# Quito Parish, Distrito Metropolitano de Quito Canton

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Parish · Distrito Metropolitano de Quito Canton 

# Quito

Quito is a parish of Ecuador in Distrito Metropolitano de Quito Canton, Pichincha Province. It covers **364.1 km²**. 256 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8,996 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 364km²
- 8,996mapped services
- 2,882 mtypical elevation

## Where is Quito?

Quito lies in [Distrito Metropolitano de Quito Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/distrito-metropolitano-de-quito/), [Pichincha Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 13 other parishes: [Amaguaña](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/distrito-metropolitano-de-quito/amaguana/), [Calderón](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/distrito-metropolitano-de-quito/calderon/), [Conocoto](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/distrito-metropolitano-de-quito/conocoto/), [Cumbayá](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/distrito-metropolitano-de-quito/cumbaya/), [Cutuglahua](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/mejia/cutuglahua/), [Guangopolo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/distrito-metropolitano-de-quito/guangopolo/), [Llano Chico](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/distrito-metropolitano-de-quito/llano-chico/), [Lloa](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/distrito-metropolitano-de-quito/lloa/), [Nayón](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/distrito-metropolitano-de-quito/nayon/), [Nono](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/distrito-metropolitano-de-quito/nono/), [Pomasqui](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/distrito-metropolitano-de-quito/pomasqui/), [Uyumbicho](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/mejia/uyumbicho/) and [Zámbiza](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/distrito-metropolitano-de-quito/zambiza/). By area it is the 172nd largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 8.7% of [Distrito Metropolitano de Quito Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/distrito-metropolitano-de-quito/). The centre point is at 0.2078° S, 78.5045° 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 Quito

OpenStreetMap lists 195 named sights in Quito: 49 museums; 41 monuments; 30 attractions; 26 memorials; 20 viewpoints; 14 galleries; 5 theme parks; 4 nature reserves; 2 archaeological sites; 1 volcano; 1 ruins; 1 cave; 1 city gate.

- Casa José Mejía · museum
- Casa Museo Maria Augusta Urrurita · museum
- Casa de Jorge Ycaza · museum
- Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana · museum
- Casa de las Artes · museum
- Casa del Alabado Pre-Columbian Art Museum · museum
- Centro Cultural José Mejía Lequerica · museum
- Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Quito · museum
- City Museum · museum
- Eloy Alfaro Museum · museum
- Instituto Geografico Militar · museum
- Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas · museum
- Muestra geográfica casa García Moreno · museum
- Museo Aeronáutico y del Espacio · museum
- Museo Aeronáutico y del Espacio FAE · museum
- Museo Alberto Mena Caamaño · museum
- Museo Antropológico Amazónico Quito · museum
- Museo Arquelogico Weilbauer · museum
- Museo Camilo Egas · museum
- Museo Capilla del Hombre · museum
- Museo Franciscano · museum
- Museo Historia Natural · museum
- Museo Interactivo de Ciencias · museum
- Museo Manuela Saenz · museum
- Museo Mindalae · museum
- Museo Muñoz Mariño · museum
- Museo Nacional · museum
- Museo Numismático · museum
- Museo Oswaldo Guayasamín · museum
- Museo de Arquitectura · museum

…and 165 more.

### Nearby, outside Quito

- Logikard · viewpoint, Cumbayá5.7 km
- León 1 · monument, Cumbayá7.7 km
- León 2 · monument, Cumbayá7.8 km
- Museo de Zoología · museum, Cumbayá7.8 km
- The Collectors Club · gallery, Cumbayá8.3 km
- Marsuarte · gallery, Cumbayá8.5 km
- Cunucyacu · hot spring, Tumbaco8.6 km
- Chamizal · memorial, Conocoto8.7 km
- Bicicleta gigante · memorial, Cumbayá8.9 km
- Sara Palacios · gallery, Nayón9.1 km
- Anita Tumbaco · attraction, Tumbaco9.9 km
- Bulevar de las acasias · monument, Conocoto10 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: Quito

- 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) · Quito19 km
- Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) · Latacunga79 km

### Nearest railway station

Estación de tren Tambillo (Tambillo), about 22 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:05) and shortest in Aug (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:15, sunset around 18:22).

