# Nuevo Paraíso Parish, Francisco de Orellana Canton – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/orellana/francisco-de-orellana/nuevo-paraiso/ Parish · Francisco de Orellana Canton # Nuevo Paraíso Nuevo Paraíso is a parish of Ecuador in Francisco de Orellana Canton, Orellana Province. It covers **307.5 km²**. 16 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 308km² - 5mapped services - 280 mtypical elevation ## Where is Nuevo Paraíso? Nuevo Paraíso 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 5 other parishes: [El Coca](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/orellana/francisco-de-orellana/el-coca/), [Gonzalo Díaz de Pineda](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/el-chaco/gonzalo-diaz-de-pineda/), [San José de Guayusa](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/orellana/francisco-de-orellana/san-jose-de-guayusa/), [San Luis de Armenia](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/orellana/francisco-de-orellana/san-luis-de-armenia/) and [San Sebastián del Coca](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/orellana/la-joya-de-los-sachas/san-sebastian-del-coca/). By area it is the 204th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 4.4% of [Francisco de Orellana Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/orellana/francisco-de-orellana/). The centre of Nuevo Paraíso is about 161 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 15 km from Puerto Francisco de Orellana, the main town of Francisco de Orellana Canton. The centre point is at 0.3422° S, 77.0789° 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 Nuevo Paraíso ### Nearby, outside Nuevo Paraíso - Parque Acuático YanaYacu · attraction, La Joya de los Sachas14 km - PARQUE acuático Mi Refugio · attraction, Lago San Pedro16 km - Museo Arqueológico y Centro Cultural Orellana (MACCO) · museum, El Coca18 km - Centro recreativo y turístico Lago San Pedro · attraction, Lago San Pedro19 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: Nuevo Paraíso - 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) · Coca17 km - Tres De Mayo Airport (PUU) · Puerto Asís114 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 05:59) and shortest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:05, 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 Nuevo Paraíso Open gazetteers list **16 villages, towns and localities** in Nuevo Paraíso. - 10 de Agosto - 15 de Abril - Corazón de Oriente - Domingo Playa - Estrella Yacu - Juan Pablo 2 - Payamino - Quiroz - Rio Punino - Riveras del Rio Punino - San Antonio de Cañaris - San Bartolo - San Cristobal - San Jose del Coca - San Lorenzo - Unión Chimborazo 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 Nuevo Paraíso 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 Nuevo Paraíso Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Psiquiátrico FAzofeifa · Nuevo Paraíso 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.42345&mlon=-77.08521#map=17/-0.42345/-77.08521) Bank BanCodesarollo · El Coca 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.46703&mlon=-76.98261#map=17/-0.46703/-76.98261) ATM Banco Internacional · El Coca 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.47399&mlon=-76.98372#map=17/-0.47399/-76.98372) Petrol pump Gasolinera P&S Divino Niño · San Sebastián del Coca 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.33446&mlon=-76.99802#map=17/-0.33446/-76.99802) Hotel punto 2 · Nuevo Paraíso 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.40514&mlon=-77.11577#map=17/-0.40514/-77.11577) Mall Maxseconi · El Coca 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.46962&mlon=-76.98548#map=17/-0.46962/-76.98548) School Unidad Edicativa "Cotopaxi" · San Sebastián del Coca 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.34004&mlon=-77.00690#map=17/-0.34004/-77.00690) College Espoch Sede Orellana · El Coca 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.44070&mlon=-77.00061#map=17/-0.44070/-77.00061) Police station UPC · San Sebastián del Coca 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.33950&mlon=-77.00620#map=17/-0.33950/-77.00620) 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 Nuevo Paraíso Places mapped inside Nuevo Paraíso in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Hotels3 - Restaurants1 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 Dorado - El Edén - García Moreno - Inés Arango - La Belleza - San José de Guayusa - San Luis de Armenia - Taracoa ## Quick answers - Where is Nuevo Paraíso?In Francisco de Orellana Canton, Orellana Province, Ecuador - What borders Nuevo Paraíso?El Coca, Gonzalo Díaz de Pineda, San José de Guayusa, San Luis de Armenia and San Sebastián del Coca - What is there to see in Nuevo Paraíso?Parque Acuático YanaYacu, PARQUE acuático Mi Refugio, Museo Arqueológico y Centro Cultural Orellana (MACCO), Centro recreativo y turístico Lago San Pedro - What time zone is Nuevo Paraíso in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Nuevo Paraíso?Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in Nuevo Paraíso?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Nuevo Paraíso?16 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - Where is the nearest hospital to Nuevo Paraíso?Hospital Psiquiátrico FAzofeifa, about 9.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Nuevo Paraíso?BanCodesarollo, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Nuevo Paraíso?Banco Internacional, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nuevo Paraíso?Gasolinera P&S Divino Niño, about 9.0 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Nuevo Paraíso?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Nuevo Paraíso?EC220159 (OCHA common operational dataset)