco/). The centre of Santa Rosa is about 84 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 16 km from El Chaco, the main town of El Chaco Canton. The centre point is at 0.2021° S, 77.7744° 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 Santa Rosa OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Santa Rosa: 1 viewpoint; 1 attraction. - Cave of Tayos · viewpoint - Finca Santa Mónica · attraction ### Nearby, outside Santa Rosa - Cascada Magica · waterfall, Gonzalo Díaz de Pineda15 km - Aguas termales · attraction, Oyacachi16 km - Cascada del Río Cauchillo · attraction, Linares18 km - Petroglifos del Río Cauchillo · attraction, Linares18 km - Reventador · volcano, El Reventador19 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: Santa Rosa - 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 - Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) · Quito65 km - Francisco De Orellana Airport (OCC) · Coca92 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:02) and shortest in Aug (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:12, sunset around 18:19). 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 Santa Rosa Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Santa Rosa. - Cascabel - Cascabel No. 2 - Cusumbe Bajo - Las Palmas - Palta Yacu - Santa Lucia - Santa Rosa - Santa Rosa Alto - Santa Rosa de Quijos - Tres Cruces - Villaflora 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 Santa Rosa Named natural and historic features inside Santa Rosa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Río Cascabel - Río Santa María 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 Santa Rosa and the best time to visit Using the climate of El Chaco Canton, the warmest month is Oct (average 17 °C) and the coolest is Jul (16 °C), after allowing for this place being about 204 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,432 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (158 mm) and the driest Aug (67 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 17 114 Feb 17 120 Mar 17 148 Apr 17 158 May 17 140 Jun 16 112 Jul 16 91 Aug 16 67 Sep 17 78 Oct 17 122 Nov 17 149 Dec 17 134 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Santa Rosa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro De Salud El Chaco · El Chaco 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.34201&mlon=-77.81347#map=17/-0.34201/-77.81347) Bank Banco Pichincha · El Chaco 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.34076&mlon=-77.81263#map=17/-0.34076/-77.81263) Petrol pump P&S · El Chaco 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.33406&mlon=-77.80610#map=17/-0.33406/-77.80610) Hotel Roca de Rio · Santa Rosa 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.31536&mlon=-77.78514#map=17/-0.31536/-77.78514) School Unidad Educativa El Chaco · El Chaco 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.33817&mlon=-77.81391#map=17/-0.33817/-77.81391) College Unidad Educativa Napo · El Chaco 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.33723&mlon=-77.80956#map=17/-0.33723/-77.80956) Police station UPC Valle de Quijos · Baeza 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.46190&mlon=-77.90401#map=17/-0.46190/-77.90401) 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 Santa Rosa Places mapped inside Santa Rosa in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Restaurants3 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 El Chaco Canton - El Chaco - Gonzalo Díaz de Pineda - Linares - Oyacachi - Sardinas ## Quick answers - Where is Santa Rosa?In El Chaco Canton, Napo Province, Ecuador - What borders Santa Rosa?El Chaco, El Reventador, Gonzalo Díaz de Pineda, Linares and Oyacachi - What is there to see in Santa Rosa?Cave of Tayos, Finca Santa Mónica - What time zone is Santa Rosa in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Santa Rosa?Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in Santa Rosa?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Santa Rosa?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Santa Rosa?January and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Santa Rosa?Centro De Salud El Chaco, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Santa Rosa?Banco Pichincha, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Santa Rosa?P&S, about 15 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Santa Rosa?EC150454 (OCHA common operational dataset)