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 Quito

Open gazetteers list **256 villages, towns and localities** in Quito. The largest with a recorded population: Quito (2,781,641). Settlements here lie between about 2,540 m and 3,590 m above sea level (median 2,882 m).

- 10 de Mayo
- 25 de Diciembre
- 28 de Noviembre
- Achomec
- Alfaro
- Armero
- Atucucho
- Añoranza
- Balcones del Eden 3
- Balcones del sur
- Balcón Quiteño
- Barrio Nuevo
- Barrio Paluco
- Barrio Pueblo Nuevo
- Belisario Quevedo
- Bella Aurora
- Bellavista
- Camino De Los Eucaliptos
- Carcelén
- Cashapamba
- Centro Histórico
- Chilibulo
- Chillogallo
- Chimbacalle
- Ciudad Futura
- Ciudadela Manuelita Sáenz
- Cochapamba
- Comité del Pueblo
- Comuna Miraflores
- Comunidad Catzuqui De Velasco
- Concepción
- Condominio Amende
- Condores
- Conjunto Altos del Parque
- Cooperativa Freire Mena
- Cooperativa Ocho de Marzo
- Cooperativa Pisulí
- Coral Redondo
- Cotocollao
- Cristo Rey
- Desvío Puente Morán Valverde
- Dos Puentes
- Edén del Valle
- Ejercito Nacional
- El Batán Alto
- El Bosque
- El Carmen
- El Condado
- El Inca
- El Mirador
- El Paraíso
- El Porvenir
- El Progreso
- El Rocío
- Entrada Forestal
- Espejo
- Eugenio Espejo
- Fátima 1
- Gabriela Marina
- Granda Centeno
- Guamaní
- Guamaní alto
- Guápulo
- Hacienda Alvarez
- Hacienda Arcadia
- Hacienda Argelia
- Hacienda Balvina
- Hacienda Batán Grande
- Hacienda Bellavista
- Hacienda Cachuquí Moncayo
- Hacienda Caicedo
- Hacienda Calzado
- Hacienda Carmen
- Hacienda Carolina
- Hacienda Carrión
- Hacienda Cevallos
- Hacienda Chaupi
- Hacienda Checa
- Hacienda Chiriacu
- Hacienda Chitahuayu
- Hacienda Clemencia
- Hacienda Concepción
- Hacienda Cornejo
- Hacienda Correa
- Hacienda El Beaterio
- Hacienda El Colegio
- Hacienda El Condado
- Hacienda El Conde
- Hacienda El Pugro
- Hacienda El Pugru
- Hacienda El Rosario
- Hacienda El Troje
- Hacienda Farsalia
- Hacienda Hospitalillo
- Hacienda Huarcay
- Hacienda Ibarra
- Hacienda Inés
- Hacienda La Barba
- Hacienda La Bretaña
- Hacienda La Compañía
- Hacienda La Cuadra
- Hacienda La Granja
- Hacienda La Isla
- Hacienda La Posta
- Hacienda La Pradera
- Hacienda La Victoria
- Hacienda Lonta
- Hacienda María
- Hacienda Mena
- Hacienda Mera
- Hacienda Merizalde
- Hacienda Miraflores
- Hacienda Monjas
- Hacienda Monteserín
- Hacienda Montúfar
- Hacienda Ortega
- Hacienda Osorio
- Hacienda Pintado
- Hacienda Quiñonez
- Hacienda Rumipamba
- Hacienda Salazar
- Hacienda San Antonio
- Hacienda San Bartolo
- Hacienda San Carlos
- Hacienda San Francisco
- Hacienda San Gabriel
- Hacienda San Ignacio
- Hacienda San Isidro
- Hacienda San José de Olaes
- Hacienda San Juanito
- Hacienda San Miguel
- Hacienda San Rafael
- Hacienda Santa Ana
- Hacienda Santa Bárbara
- Hacienda Santa Rosa
- Hacienda Santo Domingo
- Hacienda Singuna
- Hacienda Solanda
- Hacienda Tilicuchu
- Hacienda Tilicuchu Grande
- Hacienda Tilimbuela
- Hacienda Turubamba Alto
- Hacienda Turubamba Bajo
- Hacienda Uyachuli
- Hacienda Verdecruz
- Hacienda Victoria
- Hacienda Villacís
- Hacienda Villaflores
- Hacienda Zaldumbide
- Itchimbía
- Iñaquito
- Jardín del Valle
- Jipijapa
- Kennedy
- La Argelia
- La Campiña del Inca
- La Carolina
- La Comuna
- La Concordia Número Uno
- La Cristalina
- La Dolorosa de Chilibulo
- La Ecuatoriana
- La Ferroviaria
- La Floresta
- La Florida
- La Foresta
- La Independencia
- La Isla
- La Josefina
- La Libertad
- La Luz
- La Magdalena
- La Mariscal
- La Mena
- La Perla
- La Tola
- La Trinidad
- Las Acacias
- Las Orquídeas
- Libertad
- Loma Puengasi
- Lomas de Monteserrín
- Los Dos Puentes
- Los Jasmines
- Los Laureles
- Los Pinos
- Los Rosales
- Mariana de Jesús
- Mariscal Sucre
- Matilde Álvarez
- Mena 2
- Monjas
- Mushuk Kawsay
- Nueva Aurora
- Nueva Aurora Alta
- Nuevos Horizontes del Sur
- Pablo Huras
- Pablo Lozada
- Panecillo Mirador
- Paquisha
- Pinar
- Pinar Alto
- Plan Victoria
- Ponceano
- Prados del Condado
- Puengasí
- Puertas del Sol
- Puertas del sol Las Acacias
- Quito
- Quitumbe
- Reino de Quito
- Rumipamba
- Rundupamba
- San Antonio
- San Bartolo
- San Blas
- San Carlos
- San Felipe
- San Fernando
- San Fransisco I
- San Isidro del Inca
- San José
- San José de Guamaní
- San José de Monjas
- San Juan
- San Luis
- San Marcos
- San Martín
- San Mateo
- San Miguel de Amagasi
- San Miguel de Amagasí
- San Patricio
- San Pedro Claver
- Santa Bárbara Alta
- Santa Bárbara Baja
- Santa Clara
- Santa Rita
- Santo Domingo de Carretas
- Santo Tomás
- Sierra Hermosa
- Solanda
- Sultana de los Andes
- Teresa Silva
- Toctiuco alto
- Turubamba
- Unión Popular
- Uraba
- Uraba 2
- Uraba II
- Urbano El Madrigal
- Urbano Las Orquídeas
- Valle del Sur
- Vencedores de Pichincha
- Venceremos I
- Victoria
- Villaflora

