# Nabón Canton, Azuay Province – Parishes, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/azuay/nabon/ Canton · Azuay Province # Nabón Canton Nabón Canton is a canton of Ecuador in Azuay Province. It covers **631.9 km²**. Its main town is Nabón. It is divided into 4 parishes. 150 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 80 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 632km² - 4parishes - 80mapped services ## Where is Nabón Canton? Nabón Canton lies in [Azuay Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/azuay/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 7 other cantons: [Girón Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/azuay/giron/), [Gualaquiza Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/gualaquiza/), [Oña Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/azuay/ona/), [Santa Isabel Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/azuay/santa-isabel/), [Saraguro Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/saraguro/), [Sígsig Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/azuay/sigsig/) and [Yacuambi Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/zamora-chinchipe/yacuambi/). By area it is the 107th largest of 221 cantons in Ecuador. It covers 7.7% of [Azuay Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/azuay/). The centre of Nabón Canton is about 351 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 50 km from Cuenca, the main town of Azuay Province. The centre point is at 3.3331° S, 79.0993° 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 Nabón Canton OpenStreetMap lists 3 named sights in Nabón Canton: 2 attractions; 1 nature reserve. - Área de Bosque y Vegetación Protectora de la Subcuenca Alta del río León y Microcuencas de los ríos San Felipe de Oña y Shincata · nature reserve - Salado quillosisa pesca · attraction - VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES · attraction 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: Nabón Canton - 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 - Mariscal Lamar Airport (CUE) · Cuenca51 km - Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International Airport (ETR) · Santa Rosa100 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:02) and shortest in Jun (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:18, sunset around 18:14). 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. ## Parishes of Nabón Canton Parish Area km² Localities Services [Cochapata](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/azuay/nabon/cochapata/) 111 31 14 [El Progreso](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/azuay/nabon/el-progreso/) 155 45 11 [Las Nieves](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/azuay/nabon/las-nieves/) 124 22 19 [Nabón](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/azuay/nabon/nabon/) 243 54 36 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); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Nabón Canton Open gazetteers list **150 villages, towns and localities** in Nabón Canton. Settlements here lie between about 1,523 m and 3,399 m above sea level (median 2,673 m). - Alberjuco - Artesones - Ayaloma - Bayán - Belén - Buena Vista - Buravalle - Burraspamba - Caluputu - Campana Cucho - Casadel - Cercapamba - Chacanillas - Chalcay - Chamba - Charcay - Charqui - Chayaurco - Chichocucho - Chilla - Chivilín - Chuilla - Chunasana - Chunazana - Cochapata - Cochaseca - Corraleja - Cruz Chico - Cruzcucho - Cusho - Cuzho - Cámara - Dircay - Dunillín - El Calvario - El Chorro - El Molino - El Paso - El Progreso - El Rodeo - Fondoloma - Gañalaurco - Gañarín - Granadilla - Guaguales - Guallarita - Guando - Guarango - Hacienda Chunasana - Hacienda El Chicho - Hacienda El Paso - Hacienda Gullán - Hacienda Shiña - Hacienda Shuna - Haya - Hermano Miguel - Huacachungana - Huanguiloma - Huantugloma - Huasicashca - Ingapirca - Jabasloma - Jerusalem - Jiménez - La Cruz - La Jarata - La Merced - La Paz - La Playa - La Ramada - La Virgen - Ladrillos - Las Lajas - Las Nieves - Llano Largo - Lluchín - Lluquisgradas - Loma de los Ladrillos - Mandur - Manzano de Purín - Membrillo - Morasloma - Nabón - Napa - Palcaurco - Patadel - Paván - Poetate - Portetillo - Potrerillos - Puca Chico - Puca Grande - Pucallpa - Pucalpa - Pueblo Viejo - Puetata - Purín - Quillosisa - Rambrán - Rarig - Raríg - Rañas - Retoña - Rodeo - Rosas - Rumiloma - Salacota - Salado - Saliente - Salucota - San Francisco - San Isidro - San José de Morasloma - San Marcos - San Vicente - Santa Martha - Santa Rosa - Santiago - Sharqui - Shimpale - Shiña - Shiñapamba - Shota - Sigsipamba - Suma - Tambo - Tambo Viejo - Tamboloma - Taro - Tintacruz - Tiopamba - Trancapamba - Trencilla - Trencillacocha - Tuchinin - Turupamba - Ucumari - Udushapa - Uduzhapa - Ulucata - Verde - Yacudel - Yanallpa - Yanalpa - Yanasacha - Yaritzagua - Yarizagua - Yunguillapamba - Yuquis - Ñamarín 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 Nabón Canton Named natural and historic features inside Nabón Canton, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 98 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Canal Huaycu - Quebrada Canseco - Quebrada Carishilla - Quebrada Cashaloma - Quebrada Caulacata - Quebrada Chacanillas - Quebrada Changocusana - Quebrada Chivilín - Quebrada Chorro - Quebrada Colcha Huayco - Quebrada Collacota - Quebrada Collaguayco - Quebrada Corral - Quebrada Corraleja - Quebrada Cuchipirca - Quebrada Dumapara - Quebrada Dumapara - Quebrada Durazno - Quebrada Durcay - Quebrada El Rodeo - Quebrada Garusario - Quebrada Guabisay - Quebrada Guando - Quebrada Guishalula …and 74 more. ### Hills and mountains 17 mountains; 4 hills. - Ugshaloma · 3,044 m - Loma Manzanilla · 2,908 m - Pucarabamba · 2,758 m - Loma Turagusha · 2,748 m - Loma Ñamarín · 2,668 m - Loma Dumillín · 2,666 m - Loma Yaguinta · 2,643 m - Loma Durdul · 2,617 m - Loma Garosario · 2,598 m - Loma de Quingo · 2,567 m - Loma Chacahuillo · 2,522 m - Loma La Vega · 2,513 m - Cerro Ratoño · 2,477 m - Pacay Loma · 2,200 m - Loma Capulí · 2,084 m - Huacaloma · 2,062 m - Loma Supantula · 1,996 m - Loma Cóndor Danzana · 1,844 m - Loma Gañarín · 1,694 m - Loma Jorupe · 1,424 m - Loma Arvejilla · 1,218 m 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 Nabón Canton and the best time to visit In Nabón Canton, the warmest month is Sep (average 18 °C) and the coolest is Jul (16 °C). About 634 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (115 mm) and the driest Aug (19 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 17 69 Feb 17 100 Mar 17 115 Apr 17 71 May 17 44 Jun 16 34 Jul 16 25 Aug 17 19 Sep 18 20 Oct 18 41 Nov 17 46 Dec 17 50 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Nabón Canton Places mapped inside Nabón Canton in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals5 - Banks2 - Petrol pumps4 - Hotels2 - Schools55 - Pharmacies2 - Restaurants9 - Police stations1 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Nabón Canton?In Azuay Province, Ecuador - What borders Nabón Canton?Girón Canton, Gualaquiza Canton, Oña Canton, Santa Isabel Canton, Saraguro Canton, Sígsig Canton and Yacuambi Canton - What is there to see in Nabón Canton?Salado quillosisa pesca, VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES, Área de Bosque y Vegetación Protectora de la Subcuenca Alta del río León y Microcuencas de los ríos San Felipe de Oña y Shincata - What time zone is Nabón Canton in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Nabón Canton?Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in Nabón Canton?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Nabón Canton?150 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Nabón Canton?Settlements lie between 1,523 m and 3,399 m - What is the highest point in Nabón Canton?Ugshaloma (3,044 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Nabón Canton?January to December - How many hospitals are in Nabón Canton?5 mapped - How many banks are in Nabón Canton?2 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Nabón Canton?4 mapped - What is the P-code of Nabón Canton?EC0104 (OCHA common operational dataset)