# Sardinas Parish, El Chaco Canton, Napo Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/el-chaco/sardinas/

Parish · El Chaco Canton 

# Sardinas

Sardinas is a parish of Ecuador in El Chaco Canton, Napo Province. It covers **126.9 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 127km²
- 1mapped service
- 1,631 mtypical elevation

## Where is Sardinas?

Sardinas 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 6 other parishes: [Cuyuja](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/quijos/cuyuja/), [El Chaco](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/el-chaco/el-chaco/), [Linares](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/el-chaco/linares/), [Oyacachi](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/el-chaco/oyacachi/), [San Francisco de Borja](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/quijos/san-francisco-de-borja/) and [Sumaco](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/quijos/sumaco/). By area it is the 490th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 3.6% of [El Chaco Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/el-chaco/). The centre of Sardinas is about 71 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 10 km from El Chaco, the main town of El Chaco Canton. The centre point is at 0.3633° S, 77.8994° 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 Sardinas

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Sardinas: 1 attraction.

- Templo del búho · attraction

### Nearby, outside Sardinas

- Finca - Granja las Tres Marcelas · attraction, San Francisco de Borja9.5 km
- Cascada del Río Cauchillo · attraction, Linares9.7 km
- Finca Agroturistica El Madrigal · attraction, Sumaco9.7 km
- Petroglifos del Río Cauchillo · attraction, Linares10 km
- Machangara 2 · waterfall, Baeza11 km
- Machangara · waterfall, Baeza11 km
- La Escondida · waterfall, Sumaco12 km
- Concierto de las aves · attraction, Sumaco12 km
- Finca Santa Mónica · attraction, Santa Rosa12 km
- Tres Marias · viewpoint, Baeza12 km
- La Brisa Hummingbird Garden · attraction, Baeza12 km
- Chontayacu · waterfall, Sumaco12 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: Sardinas

- 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) · Quito57 km
- Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) · Latacunga100 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:02) and shortest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:08, sunset around 18:14).

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 Sardinas

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Sardinas.

- Brasil de Franco
- San Andres
- Santa Marianita
- Sardinas
- Yaucana

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 Sardinas

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Río Sardinas Grande

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 Sardinas and the best time to visit

Using the climate of El Chaco Canton, the warmest month is Oct (average 19 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). 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 19 114 

Feb 19 120 

Mar 19 148 

Apr 18 158 

May 18 140 

Jun 17 112 

Jul 17 91 

Aug 18 67 

Sep 19 78 

Oct 19 122 

Nov 19 149 

Dec 18 134 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Sardinas

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital subcentro · San Francisco de Borja 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.42472&mlon=-77.84523#map=17/-0.42472/-77.84523) 

Bank Banco Pichincha · El Chaco 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.34076&mlon=-77.81263#map=17/-0.34076/-77.81263) 

Petrol pump Baeza, Gasolinera · San Francisco de Borja 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.43188&mlon=-77.89847#map=17/-0.43188/-77.89847) 

Hotel Palomeque · San Francisco de Borja 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.42401&mlon=-77.84789#map=17/-0.42401/-77.84789) 

School Unidad Educativa El Chaco · El Chaco 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.33817&mlon=-77.81391#map=17/-0.33817/-77.81391) 

College Unidad Educativa Napo · El Chaco 10 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 11 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 Sardinas

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

- Hotels1

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
- Santa Rosa

## Quick answers

- Where is Sardinas?In El Chaco Canton, Napo Province, Ecuador
- What borders Sardinas?Cuyuja, El Chaco, Linares, Oyacachi, San Francisco de Borja and Sumaco
- What is there to see in Sardinas?Templo del búho
- What time zone is Sardinas in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Sardinas?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Sardinas?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Sardinas?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Sardinas?January and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Sardinas?subcentro, about 9.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Sardinas?Banco Pichincha, about 10.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sardinas?Baeza, Gasolinera, about 7.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Sardinas?EC150455 (OCHA common operational dataset)