# Aloasí Parish, Mejía Canton, Pichincha Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/mejia/aloasi/ Parish · Mejía Canton # Aloasí Aloasí is a parish of Ecuador in Mejía Canton, Pichincha Province. It covers **65.7 km²**. 41 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 42 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 65.7km² - 42mapped services - 3,087 mtypical elevation ## Where is Aloasí? Aloasí lies in [Mejía Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/mejia/), [Pichincha Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 5 other parishes: [Aloag](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/mejia/aloag/), [El Chaupi](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/mejia/el-chaupi/), [Machachi](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/mejia/machachi/), [Mulaló](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/cotopaxi/latacunga/mulalo/) and [San Juan de Pastocalle](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/cotopaxi/latacunga/san-juan-de-pastocalle/). By area it is the 728th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 4.7% of [Mejía Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/mejia/). The centre of Aloasí is about 37 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 6.4 km from Machachi, the main town of Mejía Canton. The centre point is at 0.5495° S, 78.6148° 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 Aloasí ### Nearby, outside Aloasí - Corazón · volcano, El Chaupi5.4 km - Monumento al Ordeño · attraction, El Chaupi6.5 km - Jose Mejia · memorial, Machachi6.9 km - El Caballo · monument, Machachi7.0 km - Cementerio de Machachi · memorial, Machachi7.3 km - Casa del Arte · gallery, Machachi7.4 km - Soldado de Infantería · memorial, Aloag8.4 km - Monumento Atahualpa · memorial, Aloag8.4 km - Rumiñahui · waterfall, Machachi11 km - Cascadas San Luis de la Calera · waterfall, Machachi12 km - Summit ridge · viewpoint, Machachi12 km - Rumiñahui · volcano, Machachi13 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: Aloasí - 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 - Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) · Latacunga40 km - Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) · Quito55 km ### Nearest railway station Estación de tren Tambillo (Tambillo), about 18 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:04) and shortest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:11, sunset around 18:17). 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 Aloasí Open gazetteers list **41 villages, towns and localities** in Aloasí. Settlements here lie between about 2,960 m and 3,375 m above sea level (median 3,087 m). - Aloasí - Anita Lucia de Quisinche - Aso. Tierra y Trabajo - Chisinche de Aloasí - Culala Alto - Culala Bajo - El Tambo - Falcon - Hacienda Alvarez - Hacienda Cosmorama - Hacienda El Jordán - Hacienda Escudero - Hacienda La Boyería - Hacienda La Moya - Hacienda Lolita - Hacienda Los Potreros Bajos - Hacienda Mancheno - Hacienda San Félix - Hacienda San Javier - Hacienda Santa Rosa - Huasimillo - La Dolorosa de Aychapicho - La Esperanza - La Estación - La Moya - Miraflores Alto - Miraflores Bajo - Polivio - Potreros Altos - Pujín - Rancho - San José - San Juan - San Luis - San Manuel - San Roque - San Sabina - Santa Ana de Changalli - Santa Isabel - Santa Rosa - Umbalá 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 Aloasí Named natural and historic features inside Aloasí, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 11 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Barrio Nuevo - Quebrada Cuchucu - Quebrada Depósito - Quebrada El Arco - Quebrada La Moya - Quebrada Pucaracucho - Quebrada Santa Rosa - Quebrada Unambiro - Quebrada Unión Grande - Quebrada de Enríquez - Río Blanco ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains. - Corazón · 4,756 m - La Moya · 3,332 m 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 Aloasí and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mejía Canton, the warmest month is May (average 15 °C) and the coolest is Jul (14 °C). About 1,179 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (169 mm) and the driest Aug (33 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to December**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 14 132 Feb 14 142 Mar 14 169 Apr 15 168 May 15 117 Jun 14 63 Jul 14 43 Aug 14 33 Sep 14 41 Oct 14 80 Nov 14 92 Dec 14 100 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Aloasí Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de Salud · Aloasí 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.51848&mlon=-78.58660#map=17/-0.51848/-78.58660) Bank PRODUBANCO · Machachi 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.51703&mlon=-78.57578#map=17/-0.51703/-78.57578) ATM Cajero Automático Coop. 29 de octubre · Aloag 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.48822&mlon=-78.57063#map=17/-0.48822/-78.57063) Petrol pump Gasolinera Primax · Machachi 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.53230&mlon=-78.58054#map=17/-0.53230/-78.58054) Hotel Hacienda El Rejo · Aloasí 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.54465&mlon=-78.61172#map=17/-0.54465/-78.61172) Mall Agroquival · Machachi 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.51350&mlon=-78.56942#map=17/-0.51350/-78.56942) School Escuela German Flor · El Chaupi 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.55913&mlon=-78.62695#map=17/-0.55913/-78.62695) College Instituto Tecnológico Superior Vida Nueva · Quito 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.33884&mlon=-78.54998#map=17/-0.33884/-78.54998) Police station Radar · Aloasí 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.57001&mlon=-78.59332#map=17/-0.57001/-78.59332) 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 Aloasí Places mapped inside Aloasí in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Petrol pumps4 - Hotels9 - Schools7 - Restaurants20 - Police stations1 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 Mejía Canton - Aloag - Cutuglahua - El Chaupi - Machachi - Manuel Cornejo Astorga - Tambillo - Uyumbicho ## Quick answers - Where is Aloasí?In Mejía Canton, Pichincha Province, Ecuador - What borders Aloasí?Aloag, El Chaupi, Machachi, Mulaló and San Juan de Pastocalle - What is there to see in Aloasí?Corazón, Monumento al Ordeño, Jose Mejia, El Caballo - What time zone is Aloasí in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Aloasí?Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in Aloasí?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Aloasí?41 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Aloasí?Settlements lie between 2,960 m and 3,375 m - What is the highest point in Aloasí?Corazón (4,756 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Aloasí?May to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Aloasí?Centro de Salud, about 4.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Aloasí?PRODUBANCO, about 5.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Aloasí?Cajero Automático Coop. 29 de octubre, about 8.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Aloasí?Gasolinera Primax, about 4.3 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Aloasí?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Aloasí?4 mapped - What is the P-code of Aloasí?EC170352 (OCHA common operational dataset)