Parish · Putumayo Canton # Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo is a parish of Ecuador in Putumayo Canton, Sucumbíos Province. It covers 1,069.4 km². 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1,069 km² - 7 mapped services - 219 m typical elevation ## Where is Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo? Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo lies in Putumayo Canton, Sucumbíos Province, Ecuador. It borders 5 other parishes: Cuyabeno, Palma Roja, Puerto Bolívar, Puerto Rodríguez and Santa Elena. By area it is the 28th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 30.3% of Putumayo Canton. The centre of Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo is about 290 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. The centre point is at 0.0616° N, 75.9351° 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 Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo: 1 attraction. - La cabaña pescadora de LUISITO · attraction 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: Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo - 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 - Tres De Mayo Airport (PUU) · Puerto Asís 80 km - Francisco De Orellana Airport (OCC) · Coca 131 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:00) and shortest in Mar (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:10, sunset around 18:16). 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 Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo Open gazetteers list 4 villages, towns and localities in Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo. Settlements here lie between about 216 m and 262 m above sea level (median 219 m). - Arca de Agua - Centinela - Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo - Puerto Riera Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo Named natural and historic features inside Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Río Piñuña ### Getting around 1 airport; 1 airfield. - Putumayo - Putumayo Airport 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 Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo and the best time to visit Using the climate of Putumayo Canton, the warmest month is Jan (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jun (24 °C). About 2,330 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is May (237 mm) and the driest Sep (146 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 | 149 | | Feb | 25 | 178 | | Mar | 25 | 234 | | Apr | 25 | 223 | | May | 25 | 237 | | Jun | 24 | 226 | | Jul | 24 | 178 | | Aug | 25 | 148 | | Sep | 25 | 146 | | Oct | 25 | 188 | | Nov | 25 | 217 | | Dec | 25 | 204 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Hospital San Miguel · Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo | 9.8 km | Map | | Bank | banecuador · Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo | 9.9 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Petroecuador · Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo | 10 km | Map | | Hotel | D'GONZALO · Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo | 9.8 km | Map | | Police station | UPC · Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo | 9.9 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 Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo Places mapped inside Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo in open map data, by type. - Hospitals 1 - Banks 1 - Petrol pumps 1 - Hotels 3 - Police stations 1 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 Putumayo Canton - Palma Roja - Puerto Bolívar - Puerto Rodríguez - Sansahuari - Santa Elena ## Quick answers - Where is Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo? In Putumayo Canton, Sucumbíos Province, Ecuador - What borders Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo? Cuyabeno, Palma Roja, Puerto Bolívar, Puerto Rodríguez and Santa Elena - What is there to see in Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo? La cabaña pescadora de LUISITO - What time zone is Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo in? UTC−5 - What currency is used in Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo? Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo? Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo? 4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo? Settlements lie between 216 m and 262 m - Where is the nearest hospital to Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo? Hospital San Miguel, about 9.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo? banecuador, about 9.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo? Petroecuador, about 10 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo? 1 mapped - How many banks are in Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo? 1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo? 1 mapped - What is the P-code of Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo? EC210350 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Parish - Area: 1,069.4 km² - P-code: EC210350 - Canton: Putumayo Canton --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/putumayo/puerto-el-carmen-de-putumayo/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.