# Montúfar Canton, Carchi Province – Parishes, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/montufar/ Canton · Carchi Province # Montúfar Canton Montúfar Canton is a canton of Ecuador in Carchi Province. It covers **380.1 km²**. Its main town is San Gabriel. It is divided into 6 parishes. 101 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 120 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 380km² - 6parishes - 120mapped services ## Where is Montúfar Canton? Montúfar Canton lies in [Carchi Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 5 other cantons: [Bolívar Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/bolivar/), [Espejo Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/espejo/), [San Pedro de Huaca Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/san-pedro-de-huaca/), [Sucumbíos Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/sucumbios/) and [Tulcán Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/tulcan/). By area it is the 147th largest of 221 cantons in Ecuador. It covers 10.1% of [Carchi Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/). The centre of Montúfar Canton is about 119 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 29 km from Tulcán, the main town of Carchi Province. The centre point is at 0.5682° N, 77.8109° 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 Montúfar Canton OpenStreetMap lists 9 named sights in Montúfar Canton: 3 attractions; 3 monuments; 2 waterfalls; 1 ruins. - Casacada de Paluz · waterfall - Cascada de Guadir · waterfall - El Caracol · attraction - Pilar de Athal · attraction - Ruta de las Abejas · attraction - Avión T-33 del Escuadrón de Tiburones · monument - Gruta de La Paz · ruins - Hombre Desnudo · monument - Virgen · monument 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: Montúfar 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 - Lieutenant Colonel Luis A. Mantilla International Airport (TUA) · Tulcán29 km - San Luis Airport (IPI) · Ipiales36 km ### Nearest railway station Estación Carchi (Concepción), about 36 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:06) and shortest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:03, 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. ## Parishes of Montúfar Canton Parish Area km² Localities Services [Chitán de Navarrete](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/montufar/chitan-de-navarrete/) 39 3 3 [Cristóbal Colón](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/montufar/cristobal-colon/) 33 16 3 [Fernández Salvador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/montufar/fernandez-salvador/) 32 3 2 [La Paz](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/montufar/la-paz/) 112 24 17 [Piartal](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/montufar/piartal/) 19 5 6 [San Gabriel](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/montufar/san-gabriel/) 146 52 89 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 Montúfar Canton Open gazetteers list **101 villages, towns and localities** in Montúfar Canton. The largest with a recorded population: San Gabriel (14,487). Settlements here lie between about 2,473 m and 3,387 m above sea level (median 2,934 m). - Atal - Bellavista - Buenavista - Calera - Canchaguano - Capulí Chico - Capulí Grande - Chamizo Alto - Chamizo Bajo - Chamizo Chico - Chamizo Grande - Chapuez - Chicho - Chiles Alto - Chiles Bajo - Chiles Manzano - Chilgual - Chilgual Chico - Chitán de Navarrete - Chitán de Navarretes - Chitán de Queles - Chutan Alto - Chutan Bajo - Cristóbal Colón - Cucher - Cuchir - Cuesaquita alto - Cumbaltar - El Carmen - El Dorado - El Ejido - El Falso - El Hondo - El Hondon - El Huanto - El Rosal - El Sixal - El Tambo - El Taxal - Fernández Salvador - Gruta de La Paz - Guananguicho - Hacienda El Vínculo - Hacienda La Bretaña - Hacienda San Cristóbal - Hacienda Santa Bárbara - Hacienda Santa María - Hacienda Taltún - Huaquer - Jesus del Gran Poder - Jesús del Gran Poder - La Calera - La Comunidad - La Delicia Alta - La Delicia Baja - La Esperanza - La Floresta - La Paz - Ladera Grande - Las Cuatro Esquinas - Las Lajas - Los Quatro Esquinas - Mata Redonda - Miraflores - Monte Verde - Muerto Turco - Piartal - Pisán - Rumichaca - San Andrés - San Cristóbal - San Cristóbal Alto - San Cristóbal Bajo - San Francisco - San Francisco de Athal - San Francisco de Huaquer - San Francisco del Colorado - San Gabriel - San Juan - San Miguel - San Miguel de Chitan de Queles - San Pedro - San Pedro Alto - San Pedro Bajo - San Pedro de Chitan de Queles - San Pedro de Huaquer - Sandial - Santa Bárbara - Santa Clara - Santa Marta - Santa Martha - Santa Martha de Indugel - Santa Rosa - Tanguis - Tanguis Alto - Tangüis - Tangüis Alto - Tesalia - Totora - Tuquer - Tuquer bajo 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 Montúfar Canton Named natural and historic features inside Montúfar Canton, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 28 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Laguna El Salado - Quebrada Capulí - Quebrada Cucher - Quebrada Cuesaquita - Quebrada Honda - Quebrada Los Puendos - Quebrada Muerto Turco - Quebrada Pistu - Quebrada Rumichaca - Quebrada Santa María - Quebrada Santa María - Quebrada Tupalá - Quebrada Tupalá Grande - Quebrada de Chicho - Quebrada de Chiltarán - Quebrada de Colorados - Quebrada de Huacas - Quebrada de Puchimbu - Quebrada de Ramos - Quebrada de Tierra Blanca - Quebrada de Tupalá - Río Guasmal - Río Minas - Río Pisán …and 5 more. 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 Montúfar Canton and the best time to visit In Montúfar Canton, the warmest month is Nov (average 15 °C) and the coolest is Jul (13 °C). About 1,188 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (136 mm) and the driest Aug (50 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to February and May to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 15 95 Feb 15 97 Mar 15 122 Apr 15 135 May 15 115 Jun 13 90 Jul 13 68 Aug 14 50 Sep 15 59 Oct 15 106 Nov 15 136 Dec 15 116 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Montúfar Canton Places mapped inside Montúfar Canton in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals11 - Banks8 - Petrol pumps5 - Hotels8 - Shopping malls1 - Schools24 - Colleges and universities2 - Pharmacies13 - Restaurants37 - Police stations8 - Dental clinics3 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 Montúfar Canton?In Carchi Province, Ecuador - What borders Montúfar Canton?Bolívar Canton, Espejo Canton, San Pedro de Huaca Canton, Sucumbíos Canton and Tulcán Canton - What is there to see in Montúfar Canton?Avión T-33 del Escuadrón de Tiburones, Casacada de Paluz, Cascada de Guadir, El Caracol - What time zone is Montúfar Canton in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Montúfar Canton?Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in Montúfar Canton?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Montúfar Canton?101 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Montúfar Canton?Settlements lie between 2,473 m and 3,387 m - What is the best time to visit Montúfar Canton?December to February and May to October - How many hospitals are in Montúfar Canton?11 mapped - How many banks are in Montúfar Canton?8 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Montúfar Canton?5 mapped - What is the P-code of Montúfar Canton?EC0405 (OCHA common operational dataset)