# Santa Elena Parish, Putumayo Canton, Sucumbíos Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/putumayo/santa-elena/ Parish · Putumayo Canton # Santa Elena Santa Elena is a parish of Ecuador in Putumayo Canton, Sucumbíos Province. It covers **543.1 km²**. 18 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 543km² - 4mapped services - 243 mtypical elevation ## Where is Santa Elena? Santa Elena lies in [Putumayo Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/putumayo/), [Sucumbíos Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 3 other parishes: [Pacayacu](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/lago-agrio/pacayacu/), [Palma Roja](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/putumayo/palma-roja/) and [Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/putumayo/puerto-el-carmen-de-putumayo/). By area it is the 101st largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 15.4% of [Putumayo Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/putumayo/). The centre of Santa Elena is about 259 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. The centre point is at 0.3254° N, 76.2665° 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: Santa Elena - 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 Asís33 km - Francisco De Orellana Airport (OCC) · Coca119 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:00) and shortest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 05:57, sunset around 18:03). 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 Santa Elena Open gazetteers list **18 villages, towns and localities** in Santa Elena. Settlements here lie between about 232 m and 261 m above sea level (median 243 m). - Angostura - Bocana del Cuembi - Brisas del Putumayo - Brisas del Yoyá - Buenavista - El Palmar - La Ceiba - La Nueva Santa Rosa - Las Delicias - Los Chiparos - Manzoya - Nueva Paraiso - Nueva Unión - Real Cuembi - Remolino - San Jose de Wisuya - Santa Elena - Union Orense 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 Santa Elena Named natural and historic features inside Santa Elena, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Río Pucachi 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 Santa Elena 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 Santa Elena Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de salud Sansahuari · Sansahuari 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.15061&mlon=-76.26007#map=17/0.15061/-76.26007) Petrol pump Gasolinera Bloque 58 EP PETROECUADOR · Sansahuari 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.02212&mlon=-76.28212#map=17/0.02212/-76.28212) Hotel Hotel Joel · Sansahuari 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.14298&mlon=-76.26396#map=17/0.14298/-76.26396) School Brisas del Yoyá · Santa Elena 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.34993&mlon=-76.24386#map=17/0.34993/-76.24386) Police station UPC Sansahuari · Sansahuari 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.14952&mlon=-76.25959#map=17/0.14952/-76.25959) 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 Santa Elena Places mapped inside Santa Elena in open map data, by type. - Schools4 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 Putumayo Canton - Palma Roja - Puerto Bolívar - Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo - Puerto Rodríguez - Sansahuari ## Quick answers - Where is Santa Elena?In Putumayo Canton, Sucumbíos Province, Ecuador - What borders Santa Elena?Pacayacu, Palma Roja and Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo - What time zone is Santa Elena in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Santa Elena?Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in Santa Elena?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Santa Elena?18 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Santa Elena?Settlements lie between 232 m and 261 m - Where is the nearest hospital to Santa Elena?Centro de salud Sansahuari, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Santa Elena?Gasolinera Bloque 58 EP PETROECUADOR, about 34 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Santa Elena?EC210354 (OCHA common operational dataset)