# General Farfán Parish, Lago Agrio Canton, Sucumbíos Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/lago-agrio/general-farfan/

Parish · Lago Agrio Canton 

# General Farfán

General Farfán is a parish of Ecuador in Lago Agrio Canton, Sucumbíos Province. It covers **523.0 km²**. 16 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 14 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 523km²
- 14mapped services
- 285 mtypical elevation

## Where is General Farfán?

General Farfán lies in [Lago Agrio Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/lago-agrio/), [Sucumbíos Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 4 other parishes: [10 de Agosto](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/lago-agrio/10-de-agosto/), [Dureno](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/lago-agrio/dureno/), [Nueva Loja](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/lago-agrio/nueva-loja/) and [Pacayacu](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/lago-agrio/pacayacu/). By area it is the 109th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 16.7% of [Lago Agrio Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/lago-agrio/). The centre of General Farfán is about 202 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 19 km from Nueva Loja, the main town of Lago Agrio Canton. The centre point is at 0.1834° N, 76.7601° 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 General Farfán

### Nearby, outside General Farfán

- Museo Energía · museum, Nueva Loja14 km
- Parque Recreativo y Cultural Nueva Loja · attraction, Nueva Loja18 km
- Parque Ecológico Nueva Loja · attraction, Nueva Loja18 km
- Monumento a la Identidad · monument, Nueva Loja20 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: General Farfán

- 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

- Tres De Mayo Airport (PUU) · Puerto Asís46 km
- Francisco De Orellana Airport (OCC) · Coca76 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:03) and shortest in Feb (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:18, sunset around 18:24).

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 General Farfán

Open gazetteers list **16 villages, towns and localities** in General Farfán. Settlements here lie between about 276 m and 298 m above sea level (median 285 m).

- 1 de Mayo
- Barrio Bellavista
- Barrio Nueve de Octubre
- Bellavista
- Charapa
- Dios Peña
- General Farfán
- La Balastrera
- La Ese
- Macareños
- Nuevo Mundo
- Patria Nueva
- Puerto San Miguel
- San Isidro
- Santa Ana
- Valle Hermoso

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 General Farfán

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

### Water

5 rivers and streams.

- Río Aguas Blancas Grande
- Río Aguas Negras
- Río Cachopenda
- Río Charapa
- Río Opuno

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 General Farfán and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Lago Agrio Canton, the warmest month is Sep (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jun (24 °C). About 2,078 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is May (208 mm) and the driest Aug (120 mm). No month is both mild and dry, so plan around the rains.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 144 

Feb 25 164 

Mar 25 207 

Apr 25 203 

May 24 208 

Jun 24 190 

Jul 24 153 

Aug 25 120 

Sep 25 127 

Oct 25 168 

Nov 25 206 

Dec 25 187 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from General Farfán

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital La Punta Ecuador · General Farfán 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.23192&mlon=-76.84553#map=17/0.23192/-76.84553) 

Bank BanEacuador · Nueva Loja 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.08292&mlon=-76.87927#map=17/0.08292/-76.87927) 

Petrol pump Petroecuador · Nueva Loja 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.10752&mlon=-76.87700#map=17/0.10752/-76.87700) 

Hotel Amisacho · Nueva Loja 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.08514&mlon=-76.86342#map=17/0.08514/-76.86342) 

Mall Ferronorte Corp · Nueva Loja 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.09281&mlon=-76.88619#map=17/0.09281/-76.88619) 

School Luis Estupiñán López · General Farfán 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.19444&mlon=-76.78611#map=17/0.19444/-76.78611) 

College Unidad Educativa del Milenio Rafael Rodríguez Palacios · General Farfán 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.23217&mlon=-76.84774#map=17/0.23217/-76.84774) 

Police station Comando de la Subzona de Policía Sucumbíos No. 21 · Nueva Loja 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.09695&mlon=-76.87949#map=17/0.09695/-76.87949) 

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 General Farfán

Places mapped inside General Farfán in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals1
- Schools12
- Colleges and universities1

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 Lago Agrio Canton

- 10 de Agosto
- Dureno
- El eno
- Jambelí
- Nueva Loja
- Pacayacu
- Santa Cecilia

## Quick answers

- Where is General Farfán?In Lago Agrio Canton, Sucumbíos Province, Ecuador
- What borders General Farfán?10 de Agosto, Dureno, Nueva Loja and Pacayacu
- What is there to see in General Farfán?Museo Energía, Parque Recreativo y Cultural Nueva Loja, Parque Ecológico Nueva Loja, Monumento a la Identidad
- What time zone is General Farfán in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in General Farfán?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in General Farfán?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in General Farfán?16 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of General Farfán?Settlements lie between 276 m and 298 m
- Where is the nearest hospital to General Farfán?La Punta Ecuador, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to General Farfán?BanEacuador, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to General Farfán?Petroecuador, about 16 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in General Farfán?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of General Farfán?EC210153 (OCHA common operational dataset)