# El Dorado Parish, Francisco de Orellana Canton – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/orellana/francisco-de-orellana/el-dorado/

Parish · Francisco de Orellana Canton 

# El Dorado

El Dorado is a parish of Ecuador in Francisco de Orellana Canton, Orellana Province. It covers **136.3 km²**. 14 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 136km²
- 4mapped services

## Where is El Dorado?

El Dorado lies in [Francisco de Orellana Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/orellana/francisco-de-orellana/), [Orellana Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/orellana/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 4 other parishes: [Dayuma](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/orellana/francisco-de-orellana/dayuma/), [El Coca](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/orellana/francisco-de-orellana/el-coca/), [García Moreno](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/orellana/francisco-de-orellana/garcia-moreno/) and [Taracoa](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/orellana/francisco-de-orellana/taracoa/). By area it is the 466th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 1.9% of [Francisco de Orellana Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/orellana/francisco-de-orellana/). The centre of El Dorado is about 181 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 12 km from Puerto Francisco de Orellana, the main town of Francisco de Orellana Canton. The centre point is at 0.5279° S, 76.9233° 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 El Dorado

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in El Dorado: 1 zoo.

- Zoológico Francisco de Orellana · zoo

### Nearby, outside El Dorado

- Museo Arqueológico y Centro Cultural Orellana (MACCO) · museum, El Coca9.1 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: El Dorado

- 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

- Francisco De Orellana Airport (OCC) · Coca10 km
- Tres De Mayo Airport (PUU) · Puerto Asís124 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 05:58) and shortest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:05, sunset around 18:10).

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 El Dorado

Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in El Dorado.

- 6 de Octubre
- Alma Lojana
- El Carmen
- El Dorado
- El Oro
- Fuerza Manabita
- Jaime Roldos
- La Paz
- Las Mieles
- Los Laureles
- Rio Sabalo
- San Vicente Ferrer
- Shuar San Pedro
- Simon Bolivar

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).

## Weather in El Dorado and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Francisco de Orellana Canton, the warmest month is Jan (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jun (24 °C). About 2,497 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is May (258 mm) and the driest Jan (158 mm). No month is both mild and dry, so plan around the rains.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 158 

Feb 25 190 

Mar 25 253 

Apr 25 235 

May 25 258 

Jun 24 245 

Jul 24 199 

Aug 25 167 

Sep 25 159 

Oct 25 199 

Nov 25 217 

Dec 25 217 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from El Dorado

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Militar · El Coca 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.47976&mlon=-76.97750#map=17/-0.47976/-76.97750) 

Bank Banco del Austro · El Coca 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.47401&mlon=-76.98397#map=17/-0.47401/-76.98397) 

ATM Banco Internacional · El Coca 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.47399&mlon=-76.98372#map=17/-0.47399/-76.98372) 

Petrol pump Gasolinera Payamino · El Coca 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.43395&mlon=-77.00179#map=17/-0.43395/-77.00179) 

Hotel Amaron Hotel · El Dorado 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.51583&mlon=-76.89042#map=17/-0.51583/-76.89042) 

Mall Azriel shopping centre · El Coca 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.47412&mlon=-76.98433#map=17/-0.47412/-76.98433) 

School Escuela David Clark · El Dorado 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.50356&mlon=-76.95482#map=17/-0.50356/-76.95482) 

College 30 de Abril · El Coca 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.47493&mlon=-76.98876#map=17/-0.47493/-76.98876) 

Police station DINAPEN ORELLANA · El Coca 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.46996&mlon=-76.98917#map=17/-0.46996/-76.98917) 

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 El Dorado

Places mapped inside El Dorado in open map data, by type.

- Hotels1
- Schools1
- Restaurants2

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 Francisco de Orellana Canton

- Alejandro Labaka
- Dayuma
- El Coca
- El Edén
- García Moreno
- Inés Arango
- La Belleza
- Nuevo Paraíso
- San José de Guayusa
- San Luis de Armenia
- Taracoa

## Quick answers

- Where is El Dorado?In Francisco de Orellana Canton, Orellana Province, Ecuador
- What borders El Dorado?Dayuma, El Coca, García Moreno and Taracoa
- What is there to see in El Dorado?Zoológico Francisco de Orellana
- What time zone is El Dorado in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in El Dorado?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in El Dorado?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in El Dorado?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- Where is the nearest hospital to El Dorado?Hospital Militar, about 8.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to El Dorado?Banco del Austro, about 9.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to El Dorado?Banco Internacional, about 9.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to El Dorado?Gasolinera Payamino, about 14 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of El Dorado?EC220154 (OCHA common operational dataset)