# San Carlos Parish, La Joya de los Sachas Canton – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/orellana/la-joya-de-los-sachas/san-carlos/

Parish · La Joya de los Sachas Canton 

# San Carlos

San Carlos is a parish of Ecuador in La Joya de los Sachas Canton, Orellana Province. It covers **133.2 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 133km²
- 2mapped services

## Where is San Carlos?

San Carlos lies in [La Joya de los Sachas Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/orellana/la-joya-de-los-sachas/), [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/), [La Joya de los Sachas](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/orellana/la-joya-de-los-sachas/la-joya-de-los-sachas/), [San Sebastián del Coca](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/orellana/la-joya-de-los-sachas/san-sebastian-del-coca/), [Taracoa](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/orellana/francisco-de-orellana/taracoa/) and [Unión Milagreña](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/orellana/la-joya-de-los-sachas/union-milagrena/). By area it is the 472nd largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 11.1% of [La Joya de los Sachas Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/orellana/la-joya-de-los-sachas/). The centre of San Carlos is about 182 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 12 km from La Joya de Los Sachas, the main town of La Joya de los Sachas Canton. The centre point is at 0.3999° S, 76.8925° 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 San Carlos

### Nearby, outside San Carlos

- Parque Acuático YanaYacu · attraction, La Joya de los Sachas11 km
- Zoológico Francisco de Orellana · zoo, El Dorado12 km
- Iglesia católica La Florida · attraction, La Joya de los Sachas13 km
- PARQUE acuático Mi Refugio · attraction, Lago San Pedro13 km
- Museo Arqueológico y Centro Cultural Orellana (MACCO) · museum, El Coca13 km
- la Florida · castle or fort, Unión Milagreña17 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: San Carlos

- 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) · Coca13 km
- Tres De Mayo Airport (PUU) · Puerto Asís110 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 05:58) and shortest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:04, 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 San Carlos

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in San Carlos.

- Amarun Yaya community
- Eugenio Espejo
- San Carlos

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 San Carlos and the best time to visit

Using the climate of La Joya de los Sachas Canton, the warmest month is Sep (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jun (24 °C). About 2,358 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is May (240 mm) and the driest Aug (144 mm). No month is both mild and dry, so plan around the rains.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 164 

Feb 25 188 

Mar 25 235 

Apr 25 225 

May 24 240 

Jun 24 218 

Jul 24 181 

Aug 25 144 

Sep 25 147 

Oct 25 189 

Nov 25 218 

Dec 25 210 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from San Carlos

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital tipo c Joya de los Sachas · La Joya de los Sachas 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.30757&mlon=-76.86581#map=17/-0.30757/-76.86581) 

Bank Banco Pichincha · La Joya de los Sachas 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.30048&mlon=-76.85801#map=17/-0.30048/-76.85801) 

ATM Banco Internacional · El Coca 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.47399&mlon=-76.98372#map=17/-0.47399/-76.98372) 

Petrol pump Petroecuador · La Joya de los Sachas 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.30598&mlon=-76.86018#map=17/-0.30598/-76.86018) 

Hotel Yarina Eco Lodge · Taracoa 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.46535&mlon=-76.84454#map=17/-0.46535/-76.84454) 

Mall Maxseconi · El Coca 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.46962&mlon=-76.98548#map=17/-0.46962/-76.98548) 

School Escuela fiscal mixta Andrés Bello · San Carlos 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.41735&mlon=-76.89305#map=17/-0.41735/-76.89305) 

College Unidad Educativa del Milenio Dayuma Kento · La Joya de los Sachas 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.31605&mlon=-76.85982#map=17/-0.31605/-76.85982) 

Police station Comando de Policía Subzona Orellana Nº 22 · El Coca 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.42725&mlon=-76.99370#map=17/-0.42725/-76.99370) 

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 San Carlos

Places mapped inside San Carlos in open map data, by type.

- Schools2

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 La Joya de los Sachas Canton

- La Joya de los Sachas
- Lago San Pedro
- Pompeya
- Rumipamba
- San Sebastián del Coca
- Tres de Noviembre
- Unión Milagreña
- enokanqui

## Quick answers

- Where is San Carlos?In La Joya de los Sachas Canton, Orellana Province, Ecuador
- What borders San Carlos?El Coca, La Joya de los Sachas, San Sebastián del Coca, Taracoa and Unión Milagreña
- What is there to see in San Carlos?Parque Acuático YanaYacu, Zoológico Francisco de Orellana, Iglesia católica La Florida, PARQUE acuático Mi Refugio
- What time zone is San Carlos in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in San Carlos?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in San Carlos?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in San Carlos?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- Where is the nearest hospital to San Carlos?Hospital tipo c Joya de los Sachas, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to San Carlos?Banco Pichincha, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to San Carlos?Banco Internacional, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Carlos?Petroecuador, about 11 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of San Carlos?EC220353 (OCHA common operational dataset)