Parish · Santo Domingo Canton # Santa María del Toachi Santa María del Toachi is a parish of Ecuador in Santo Domingo Canton, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province. It covers 352.6 km². 44 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 27 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 353 km² - 27 mapped services - 369 m typical elevation ## Where is Santa María del Toachi? Santa María del Toachi lies in Santo Domingo Canton, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province, Ecuador. It borders 7 other parishes: Alluriquín, El Esfuerzo, Las Pampas, Luz de América, Patricia Pilar, Sigchos and Valencia. By area it is the 174th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 10.2% of Santo Domingo Canton. The centre of Santa María del Toachi is about 90 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 37 km from Santo Domingo de los Colorados, the main town of Santo Domingo Canton. The centre point is at 0.5768° S, 79.2587° 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 Santa María del Toachi ### Nearby, outside Santa María del Toachi - Bosque Protector Murocomba · nature reserve, Valencia 11 km - Río Palenque Reserva de Bosque Tropical · nature reserve, Patricia Pilar 12 km - INGRESO "LOLA GANGOLETA" · attraction, Patricia Pilar 17 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: Santa María del Toachi - 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 - Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) · Latacunga 80 km - Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) · Quito 112 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:07) and shortest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:14, sunset around 18:19). 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 Santa María del Toachi Open gazetteers list 44 villages, towns and localities in Santa María del Toachi. Settlements here lie between about 140 m and 720 m above sea level (median 369 m). - Bijagual - Bimbe del Toachi - Cabecera del Bimbe - Carlos Cabezas de Maldonado - Centinela del Pichincha - Cooperativa 14 - Cooperativa 14 de Enero - Cooperativa Bimbe del Toachi - Cooperativa Corriente Grande - Corina Parral - Cristo Rey - El Bimbe - El Cisne - El Mirador - El Mogro - El Moral - El Salto del Bimbe - El Tropezón - Flor de los Ríos - Fuerzas Unidas - La Angostura - La Corina - La Forestal - La Francia - La Libertad del Río Blanco - La Morena - La Puntilla - La Victoria - La Y - Libertad del Río Blanco - Monte Carmelo - Poza Honda - Provincias Unidas - San Francisco de Asís - San José de Mirador - San Luis - Santa Cecilia - Santa Maria del Toachi - Santa María del Toachi - Santa Rosa del Toachi - Tigre Alto - Tigre Bajo - Tigre Mirador - Unión Lojana Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of Santa María del Toachi Named natural and historic features inside Santa María del Toachi, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Río Bimbe - Río Toachi Grande 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 Santa María del Toachi and the best time to visit Using the climate of Santo Domingo Canton, the warmest month is Sep (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jun (23 °C). About 1,464 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (282 mm) and the driest Aug (18 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 | 23 | 219 | | Feb | 23 | 255 | | Mar | 23 | 282 | | Apr | 23 | 238 | | May | 23 | 143 | | Jun | 23 | 58 | | Jul | 23 | 27 | | Aug | 24 | 18 | | Sep | 24 | 27 | | Oct | 24 | 46 | | Nov | 24 | 52 | | Dec | 24 | 99 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Santa María del Toachi | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | SSC Santa María del Toachi · Santa María del Toachi | 7.6 km | Map | | Bank | Banco Pichincha · Patricia Pilar | 12 km | Map | | ATM | Pichincha · Santo Domingo de los Colorados | 36 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Primax · Patricia Pilar | 12 km | Map | | Hotel | Hosteria Tumaly · Luz de América | 14 km | Map | | Mall | Ferretería el Constructor · Santo Domingo de los Colorados | 34 km | Map | | School | Esc. Nicolas Augusto Gonzales · Santa María del Toachi | 3.2 km | Map | | College | Escuela Politécnica de las Fuerzas Armadas Sede Santo Domingo · Luz de América | 18 km | Map | | Police station | UPC Patricia · Patricia Pilar | 12 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Santa María del Toachi Places mapped inside Santa María del Toachi in open map data, by type. - Hospitals 1 - Schools 26 Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other parishes in Santo Domingo Canton - Alluriquín - El Esfuerzo - Luz de América - Puerto Limón - San Jacinto del Búa - Santo Domingo de los Colorados - Valle Hermoso ## Quick answers - Where is Santa María del Toachi? In Santo Domingo Canton, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province, Ecuador - What borders Santa María del Toachi? Alluriquín, El Esfuerzo, Las Pampas, Luz de América, Patricia Pilar, Sigchos and Valencia - What is there to see in Santa María del Toachi? Bosque Protector Murocomba, Río Palenque Reserva de Bosque Tropical, INGRESO "LOLA GANGOLETA" - What time zone is Santa María del Toachi in? UTC−5 - What currency is used in Santa María del Toachi? Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in Santa María del Toachi? Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Santa María del Toachi? 44 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Santa María del Toachi? Settlements lie between 140 m and 720 m - What is the best time to visit Santa María del Toachi? June to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Santa María del Toachi? SSC Santa María del Toachi, about 7.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Santa María del Toachi? Banco Pichincha, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Santa María del Toachi? Pichincha, about 36 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Santa María del Toachi? Primax, about 12 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Santa María del Toachi? 1 mapped - What is the P-code of Santa María del Toachi? EC230157 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Parish - Area: 352.6 km² - P-code: EC230157 - Canton: Santo Domingo Canton - Main town: Santa María del Toachi --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/santo-domingo-de-los-tsachilas/santo-domingo/santa-maria-del-toachi/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.