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La Merced, Ecuador
Pichincha · Ecuador
La Merced is a small town in Pichincha, Ecuador with a population of 0. Elevation: 8,488 ft (2,587 m). Average temperature: 52°F (11°C).
Data updated June 2026
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About La Merced
Sangolquí is a suburb of Quito and the seat of Rumiñahui canton in the province of Pichincha, in northern Ecuador. It is connected to Quito by the Autopista General Rumiñahui.
People
Climate
| Population Density | 0 / sq mi |
| Elevation | 8,488 ft (2,587 m) |
| Coordinates | -0.2929°, -78.3998° |
| Timezone | America/Guayaquil |
| Country | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| State / Province | Pichincha |
| Average Temperature | 52°F (11°C) |
| January Average | 45°F (7°C) |
| July Average | 53°F (12°C) |
| Annual Precipitation | 86.8 inches (2,205 mm) |
| Annual Snowfall | 0.2 inches (0 cm) |
About La Merced
La Merced is a small town in Ecuador (Pichincha) with a population of 0. The city sits at an elevation of 8,488 feet (2,587 meters) above sea level. The average annual temperature is 52°F (11°C). Temperatures range from 45°F in January to 53°F in July. Annual precipitation averages 86.8 inches. The timezone is America/Guayaquil.
Climate in La Merced
La Merced has an average annual temperature of 0°C (32°F). The hottest month is Jan (0°C), the coldest is Jan (0°C). Average annual precipitation is 1470 mm.
Temperature
| Annual Average | 52.3°F |
| 3% below Ecuador avg | |
| January Average | 45°F (7°C) |
| July Average | 53°F (12°C) |
| Sunny Days | 316 days/yr |
Geography
| Elevation | 8,488 ft (2,587 m) |
| Area | 22.2 sq mi (57.5 km²) |
| Population Density | 0/sq mi |
| Coordinates | -0.2929°N, 78.3998°W |
| Timezone | America/Guayaquil |
Precipitation & Snow
Air Quality
Nearby Volcanoes
15 volcanoes within 200 km. Closest: Chacana (19 km).
| Name | Type | Elevation | Last Eruption | Distance |
| Chacana | Caldera | 4,643 m (15,233 ft) | 1773 | 19 km |
| Atacazo | Stratovolcano | 4,463 m (14,642 ft) | -320 | 25 km |
| Guagua Pichincha | Stratovolcano | 4,784 m (15,696 ft) | 2002 | 26 km |
| Antisana | Stratovolcano | 5,753 m (18,875 ft) | 1802 | 36 km |
| Pululahua | Caldera | 3,356 m (11,010 ft) | 290 | 38 km |
| Cotopaxi | Stratovolcano | 5,911 m (19,393 ft) | 2016 | 43 km |
| Mojanda | Stratovolcano(es) | 4,263 m (13,986 ft) | Unknown | 49 km |
| Aliso | Stratovolcano | 4,267 m (13,999 ft) | -2450 | 52 km |
| Illiniza | Stratovolcano | 5,248 m (17,218 ft) | Unknown | 54 km |
| Cayambe | Compound | 5,790 m (18,996 ft) | 1786 | 58 km |
| Imbabura | Compound | 4,609 m (15,121 ft) | -5550 | 66 km |
| Cuicocha | Caldera | 3,246 m (10,650 ft) | 650 | 67 km |
| Chachimbiro | Stratovolcano | 4,106 m (13,471 ft) | -3740 | 86 km |
| Reventador | Stratovolcano | 3,562 m (11,686 ft) | 2020 | 86 km |
| Sumaco | Stratovolcano | 3,990 m (13,091 ft) | 1895 | 90 km |
Monthly Weather
| Month | Avg Temperature | Precipitation | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45°F (7°C) | 3.6 in | Coldest |
| February | 51°F (10°C) | 4.4 in | |
| March | 51°F (11°C) | 4.9 in | |
| April | 51°F (11°C) | 5.1 in | Wettest |
| May | 51°F (11°C) | 3.8 in | |
| June | 51°F (10°C) | 2.4 in | |
| July | 53°F (12°C) | 1.6 in | Warmest |
| August | 51°F (10°C) | 1.5 in | Driest |
| September | 51°F (10°C) | 2.7 in | |
| October | 51°F (11°C) | 4.3 in | |
| November | 51°F (11°C) | 4.2 in | |
| December | 51°F (11°C) | 3.5 in |
La Merced has a seasonal temperature swing of 8°F / from 45°F in January to 53°F in July. Total annual precipitation is 42.0 inches, with April being the wettest month (5.1") and August the driest (1.5").
