# Pasa Parish, Ambato Canton, Tungurahua Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/tungurahua/ambato/pasa/

Parish · Ambato Canton 

# Pasa

Pasa is a parish of Ecuador in Ambato Canton, Tungurahua Province. It covers **48.1 km²**. 18 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 48.1km²
- 3mapped services
- 3,320 mtypical elevation

## Where is Pasa?

Pasa lies in [Ambato Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/tungurahua/ambato/), [Tungurahua Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/tungurahua/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 5 other parishes: [Juan Benigno Vela](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/tungurahua/ambato/juan-benigno-vela/), [Pilagüín](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/tungurahua/ambato/pilaguin/), [Quisapincha](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/tungurahua/ambato/quisapincha/), [San Fernando](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/tungurahua/ambato/san-fernando/) and [Santa Rosa](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/tungurahua/ambato/santa-rosa/). By area it is the 815th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 4.7% of [Ambato Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/tungurahua/ambato/). The centre of Pasa is about 114 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 16 km from Ambato, the main town of Ambato Canton. The centre point is at 1.2269° S, 78.7622° 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 Pasa

### Nearby, outside Pasa

- Gallourcu · volcano, Quisapincha9.5 km
- Parque de la familia · theme park, Ambatillo12 km
- Mirador Parque de la Familia · viewpoint, Ambatillo12 km
- Cerro Saguatoa · volcano, Quisapincha13 km
- Quinta de Montalvo · museum, Ambato13 km
- Monumento a la Primera Imprenta · viewpoint, San Bartolomé de Pinllo14 km
- Parcañan · gallery, Ambato14 km
- Busto del Padre Pedro Humberto Brüning · memorial, Ambato14 km
- Auto Clásico · museum, Ambato14 km
- Luis "Loco" Larrea · monument, Ambato15 km
- Filomentor Cuesta Monument Memorial · monument, Ambato15 km
- Museo pictórico Luis Edmundo Martinez Mera · museum, Ambato15 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: Pasa

- 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

- Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) · Latacunga39 km
- Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) · Quito131 km

### Nearest railway station

Ambato (Ambato), about 16 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:04) and shortest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:13, sunset around 18:16).

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 Pasa

Open gazetteers list **18 villages, towns and localities** in Pasa.

- Castillo Cajamarca
- Chillipata
- Cuatro Esquinas
- Galpon Pucaucho
- Gulag
- La Dolorosa
- La Libertad de Muspata
- Lirio Langojín
- Llullalo
- Mogato
- Mugato San Jose
- Pucaucho
- Punguloma
- Quindivana
- San Antonio de Pasa
- Siguitag
- Tilivi Chico
- Tilivi Grande

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 Pasa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Ambato Canton, the warmest month is Feb (average 8 °C) and the coolest is Jul (6 °C), after allowing for this place being about 594 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,398 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (162 mm) and the driest Sep (67 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 8 124 

Feb 8 146 

Mar 8 162 

Apr 8 162 

May 7 129 

Jun 6 111 

Jul 6 89 

Aug 6 75 

Sep 7 67 

Oct 8 109 

Nov 8 113 

Dec 8 113 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pasa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Subcentro de Salud San Fernando · San Fernando 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.26560&mlon=-78.75046#map=17/-1.26560/-78.75046) 

Bank Cooperativa ahorró y crédito 1 de julio · Santa Rosa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.28290&mlon=-78.66511#map=17/-1.28290/-78.66511) 

ATM Cajero Produbanco · Ambato 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.24986&mlon=-78.63872#map=17/-1.24986/-78.63872) 

Petrol pump Petrocomercial · Quisapincha 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.23912&mlon=-78.68089#map=17/-1.23912/-78.68089) 

Hotel Hosteria Lindo Pilahuin · Pilagüín 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.29547&mlon=-78.72638#map=17/-1.29547/-78.72638) 

Mall Plaza De Toros Ambato · Ambato 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.25552&mlon=-78.63877#map=17/-1.25552/-78.63877) 

School Escuela de Educación Básica Tomas Martinez · San Fernando 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.26503&mlon=-78.74947#map=17/-1.26503/-78.74947) 

College Unidad Educativa San Alfonso María de Ligorio · Ambato 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.24277&mlon=-78.64016#map=17/-1.24277/-78.64016) 

Police station Patio de retención Vehicular - PJ Ambato · Ambato 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.26715&mlon=-78.64198#map=17/-1.26715/-78.64198) 

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 Pasa

Places mapped inside Pasa in open map data, by type.

- Schools3

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 Ambato Canton

- Ambatillo
- Ambato
- Atahualpa
- Augusto N. Martínez
- Constantino Fernández
- Cunchibamba
- Huachi Grande
- Izamba
- Juan Benigno Vela
- Montalvo
- Picaihua
- Pilagüín
- Quisapincha
- San Bartolomé de Pinllo
- San Fernando
- Santa Rosa
- Totoras
- Unamuncho

## Quick answers

- Where is Pasa?In Ambato Canton, Tungurahua Province, Ecuador
- What borders Pasa?Juan Benigno Vela, Pilagüín, Quisapincha, San Fernando and Santa Rosa
- What is there to see in Pasa?Gallourcu, Parque de la familia, Mirador Parque de la Familia, Cerro Saguatoa
- What time zone is Pasa in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Pasa?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Pasa?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Pasa?18 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pasa?Subcentro de Salud San Fernando, about 4.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pasa?Cooperativa ahorró y crédito 1 de julio, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Pasa?Cajero Produbanco, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pasa?Petrocomercial, about 9.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Pasa?EC180159 (OCHA common operational dataset)