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 Quito

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

### Water

92 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Alcantarilla
- Quebrada Alcantarilla
- Quebrada Alpahuasi
- Quebrada Alpallana
- Quebrada Arco Cucho
- Quebrada Ascázubi
- Quebrada Ashitahuaico
- Quebrada Ayahuaicu
- Quebrada Ayarmana
- Quebrada Batán
- Quebrada Batán Chico
- Quebrada Batán Grande
- Quebrada Bellavista
- Quebrada Cachipata
- Quebrada Caicedo
- Quebrada Calimbulo
- Quebrada Caupicho
- Quebrada Cevallos
- Quebrada Chayacu
- Quebrada Chimichamba
- Quebrada Chinchicuchu
- Quebrada Ciénego
- Quebrada Cornejo
- Quebrada Cóndor Huachana

…and 68 more.

### Hills and mountains

23 mountains; 11 hills.

- Cerro Ladrillos · 4,254 m
- Rucu Pichincha · 4,180 m
- Loma Gorda · 4,085 m
- Loma Ingapirca · 4,004 m
- Loma Mirador · 3,853 m
- Cerro Tarugapamba · 3,783 m
- Loma San Antonio · 3,763 m
- Cerro Corral Viejo · 3,742 m
- Cerro Niño Loma · 3,711 m
- Cerro Pasocucho · 3,705 m
- Cerro Huarcay · 3,631 m
- Loma San Luis · 3,619 m
- El Mirador · 3,615 m
- Loma Ungüi · 3,568 m
- Achupallas · 3,567 m
- Jatún Loma · 3,500 m
- Loma San Francisco · 3,393 m
- Loma Puntarumi · 3,384 m
- Loma Capulí Urcu · 3,192 m
- Atucucho · 3,081 m
- Puengasí · 3,074 m
- Correa · 3,058 m
- Troje · 3,058 m
- Lulunurcu · 3,012 m

…and 10 more.

