# Puerto Quito Parish, Puerto Quito Canton, Pichincha Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/puerto-quito/puerto-quito/ Parish · Puerto Quito Canton # Puerto Quito Puerto Quito is a parish of Ecuador in Puerto Quito Canton, Pichincha Province. It covers **696.3 km²**. 109 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 41 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 696km² - 41mapped services - 250 mtypical elevation ## Where is Puerto Quito? Puerto Quito lies in [Puerto Quito Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/puerto-quito/), [Pichincha Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 7 other parishes: [García Moreno](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/imbabura/cotacachi/garcia-moreno/), [La Concordia](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/santo-domingo-de-los-tsachilas/la-concordia/la-concordia/), [La Unión](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/quininde/la-union/), [Pedro Vicente Maldonado](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/pedro-vicente-maldonado/pedro-vicente-maldonado/), [Rosa Zárate](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/quininde/rosa-zarate/), [San Miguel de los Bancos](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/san-miguel-de-los-bancos/san-miguel-de-los-bancos/) and [Valle Hermoso](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/santo-domingo-de-los-tsachilas/santo-domingo/valle-hermoso/). By area it is the 65th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. The centre of Puerto Quito is about 90 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. The centre point is at 0.1557° N, 79.2336° 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 Puerto Quito OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Puerto Quito: 2 attractions. - Chicao Chocolate Cocoa Farm · attraction - finca sueños Ruta del Cacao · attraction ### Nearby, outside Puerto Quito - Silanche Bird Sanctuary · attraction, Pedro Vicente Maldonado10 km - Cascada Azul · waterfall, Pedro Vicente Maldonado14 km - Cascadas Verdes · viewpoint, Pedro Vicente Maldonado16 km - Bosque Primario (Jhon F Kendy) · viewpoint, Pedro Vicente Maldonado17 km - Parque la union · monument, La Unión19 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: Puerto 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 - Carlos Concha Torres International Airport (ESM) · Tachina101 km - Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) · Quito103 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:13) and shortest in Feb (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:27, sunset around 18:34). 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 Puerto Quito Open gazetteers list **109 villages, towns and localities** in Puerto Quito. Settlements here lie between about 108 m and 434 m above sea level (median 250 m). - 10 de Agosto - 24 de Mayo - 29 de Septiembre - 3 de Enero - 4 de Noviembre - 8 de Septiembre - Abdon Calderon - Agrupación Los Ríos - Arenanguita - Bellavista - Bosque de Oro - Bosque de Oro No 1 - Bosque de Oro No 2 - Bosque de Oro No 3 - Bravo Chico - Brisas del Inga - Brisas del Sábalo - Buena Esperanza - Buena Suerte - Buenos Aires - Buenos Aires No.2 - Cabuyal - Cañaveral - Cooperativa Occidental - Cuatro de Noviembre - Cumanda - Diez de Agosto - El Achiote - El Cabuyal - El Negrito - El Progreso - El Tesoro - El Tigre - Gran Colombia - Grupo 14 - Grupo Mieles - Isla de La Plata - La Abundancia - La Besita - La Ceiba - La Cubera - La Floreana - La Industria - La Magdalena - La Paz - La Tatala - La Tigrera - La Y del Salazar - Las Delicias - Las Maravillas - Las Palmas - Los Laureles - Los Pachacos - Mariscal Sucre - Nuestra Patria - Nueva Esperanza - Nuevo Ecuador - Nuevos Horizontes - Occidental 1 - Occidental 2 - Palestina - Parais de Amigos - Paz y Progreso - Piedra de Vapor - Progreso Agrícola - Provincias Unidas - Pueblo Nuevo - Puerto Negrito - Puerto Quito - Puerto Rico - Rio Caoni - Río Caoní - Sagrada Corazon - Salazar - San Antonio de la Abundancia - San Antonio del Blanco - San Antonio del Rio Blanco - San Carlos - San Carlos del Nuevo Ecuador - San Francisco de Caoni - San Francisco de Silanche - San Franciso de la Abundancia - San Gerardo Alto - San Gerardo Bajo - San José - San José de Pitzará - San Marcos - San Pedro - San Pedro de la Abundancia - San Pedro de la Sucia - San Pedro del Rio Blanco - Santa Cecilia - Santa Fe - Santa Fe del Limon - Santa Marianita - Santa Marianita del Sabalito - Santa Teresita - Simon Bolivar - Simon Bolivar 2 - Simón Bolívar - Sábalo - Tatala - Tierra Santa - Union Cariamanga - Union Lojana - Valle del Peligro - Valle del Progreso - Veintinueve de Septiembre - Ventanas 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 Puerto Quito Named natural and historic features inside Puerto Quito, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 10 rivers and streams. - Río Abundancia - Río Achotillo - Río Bravo - Río Canigasa - Río Caoni - Río Chigüipe - Río Inga - Río Peligro - Río Salazar - Río Silanche 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 Puerto Quito and the best time to visit Using the climate of Puerto Quito Canton, the warmest month is Sep (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jun (24 °C). About 1,559 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (283 mm) and the driest Aug (20 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 24 235 Feb 24 250 Mar 24 283 Apr 24 252 May 24 165 Jun 24 73 Jul 24 31 Aug 25 20 Sep 25 34 Oct 25 53 Nov 25 55 Dec 25 108 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Puerto Quito Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Cruz Roja Puerto Quito · Puerto Quito 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.12320&mlon=-79.25323#map=17/0.12320/-79.25323) Bank Cooperativa de Ahorro y Credito San Miguel de los Bancos · Pedro Vicente Maldonado 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.08895&mlon=-79.05433#map=17/0.08895/-79.05433) Petrol pump P&S - PetroleoSyServicio · Pedro Vicente Maldonado 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.10288&mlon=-79.14079#map=17/0.10288/-79.14079) Hotel Hostería Malacatos · Puerto Quito 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.11563&mlon=-79.23852#map=17/0.11563/-79.23852) Mall Pasaje Comercial Daza Mendoza · La Concordia 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.00517&mlon=-79.39702#map=17/0.00517/-79.39702) School Rural School Julio Viteri Gamboa · Puerto Quito 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.14539&mlon=-79.20925#map=17/0.14539/-79.20925) College Colegio Quito · La Unión 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.13586&mlon=-79.39900#map=17/0.13586/-79.39900) Police station Unidad de Policia Comunitaria Puerto Quito · Puerto Quito 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.11967&mlon=-79.25438#map=17/0.11967/-79.25438) 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 Puerto Quito Places mapped inside Puerto Quito in open map data, by type. - Hospitals5 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels11 - Schools10 - Restaurants10 - Police stations3 - Dental clinics1 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Puerto Quito?In Puerto Quito Canton, Pichincha Province, Ecuador - What borders Puerto Quito?García Moreno, La Concordia, La Unión, Pedro Vicente Maldonado, Rosa Zárate, San Miguel de los Bancos and Valle Hermoso - What is there to see in Puerto Quito?Chicao Chocolate Cocoa Farm, finca sueños Ruta del Cacao - What time zone is Puerto Quito in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Puerto Quito?Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in Puerto Quito?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Puerto Quito?109 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Puerto Quito?Settlements lie between 108 m and 434 m - What is the best time to visit Puerto Quito?June to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Puerto Quito?Cruz Roja Puerto Quito, about 4.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Puerto Quito?Cooperativa de Ahorro y Credito San Miguel de los Bancos, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Puerto Quito?P&S - PetroleoSyServicio, about 12 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Puerto Quito?5 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Puerto Quito?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Puerto Quito?EC170950 (OCHA common operational dataset)