Schools in La Merced
9 public schools (NCES 2022-23 data).
| School | Level | Enrollment | Teachers | Student/Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escuela Nicolás Guillen | — | — | — | — |
| Escuela Fe y Alegria | — | — | — | — |
| Unidad Educativa Pedro José Arteta | — | — | — | — |
| Escuela Eduardo Kingman | — | — | — | — |
| Escuela Enrique Ponce Gangotena | — | — | — | — |
| Escuela Fiscal Miguel Ángel León | — | — | — | — |
| Escuela Pablo Muñoz Vega | — | — | — | — |
| Colegio Antisana | — | — | — | — |
| Esc. Pedro Gosseal | — | — | — | — |
Radio Stations near La Merced
13 stations within ~55 km.
| Station | Genre | Quality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radio La Otra - 91.3 FM | — | AAC 112 kbps | |
| Pa ti Pati cumbia | cumbia, cumbia argentina | MP3 | |
| Música para ver llover | baladas, baladas en español | MP3 | |
| Rosate con bachata | bachata, bachata dominicana | MP3 | |
| Radio Platinum Fm | adult contemporary, adulto contemporáneo | AAC+ 32 kbps | |
| Radio Quito 760 AM | latin music, multicultural | AAC 32 kbps | |
| Pon salsa y todo norte | — | MP3 | |
| Rockeando con Reguetón | daddy yankee, flow | MP3 | |
| Los 40 Ecuador | música pop | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Radio Pichincha | local news | AAC 128 kbps | |
| No es merengue es una merengazo | baile, latino | MP3 | |
| Radio Eres | — | AAC 32 kbps | |
| FM MUNDO 98.1 FM | — | AAC+ 40 kbps |
Museums in La Merced
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Annual Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agave Spirit Ecuador | ||||
| Casa de Jorge Ycaza | ||||
| Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana | ||||
| Casa de las Artes | ||||
| Casa del Alabado Pre-Columbian Art Museum | ||||
| Casa José Mejía | ||||
| Casa Museo Maria Augusta Urrurita | ||||
| Centro Cultural José Mejía Lequerica | ||||
| Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Quito | ||||
| Centro de interpretación y cafetería | ||||
| City Museum | ||||
| Club Coleccionistas STAR WARS Los CHILLOS | ||||
| Eloy Alfaro Museum | ||||
| Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas | ||||
| Instituto Geografico Militar | ||||
| Muestra geográfica casa García Moreno | ||||
| Museo Aeronáutico y del Espacio | ||||
| Museo Aeronáutico y del Espacio FAE | ||||
| Museo Alberto Mena Caamaño | ||||
| Museo Antropológico Amazónico Quito | ||||
| Museo Arquelogico Weilbauer | ||||
| Museo Camilo Egas | ||||
| Museo Capilla del Hombre | ||||
| Museo de Arquitectura | ||||
| Museo de Arte Colonial | ||||
| Museo de Arte religiosa | ||||
| Museo de Jacinto Jijón y Caamaño | ||||
| Museo de la Catedral | ||||
| Museo de la Fuerza Aerea | ||||
| Museo de la Fuerza Aerea | ||||
| Museo de la Virgen de El Quinche | ||||
| Museo de San Agustín | ||||
| Museo de sitio La Florida | ||||
| Museo de Zoología | ||||
| Museo de Zoología | ||||
| Museo del Agua - Yaku | ||||
| Museo del Banco Central | ||||
| Museo del Libertador General Eloy Alfaro | ||||
| Museo del Pasillo | ||||
| Museo dominicano de arte Fray Pedro Bedón | ||||
| Museo Eduardo Kingman | ||||
| Museo Franciscano | ||||
| Museo Historia Natural | ||||
| Museo Interactivo de Ciencias | ||||
| Museo Manuela Saenz | ||||
| Museo Mindalae | ||||
| Museo Muñoz Mariño | ||||
| Museo Nacional | ||||
| Museo Numismático | ||||
| Museo Oswaldo Guayasamín | ||||
| Museo-Convento del Buen Pastor de La Recoleta | ||||
| Museum Antropológico Amazónico Quito | ||||
| Organoléptica de Cacao | ||||
| Salas de exposición | ||||
| Sol De Quito | ||||
| Sucre House | ||||
| Templo de la Patria |
Libraries in La Merced
| Name | Address | Staff | Annual Visits | Circulation | Collection | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biblioteca Aurélio Espinoza | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca De la Parroquia de Tambillo | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca del Conservatorio Superior Nacional de Música - Quito | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca del Conservatorio Superior Nacional de Música - Quito | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca FLACSO | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Hayek USFQ | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Municipal | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Municipal | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Pública | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Segovia | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca USFQ | 0.0 | |||||
