Parish · Francisco de Orellana Canton # San José de Guayusa San José de Guayusa is a parish of Ecuador in Francisco de Orellana Canton, Orellana Province. It covers 456.4 km². 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 456 km² - 572 m typical elevation ## Where is San José de Guayusa? San José de Guayusa lies in Francisco de Orellana Canton, Orellana Province, Ecuador. It borders 5 other parishes: Gonzalo Díaz de Pineda, Gonzalo Pizarro, Nueva Troncal, Nuevo Paraíso and San Sebastián del Coca. By area it is the 129th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 6.5% of Francisco de Orellana Canton. The centre of San José de Guayusa is about 149 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 35 km from Puerto Francisco de Orellana, the main town of Francisco de Orellana Canton. The centre point is at 0.1921° S, 77.1810° 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 San José de Guayusa ### Nearby, outside San José de Guayusa - Centro de Turismo Comunitario Shayari · attraction, Nueva Troncal 18 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: San José de Guayusa - 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 - Francisco De Orellana Airport (OCC) · Coca 37 km - Tres De Mayo Airport (PUU) · Puerto Asís 108 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 05:59) and shortest in Aug (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:10, sunset around 18:16). 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 San José de Guayusa Open gazetteers list 3 villages, towns and localities in San José de Guayusa. - Boca Dashiño - San Jose de Guayusa - San Miguel Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of San José de Guayusa Named natural and historic features inside San José de Guayusa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Río Acorano 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 San José de Guayusa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Francisco de Orellana Canton, the warmest month is Jan (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jun (22 °C), after allowing for this place being about 306 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 | 24 | 158 | | Feb | 23 | 190 | | Mar | 23 | 253 | | Apr | 23 | 235 | | May | 23 | 258 | | Jun | 22 | 245 | | Jul | 22 | 199 | | Aug | 23 | 167 | | Sep | 23 | 159 | | Oct | 23 | 199 | | Nov | 23 | 217 | | Dec | 23 | 217 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from San José de Guayusa | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | P. S. Rumipamba · Rumipamba | 25 km | Map | | Bank | Cascales Wéstern Union · El Dorado de Cascales | 30 km | Map | | ATM | Recinto Simón Bolívar CCS · El Reventador | 34 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Gasolinera P&S Divino Niño · San Sebastián del Coca | 26 km | Map | | Hotel | Hotel Sharian · Nueva Troncal | 22 km | Map | | Mall | Bahia popular Geovanny Barros · Nueva Troncal | 22 km | Map | | School | UECIB-MUSHUK KAWSAY · Nueva Troncal | 22 km | Map | | College | Instituto Superior Intercultural Bilingue Martha Bucaram De Roldos" · Nueva Troncal | 22 km | Map | | Police station | UPC · San Sebastián del Coca | 25 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. ## Other parishes in Francisco de Orellana Canton - Alejandro Labaka - Dayuma - El Coca - El Dorado - El Edén - García Moreno - Inés Arango - La Belleza - Nuevo Paraíso - San Luis de Armenia - Taracoa ## Quick answers - Where is San José de Guayusa? In Francisco de Orellana Canton, Orellana Province, Ecuador - What borders San José de Guayusa? Gonzalo Díaz de Pineda, Gonzalo Pizarro, Nueva Troncal, Nuevo Paraíso and San Sebastián del Coca - What is there to see in San José de Guayusa? Centro de Turismo Comunitario Shayari - What time zone is San José de Guayusa in? UTC−5 - What currency is used in San José de Guayusa? Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in San José de Guayusa? Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in San José de Guayusa? 3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - Where is the nearest hospital to San José de Guayusa? P. S. Rumipamba, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to San José de Guayusa? Cascales Wéstern Union, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to San José de Guayusa? Recinto Simón Bolívar CCS, about 34 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to San José de Guayusa? Gasolinera P&S Divino Niño, about 26 km from the centre - What is the P-code of San José de Guayusa? EC220160 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Parish - Area: 456.4 km² - P-code: EC220160 - Canton: Francisco de Orellana Canton --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/orellana/francisco-de-orellana/san-jose-de-guayusa/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.