# Cana Chapetón Municipal district, Guayubín – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/cibao-noroeste/monte-cristi/guayubin/cana-chapeton/ Municipal district · Guayubín # Cana Chapetón Cana Chapetón is a municipal district or municipal seat of Dominican Republic in Guayubín, Monte Cristi Province, Cibao Noroeste Region. It covers **221.9 km²**. 24 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 222km² - 1mapped service - 65 mtypical elevation ## Where is Cana Chapetón? Cana Chapetón lies in [Guayubín](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/cibao-noroeste/monte-cristi/guayubin/), [Monte Cristi Province](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/cibao-noroeste/monte-cristi/), [Cibao Noroeste Region](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/cibao-noroeste/), [Dominican Republic](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/). It borders 6 other municipal districts: [Guayubín](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/cibao-noroeste/monte-cristi/guayubin/guayubin/), [Hatillo Palma](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/cibao-noroeste/monte-cristi/guayubin/hatillo-palma/), [Jaibón (Pueblo Nuevo)](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/cibao-noroeste/valverde/mao/jaibon-pueblo-nuevo/), [Mao](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/cibao-noroeste/valverde/mao/mao/), [San Ignacio de Sabaneta](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/cibao-noroeste/santiago-rodriguez/san-ignacio-de-sabaneta/san-ignacio-de-sabaneta/) and [Villa Elisa](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/cibao-noroeste/monte-cristi/guayubin/villa-elisa/). By area it is the 54th largest of 386 municipal districts in Dominican Republic. It covers 26.6% of [Guayubín](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/cibao-noroeste/monte-cristi/guayubin/). The centre of Cana Chapetón is about 192 km in a straight line from Santo Domingo, the capital. The centre point is at 19.5995° N, 71.2767° W. Source: [Oficina Nacional de Estadística via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-dom). ## Things to see in and around Cana Chapetón OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Cana Chapetón: 1 nature reserve. - Reserva Forestal Río Cana · nature reserve ### Nearby, outside Cana Chapetón - Reserva Científica Villa Elisa · nature reserve, Villa Elisa17 km - Reserva Forestal Las Matas · nature reserve, Guayubín19 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: Cana Chapetón - Time zoneUTC−4, no daylight saving · America/Santo_Domingo - CurrencyPeso (DOP) - Country calling code+1-809 and 1-829 - LanguagesSpanish - Plug typesType A, B · 110 V - Driving sideRight - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Cibao International Airport (STI) · Santiago74 km - Gregorio Luperon International Airport (POP) · Puerto Plata76 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 06:05) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 07:11, sunset around 18:08). 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 Cana Chapetón Open gazetteers list **24 villages, towns and localities** in Cana Chapetón. The largest with a recorded population: Cana Chapetón (1,758). Settlements here lie between about 41 m and 246 m above sea level (median 65 m). - Arroyo de Agua - Batey Cerro Gordo - Cana - Cana Chapetón - Caña Chapetón - Cerro Gordo - Cerro Gordo Abajo - Cerro Gordo Arriba - Cerro Gordo del Medio - El Hospital - Fundo Viejo - Gurabo - Gurabo Adentro - La Caída - La Lagunita - Laguna Colorada - Los Algodones - Peña de Ranchadero - Piloto - Ranchadero - Rompito - Sabanetica - Vanessa - Yarajima 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Cana Chapetón Named natural and historic features inside Cana Chapetón, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Río Caña - Río Gurabo ### Coast and islands 1 island. - Isla Cerro Gordo ### Hills and mountains 2 hills; 1 mountain. - Sierra de las Coabas · 339 m - Loma La Caña · 285 m - Loma de La Lagunita · 204 m ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Piloto Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Cana Chapetón and the best time to visit Using the climate of Monte Cristi Province, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C). About 518 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (76 mm) and the driest Feb (24 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to December**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 23 41 Feb 23 24 Mar 24 37 Apr 25 38 May 26 52 Jun 28 32 Jul 28 35 Aug 28 42 Sep 27 46 Oct 27 51 Nov 25 76 Dec 23 46 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Cana Chapetón Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Unidade De Atencion Primaria Hatillo Palma · Hatillo Palma 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.66541&mlon=-71.20356#map=17/19.66541/-71.20356) Bank COOPSANO · San Ignacio de Sabaneta 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.47830&mlon=-71.33842#map=17/19.47830/-71.33842) Petrol pump Shell · Villa Elisa 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.68528&mlon=-71.26948#map=17/19.68528/-71.26948) Hotel Villa Paula · San Ignacio de Sabaneta 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.48304&mlon=-71.30870#map=17/19.48304/-71.30870) Mall Martinez B Comunicaciones · Jaibón 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.65722&mlon=-71.13091#map=17/19.65722/-71.13091) School Escuela Carlos González Núñez · Cana Chapetón 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.60565&mlon=-71.25505#map=17/19.60565/-71.25505) College Liceo Secundario Corina Belliard · Hatillo Palma 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.66000&mlon=-71.18801#map=17/19.66000/-71.18801) Police station Checkpoint · Villa Elisa 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.70267&mlon=-71.34799#map=17/19.70267/-71.34799) 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 Cana Chapetón Places mapped inside Cana Chapetón in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 municipal districts in Guayubín - Guayubín - Hatillo Palma - Villa Elisa ## Quick answers - Where is Cana Chapetón?In Guayubín, Monte Cristi Province, Cibao Noroeste Region, Dominican Republic - What borders Cana Chapetón?Guayubín, Hatillo Palma, Jaibón (Pueblo Nuevo), Mao, San Ignacio de Sabaneta and Villa Elisa - What is there to see in Cana Chapetón?Reserva Forestal Río Cana - What time zone is Cana Chapetón in?UTC−4 - What currency is used in Cana Chapetón?Peso (DOP) - What language is spoken in Cana Chapetón?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Cana Chapetón?24 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Cana Chapetón?Settlements lie between 41 m and 246 m - What is the highest point in Cana Chapetón?Sierra de las Coabas (339 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Cana Chapetón?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Cana Chapetón?Unidade De Atencion Primaria Hatillo Palma, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Cana Chapetón?COOPSANO, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Cana Chapetón?Shell, about 9.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Cana Chapetón?DO02020304 (OCHA common operational dataset)