| Casa Barrial Andaluz | 0.0 | |||||
| Casa Barrial Andaluz | 0.0 | |||||
| Central university | 0.0 | |||||
| Central university | 0.0 | |||||
| Centro Cultural Metropolitano | 0.0 | |||||
| Centro de Información y Biblioteca de la Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar | 0.0 | |||||
| Centro de Información y Biblioteca de la Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar | 0.0 | |||||
| Colegio Católico José Engling | 0.0 | |||||
| Eugenio Espejo | 0.0 | |||||
| Eugenio Espejo | 0.0 | |||||
| Guarderia Kikirikids | 0.0 | |||||
| Guarderia Kikirikids | 0.0 | |||||
| La Biblioteca | 0.0 | |||||
| La Biblioteca | 0.0 | |||||
| Manuel Benjamin Carrion | 0.0 | |||||
| Manuel Benjamin Carrion | 0.0 | |||||
| OWL Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Sede Quito de las Bibliotecas del Ministerio de Cultura y Patrimonio del Ecuador | 0.0 | |||||
| Sede Quito de las Bibliotecas del Ministerio de Cultura y Patrimonio del Ecuador | 0.0 |
Farmers Markets in La Merced
| Name | Address | Season | Hours | Organic | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arenas | |||||
| Bar Las cuadras | |||||
| Biomercado El Manantial | |||||
| Cortivis | |||||
| FARMACIAS COMUNITARIAS | |||||
| FARMACIAS COMUNITARIAS | |||||
| Las Cuadras (Chillogallo) | |||||
| Li-chem | |||||
| Li-chem | |||||
| Mercado Alangasí | |||||
| Mercado Artesanal del Sur | |||||
| Mercado Artesanal La Mariscal | |||||
| Mercado Carcelén | |||||
| Mercado Central | |||||
| Mercado Central | |||||
| Mercado Central Tumbaco | |||||
| Mercado Cerrado El Turismo | |||||
| Mercado Ciudadela Ibarra | |||||
| Mercado de Bellavista | |||||
| Mercado de Bellavista | |||||
| Mercado de LLano Grande | |||||
| Mercado de Pomasqui | |||||
| Mercado de San Juan | |||||
| MERCADO DELA KENNEDY | |||||
| Mercado El Arenal | |||||
| Mercado Guayllabamba | |||||
| Mercado la Ecuatoriana | |||||
| Mercado La Floresta | |||||
| Mercado La Ofelia | |||||
| Mercado Mayorista | |||||
| Mercado Municipal Cotocollao | |||||
| Mercado Municipal Cotocollao | |||||
| Mercado Municipal de la Kennedy | |||||
| Mercado Municipal El Quinche | |||||
| Mercado Municipal La Roldos | |||||
| Mercado Norte | |||||
| Mercado Norte | |||||
| Mercado parroquial de Pifo | |||||
| Mercado San Jose de Moran | |||||
| Mercado Santa Martha | |||||
| Mercado Santa Martha | |||||
| Mercado Vencedores | |||||
| Merccado Municipal Chimbacalle | |||||
| Micro Mercado Mi Tienda | |||||
| Micro Mercado Mi Tienda | |||||
| Minimarket "Banana" | |||||
| Minimarket "Banana" | |||||
| Paseo Comercial Villa Gracielita | |||||
| Pequeños comerciantes la Jota | |||||
| Plaza Artesanal Reina Victoria | |||||
| San Francisco | |||||
| San Jordi Plaza | |||||
| San Roque | |||||
| San Roque | |||||
| Solanda | |||||
| Solanda | |||||
| Tienda | |||||
| Tienda | |||||
| Trayana Foods | |||||
| Tuti | |||||
| USAME | |||||
| USAME | |||||
| VELOZ Marketplace | |||||
| Viveres Angeles |
Theatres in La Merced
1 theatres within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Gas Stations in La Merced
1 gas stations within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Breweries in La Merced
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bandido Brewing | ||||
| Bandidos del Páramo | ||||
| Cerveceria Alamana | ||||
| Cerveza Artesamal | ||||
| Páramo | ||||
| SMNQ |
Stadiums & Teams in La Merced
| Team | League | Division |
|---|---|---|
Airports Near La Merced
6 airports within the area.
| Airport | IATA | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Mariscal Sucre International Airport | UIO | Large Airport |
| Cotopaxi International Airport | LTX | Medium Airport |
| Andes Aeroclub Airport | — | Small Airport |
| Mayor Galo Torres Airport | — | Small Airport |
| Molaute Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Tambillo Airport | — | Small Airport |
Treatment Centers in La Merced
101 treatment centers.
