# Puerto Rodríguez Parish, Putumayo Canton, Sucumbíos Province

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Parish · Putumayo Canton 

# Puerto Rodríguez

Puerto Rodríguez is a parish of Ecuador in Putumayo Canton, Sucumbíos Province. It covers **379.6 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 380km²
- 207 mtypical elevation

## Where is Puerto Rodríguez?

Puerto Rodríguez lies in [Putumayo Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/putumayo/), [Sucumbíos Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 1 other parish: [Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/putumayo/puerto-el-carmen-de-putumayo/). By area it is the 165th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 10.8% of [Putumayo Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/putumayo/). The centre of Puerto Rodríguez is about 332 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. The centre point is at 0.0628° S, 75.5419° 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).

## Know before you go: Puerto Rodríguez

- 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

- Caucaya Airport (LQM) · Puerto Leguízamo87 km
- Tres De Mayo Airport (PUU) · Puerto Asís124 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 05:53) and shortest in Sep (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 05:54, sunset around 18:00).

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 Rodríguez

Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Puerto Rodríguez. Settlements here lie between about 199 m and 217 m above sea level (median 207 m).

- Cabo Minacho
- Comuna Bajo Rodriguez
- El Remanzo
- Hacha
- Puerto Rodríguez
- Tres Fronteras
- asentamiento

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).

## Weather in Puerto Rodríguez 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](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Puerto Rodríguez

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hotel Caiman Eco Lodge · Cuyabeno 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.18133&mlon=-75.84653#map=17/-0.18133/-75.84653) 

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.

## Other parishes in Putumayo Canton

- Palma Roja
- Puerto Bolívar
- Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo
- Sansahuari
- Santa Elena

## Quick answers

- Where is Puerto Rodríguez?In Putumayo Canton, Sucumbíos Province, Ecuador
- What borders Puerto Rodríguez?Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo
- What time zone is Puerto Rodríguez in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Puerto Rodríguez?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Puerto Rodríguez?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Puerto Rodríguez?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Puerto Rodríguez?Settlements lie between 199 m and 217 m
- What is the P-code of Puerto Rodríguez?EC210353 (OCHA common operational dataset)