### Forests and nature

2 parks; 1 forest.

- La Alameda
- Panecillo Forest
- Parque El Ejido

### History

1 museum.

- Museo Fundación Guayasamín

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 Quito and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Distrito Metropolitano de Quito Canton, the warmest month is Sep (average 16 °C) and the coolest is Nov (16 °C), after allowing for this place being about 238 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,180 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (177 mm) and the driest Aug (25 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **June to December**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 16 139 

Feb 16 143 

Mar 16 176 

Apr 16 177 

May 16 122 

Jun 16 58 

Jul 16 34 

Aug 16 25 

Sep 16 38 

Oct 16 76 

Nov 16 90 

Dec 16 100 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Quito

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital HCAM · Quito 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.20509&mlon=-78.50446#map=17/-0.20509/-78.50446) 

Bank Agencia Cooperativa CREA · Quito 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.20959&mlon=-78.50073#map=17/-0.20959/-78.50073) 

ATM Banco de Guayaquil · Quito 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.20544&mlon=-78.50266#map=17/-0.20544/-78.50266) 

Petrol pump Shell · Quito 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.20963&mlon=-78.50441#map=17/-0.20963/-78.50441) 

Hotel Hostal Brilliant · Quito 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.20961&mlon=-78.50332#map=17/-0.20961/-78.50332) 

Mall Comercial San Francisco · Quito 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.20414&mlon=-78.50714#map=17/-0.20414/-78.50714) 

School Colegio Simón Bolivar · Quito 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.20875&mlon=-78.50252#map=17/-0.20875/-78.50252) 

College Fransisco Febres Cordero · Quito 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.20585&mlon=-78.50629#map=17/-0.20585/-78.50629) 

Police station DEVIF · Quito 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.21474&mlon=-78.50384#map=17/-0.21474/-78.50384) 

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 Quito

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

- Hospitals362
- Banks388
- ATMs42
- Petrol pumps95
- Hotels654
- Shopping malls111
- Schools628
- Colleges and universities307
- Cinemas32
- Pharmacies698
- Restaurants4,454
- Police stations172
- Dental clinics1,053

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 Distrito Metropolitano de Quito Canton

- Alangasí
- Amaguaña
- Atahualpa
- Calacalí
- Calderón
- Chavezpamba
- Checa
- Conocoto
- Cumbayá
- El Quinche
- Gualea
- Guangopolo
- Guayllabamba
- La Merced
- Llano Chico
- Lloa
- Nanegal
- Nanegalito
- Nayón
- Nono
- Pacto
- Perucho
- Pifo
- Pomasqui
- Puembo
- Puéllaro
- Píntag
- San Antonio
- San José de Minas
- Tababela
- Tumbaco
- Yaruquí
- Zámbiza

## Quick answers

- Where is Quito?In Distrito Metropolitano de Quito Canton, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
- What borders Quito?Amaguaña, Calderón, Conocoto, Cumbayá, Cutuglahua, Guangopolo, Llano Chico, Lloa, Nayón, Nono, Pomasqui, Uyumbicho and Zámbiza
- What is there to see in Quito?Academia Nacional de Historia, Adrenalina Park, AgroRAB Quito, Altar Patrio
- What time zone is Quito in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Quito?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Quito?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Quito?256 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Quito?Settlements lie between 2,540 m and 3,590 m
- What is the highest point in Quito?Cerro Ladrillos (4,254 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Quito?June to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Quito?HCAM, about 0.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Quito?Agencia Cooperativa CREA, about 0.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Quito?Banco de Guayaquil, about 0.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Quito?Shell, about 0.2 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Quito?362 mapped
- How many banks are in Quito?388 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Quito?42 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Quito?95 mapped
- What is the P-code of Quito?EC170150 (OCHA common operational dataset)