| Center | Type | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Ambulancias San Francisco | ||
| APROFE QUITO | ||
| Biokinetic | ||
| Cedife | ||
| Centro Clínico Podológico | ||
| Centro De Cultura Y Gastronomia | ||
| Centro de Especialidades Respiratorias | ||
| Centro De Rehabilitación | ||
| Centro de Salud Familiar Madre Teresa | ||
| Centro de Salud Luluncoto | ||
| Centro de Salud Unión de Ciudadelas | ||
| Centro de Salud Villaflora | ||
| Centro Dermatológico | ||
| Centro Medico | ||
| Centro Medico | ||
| Centro Medico | ||
| Centro Médico 23 De Mayo | ||
| Centro Médico 8 de Marzo | ||
| Centro médico de especialidades San Pedro Clavel | ||
| Centro Medico El Batan | ||
| Centro Médico EPMMOP | ||
| Centro Médico Espejo | ||
| Centro Médico la Gatazo | ||
| Centro Medico Mariana de Jesus | ||
| Centro Médico Metropolitano | ||
| Centro Medico Santo Tomas | ||
| Centro Medico Vancouver | ||
| Centro Médico y Dental Nature | ||
| Centro Obstetrico "Maternal Shaddai" | ||
| Centro Ortopédico Ecuador | ||
| CIS Dr. Ángel Dalmau G. | ||
| Clinca Adventista | ||
| Clinca Del Paquete | ||
| Clínica Bolivar | ||
| Clínica De Salud Oral | ||
| Clínica El Batan del Pozo | ||
| Clínica Infes | ||
| Clínica Montenegro | ||
| Clínica Ochta | ||
| Clínica Odontologica | ||
| Clínica Panamericana Consulta Externa | ||
| Clinica Quiropractica Quito | ||
| Clínica Santa Barbara | ||
| Clínica Visión | ||
| Club de leones | ||
| Consultorio Dental - Juan Arriaga | ||
| Consultorio Medica | ||
| Consultorio Medico | ||
| Consultorio Medico | ||
| Consultorio Medico Buenaventura | ||
| Consultorio Medico Infantil | ||
| Consultorios Medico y Dental | ||
| Consultorios Medicos | ||
| Diagnostico Osteoporosis | ||
| Dr. Carlos Cañizález | ||
| ECOMEDICA | ||
| EcuaSanitas | ||
| Endogyn | ||
| Fresenius Medical Care | ||
| Fundacion Medica Dr. Carlos Mosquera B. | ||
| Ginecólogo Obstetra | ||
| Hema Lab | ||
| Instituto de Cirugía Vascular y Disfunción Sexual | ||
| La Merced | ||
| Lab. Center | ||
| Laboratorio Clinco | ||
| Laboratorio Clinico | ||
| Laboratorio Clínico | ||
| Laboratorio Clinico | ||
| Laboratorio Clinico Hermano Miguel | ||
| Laboratorios NETLAB | ||
| Linerdec | ||
| Médico por las Noches | ||
| Medilaser | ||
| Neo Vida | ||
| Notaría 22 | ||
| Obstetriz Planificacion Familiar | ||
| ODONTO IMAGEN | ||
| Orthopedicos Futuro | ||
| PASTEUR | ||
| Pazmiño Narvaez | ||
| Physiomed | ||
| Picasso Centro Medico | ||
| PlusMedical;Pro Shape Gym | ||
| Prodontomed | ||
| Punto Médico Plus | ||
| Resonancia Magnetica Resomedical | ||
| Reumatologia Rehabilitacion Laboratorio | ||
| Salud Lab | ||
| San Gabriel Clinic | ||
| San Marcos | ||
| Servicios Medicos | ||
| Tesamed | ||
| TRAUMATOLOGY AND ORTHOPEDICS | ||
| Unidad Medica | ||
| Unidad Médica Latinoamerica | ||
| UNIDAD MEDICA SINAI | ||
| URIELSTETIC | ||
| Utim | ||
| Villalab | ||
| Vital Systems |
Churches & Religious Organizations in La Merced
1 religious organizations (IRS tax-exempt data).
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| Iglesia Católica Nuestra Señora de La Merced del Valle |
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What is the weather like in La Merced?
La Merced has a four-season climate with an average annual temperature of 52°F (11°C). Winter temperatures average 45°F in January, while summers reach an average of 53°F in July. The area receives 316 sunny days per year, well above the national average of 205. Annual rainfall totals 86.8 inches.