It is located in the center-north of the coastal region of Ecuador, on an extensive plain, on the outer flanks of the western Andes mountain range, at an altitude of 105 meters above sea level and with a tropical rainy climate of 26 °C on average.

The main rivers in this area are the San Pablo, Quindigüa, Lulo, Manguila, which in winter become very mighty.

Before the creation of the Province of Los Ríos, there was a town inhabited by Colorado Indians that later took the name of San Pablo on the banks of the Pilaló river.

Due to the destruction of the town of San Pablo de los Colorados, its inhabitants dispersed along the Pilaló River.

The city of and the canton of Valencia, like the other Ecuadorian towns, is governed by a municipality as provided in the Constitution of the Republic.

[3] One of the traditions that Valencia has maintained since the beginning of its cantonization are the traditional bullfighting fairs considered one of the best in the province of Los Ríos, which is held annually to celebrate its patron saint festivities of San Francisco de Asís, a task that takes place It develops the first days of the month of October of each year.