# Quinchicoto Parish, Tisaleo Canton, Tungurahua Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/tungurahua/tisaleo/quinchicoto/

Parish · Tisaleo Canton 

# Quinchicoto

Quinchicoto is a parish of Ecuador in Tisaleo Canton, Tungurahua Province. It covers **11.3 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 11.3km²
- 3,600 mtypical elevation

## Where is Quinchicoto?

Quinchicoto lies in [Tisaleo Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/tungurahua/tisaleo/), [Tungurahua Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/tungurahua/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 3 other parishes: [Mocha](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/tungurahua/mocha/mocha/), [Pilagüín](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/tungurahua/ambato/pilaguin/) and [Tisaleo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/tungurahua/tisaleo/tisaleo/). By area it is the 1010th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 18.9% of [Tisaleo Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/tungurahua/tisaleo/). The centre of Quinchicoto is about 129 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 4.2 km from Tisaleo, the main town of Tisaleo Canton. The centre point is at 1.3859° S, 78.6633° 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 Quinchicoto

### Nearby, outside Quinchicoto

- RANCHO GUAYMARAL · nature reserve, Pinguilí3.4 km
- Loma Verde · waterfall, Mocha4.0 km
- Cal y Piedra · waterfall, Mocha4.0 km
- La Paccha · waterfall, Mocha4.1 km
- Acorraladera · waterfall, Mocha4.2 km
- Monumento al labrador · memorial, Quero5.9 km
- Monumento a Fabricante de calzado · monument, Cevallos6.4 km
- Cascada jun jun · waterfall, Cevallos6.8 km
- Carihuairazo · volcano, Mocha10 km
- Mercado artesañal · attraction, Salasaca12 km
- Monumento al Chocolate Ambateño · monument, Ambato13 km
- Monumento al Policía · monument, 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: Quinchicoto

- 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) · Latacunga54 km
- Coronel E Carvajal Airport (XMS) · Macas118 km

### Nearest railway station

Estaciòn del Tren (Cevallos), about 6.4 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 Quinchicoto

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

- Quinchicoto
- Santa Marianita

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 Quinchicoto and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Tisaleo Canton, the warmest month is Feb (average 10 °C) and the coolest is Jul (8 °C), after allowing for this place being about 276 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.

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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 10 124 

Feb 10 146 

Mar 10 162 

Apr 10 162 

May 10 129 

Jun 9 111 

Jul 8 89 

Aug 8 75 

Sep 9 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 Quinchicoto

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital SSC EL PORVENIR 3 · Mocha 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.39449&mlon=-78.64895#map=17/-1.39449/-78.64895) 

Bank Bancecuador · Quero 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.37994&mlon=-78.60909#map=17/-1.37994/-78.60909) 

ATM Mushuc Runa · Ambato 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.27311&mlon=-78.62767#map=17/-1.27311/-78.62767) 

Petrol pump Gasolinera Santa Lucia · Tisaleo 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.36462&mlon=-78.65075#map=17/-1.36462/-78.65075) 

Hotel Hostería el Tisaleño · Tisaleo 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.36037&mlon=-78.64898#map=17/-1.36037/-78.64898) 

Mall Agrocomercio Beltran · Mocha 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.41701&mlon=-78.65519#map=17/-1.41701/-78.65519) 

School Unidad Educativa Caracas · Tisaleo 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.36112&mlon=-78.66202#map=17/-1.36112/-78.66202) 

College Colegio Anda Aguirre · Mocha 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.42060&mlon=-78.65384#map=17/-1.42060/-78.65384) 

Police station COMANDANCIA DE POLICIA QUERO · Quero 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.38104&mlon=-78.60611#map=17/-1.38104/-78.60611) 

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 Tisaleo Canton

- Tisaleo

## Quick answers

- Where is Quinchicoto?In Tisaleo Canton, Tungurahua Province, Ecuador
- What borders Quinchicoto?Mocha, Pilagüín and Tisaleo
- What is there to see in Quinchicoto?RANCHO GUAYMARAL, Loma Verde, Cal y Piedra, La Paccha
- What time zone is Quinchicoto in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Quinchicoto?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Quinchicoto?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Quinchicoto?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Quinchicoto?SSC EL PORVENIR 3, about 1.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Quinchicoto?Bancecuador, about 6.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Quinchicoto?Mushuc Runa, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Quinchicoto?Gasolinera Santa Lucia, about 2.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Quinchicoto?EC180951 (OCHA common operational dataset)