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Las Palmas
Azuayvillage
Demographic figures from INEC Ecuador. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Situated in Azuay, Ecuador, Las Palmas is a village. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Las Palmas maps to -3.319°, -79.652° — squarely within the equatorial belt. Based on its equatorial position, residents likely encounter hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The location receives about 1,476 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 58% of daylight hours. Climate records indicate average highs near 78.3°F and lows near 69.2°F and about 55.3 in of annual precipitation (a wet total). Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Las Palmas.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves107
- Flame-rumped TanagerRamphocelus flammigerus (Jardine & Selby, 1833) · Aves106
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves95
- Scrub BlackbirdDives warczewiczi (Cabanis, 1861) · Aves83
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves79
- Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvina (P.L.Sclater, 1860) · Aves72
- Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves69
- Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostris d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837 · Aves68
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 5.5 — 2025-10-2219 km WNW of Piñas, Ecuador
- M 4.2 — 2025-09-1136 km NW of Puerto Bolívar, Ecuador
- M 4.4 — 2025-07-2816 km SSE of Santa Rosa, Ecuador
- M 5.2 — 2025-06-218 km NW of Naranjal, Ecuador
- M 4.4 — 2025-05-1012 km NW of Naranjal, Ecuador
- M 4.1 — 2025-05-0516 km SSW of Baláo, Ecuador
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Azuay
- San Rafael970.5 mi away · pop. 34,000
- Guácima970.7 mi away · pop. 27,000
- Río Segundo971.9 mi away · pop. 13,700
- Turrúcares972 mi away · pop. 10,000
- San Antonio del Tejar972.3 mi away · pop. 31,400
- Escobal973 mi away
- Río Grande973.2 mi away
- Hacienda Vieja973.5 mi away · pop. 1,700
- Orotina973.7 mi away · pop. 17,000
- La Garita974.1 mi away · pop. 10,000
- Atenas974.6 mi away · pop. 8,000
- La Ceiba974.8 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Las Palmas, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org