# Benítez Parish, San Pedro de Pelileo Canton – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/tungurahua/san-pedro-de-pelileo/benitez/

Parish · San Pedro de Pelileo Canton 

# Benítez

Benítez is a parish of Ecuador in San Pedro de Pelileo Canton, Tungurahua Province. It covers **5.17 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 13 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 5.2km²
- 13mapped services
- 2,786 mtypical elevation

## Where is Benítez?

Benítez lies in [San Pedro de Pelileo Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/tungurahua/san-pedro-de-pelileo/), [Tungurahua Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/tungurahua/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 5 other parishes: [Cevallos](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/tungurahua/cevallos/cevallos/), [Pelileo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/tungurahua/san-pedro-de-pelileo/pelileo/), [Quero](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/tungurahua/quero/quero/), [Salasaca](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/tungurahua/san-pedro-de-pelileo/salasaca/) and [Totoras](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/tungurahua/ambato/totoras/). By area it is the 1034th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 2.6% of [San Pedro de Pelileo Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/tungurahua/san-pedro-de-pelileo/). The centre of Benítez is about 124 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 4.1 km from Pelileo, the main town of San Pedro de Pelileo Canton. The centre point is at 1.3409° S, 78.5805° 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 Benítez

### Nearby, outside Benítez

- Mercado artesañal · attraction, Salasaca2.2 km
- Cascada jun jun · waterfall, Cevallos4.0 km
- Monumento a Fabricante de calzado · monument, Cevallos4.3 km
- Monumento al labrador · memorial, Quero5.0 km
- La Moya · attraction, Pelileo5.2 km
- FlyNiton Paragliding Takeoff · attraction, El Rosario7.4 km
- RANCHO GUAYMARAL · nature reserve, Pinguilí8.2 km
- Iglesia · monument, Patate8.7 km
- Monumento al Chocolate Ambateño · monument, Ambato9.1 km
- Monumento a Rumiñahui · monument, Ambato11 km
- Monumento al Policía · monument, Ambato11 km
- Frevi · memorial, Ambato11 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: Benítez

- 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) · Latacunga48 km
- Coronel E Carvajal Airport (XMS) · Macas118 km

### Nearest railway station

Estaciòn del Tren (Cevallos), about 4.1 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:03) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:13, sunset around 18:15).

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 Benítez

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Benítez.

- Benítez
- Masabacho

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 Benítez and the best time to visit

Using the climate of San Pedro de Pelileo Canton, the warmest month is Feb (average 11 °C) and the coolest is Jul (9 °C), after allowing for this place being about 164 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). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to December**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
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- Nov
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 10 124 

Feb 11 146 

Mar 10 162 

Apr 10 162 

May 10 129 

Jun 9 111 

Jul 9 89 

Aug 9 75 

Sep 10 67 

Oct 10 109 

Nov 10 113 

Dec 10 113 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Benítez

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital SSC LLIMPE GRANDE · Quero 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.36086&mlon=-78.58982#map=17/-1.36086/-78.58982) 

Bank coac Indigenas Galapagos · Salasaca 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.32273&mlon=-78.57553#map=17/-1.32273/-78.57553) 

ATM Cajero Banco Guayaquil · Ambato 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.27158&mlon=-78.61211#map=17/-1.27158/-78.61211) 

Petrol pump Gasolinera Mayorga · Totoras 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.31357&mlon=-78.59874#map=17/-1.31357/-78.59874) 

Hotel El Mirador · Salasaca 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.32216&mlon=-78.57558#map=17/-1.32216/-78.57558) 

Mall Randi-Pay · Salasaca 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.32238&mlon=-78.57579#map=17/-1.32238/-78.57579) 

School Unidad Educativa Mariano Benitez Torres · Benítez 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.34303&mlon=-78.58734#map=17/-1.34303/-78.58734) 

College Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias - Universidad Técnica de Ambato · Cevallos 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.36887&mlon=-78.60626#map=17/-1.36887/-78.60626) 

Police station Upc benitez · Benítez 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.34150&mlon=-78.58465#map=17/-1.34150/-78.58465) 

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 Benítez

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

- Schools1
- Restaurants11
- Police stations1

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 San Pedro de Pelileo Canton

- Bolívar
- Chiquicha
- Cotaló
- El Rosario
- García Moreno
- Guambaló
- Pelileo
- Salasaca

## Quick answers

- Where is Benítez?In San Pedro de Pelileo Canton, Tungurahua Province, Ecuador
- What borders Benítez?Cevallos, Pelileo, Quero, Salasaca and Totoras
- What is there to see in Benítez?Mercado artesañal, Cascada jun jun, Monumento a Fabricante de calzado, Monumento al labrador
- What time zone is Benítez in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Benítez?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Benítez?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Benítez?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Benítez?October to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Benítez?SSC LLIMPE GRANDE, about 2.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Benítez?coac Indigenas Galapagos, about 2.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Benítez?Cajero Banco Guayaquil, about 8.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Benítez?Gasolinera Mayorga, about 3.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Benítez?EC180751 (OCHA common operational dataset)