# Atahualpa Parish, Eloy Alfaro Canton, Esmeraldas Province

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Parish · Eloy Alfaro Canton 

# Atahualpa

Atahualpa is a parish of Ecuador in Eloy Alfaro Canton, Esmeraldas Province. It covers **220.1 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 220km²
- 108 mtypical elevation

## Where is Atahualpa?

Atahualpa lies in [Eloy Alfaro Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/), [Esmeraldas Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 6 other parishes: [Luis Vargas Torres](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/luis-vargas-torres/), [San Francisco de Onzole](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/san-francisco-de-onzole/), [San José de Cayapas](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/san-jose-de-cayapas/), [Santo Domingo de Onzole](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/santo-domingo-de-onzole/), [Selva Alegre](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/selva-alegre/) and [Telembí](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/telembi/). By area it is the 316th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 4.9% of [Eloy Alfaro Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/). The centre of Atahualpa is about 126 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 24 km from Valdez, the main town of Eloy Alfaro Canton. The centre point is at 0.7964° N, 78.9983° 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).

## Know before you go: Atahualpa

- 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

- Carlos Concha Torres International Airport (ESM) · Tachina73 km
- La Florida Airport (TCO) · Tumaco117 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:11) and shortest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:08, sunset around 18:13).

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 Atahualpa

Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Atahualpa. Settlements here lie between about 88 m and 171 m above sea level (median 108 m).

- Aqui me quedo
- Aquí Me Quedo
- Atahualpa
- Camarones
- Chapilita
- El Encanto
- Juan Montalvo
- Naranjito
- Rampidal
- Rampiral
- Santa María Chachis
- Santa María de Los Cayapas
- Zapallo Grande

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 Atahualpa

Named natural and historic features inside Atahualpa, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Río Camarones

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 Atahualpa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Eloy Alfaro Canton, the warmest month is Sep (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 1,031 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (150 mm) and the driest Aug (22 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to February**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 24 117 

Feb 24 114 

Mar 24 135 

Apr 24 150 

May 24 111 

Jun 24 63 

Jul 24 34 

Aug 24 22 

Sep 25 35 

Oct 24 72 

Nov 24 87 

Dec 24 92 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Atahualpa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Salud · Telembí 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.79462&mlon=-78.91770#map=17/0.79462/-78.91770) 

Petrol pump Gasolina · Telembí 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.82086&mlon=-78.93600#map=17/0.82086/-78.93600) 

Hotel Hotel "María José" · Timbiré 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.98333&mlon=-78.85000#map=17/0.98333/-78.85000) 

School unidad educativa Pedro Vicente maldonado · Maldonado 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.07003&mlon=-78.90973#map=17/1.07003/-78.90973) 

College Unidad Educativa FIBA JAKI · Santo Domingo de Onzole 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.58032&mlon=-79.15771#map=17/0.58032/-79.15771) 

Police station Destacamento Militar · Selva Alegre 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.92560&mlon=-78.86738#map=17/0.92560/-78.86738) 

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.

## Other parishes in Eloy Alfaro Canton

- Anchayacu
- Borbón
- Colón Eloy del María
- La Tola
- Luis Vargas Torres
- Maldonado
- Pampanal de Bolívar
- San Francisco de Onzole
- San José de Cayapas
- Santa Lucía de Las Peñas
- Santo Domingo de Onzole
- Selva Alegre
- Telembí
- Timbiré
- Valdez

## Quick answers

- Where is Atahualpa?In Eloy Alfaro Canton, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador
- What borders Atahualpa?Luis Vargas Torres, San Francisco de Onzole, San José de Cayapas, Santo Domingo de Onzole, Selva Alegre and Telembí
- What time zone is Atahualpa in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Atahualpa?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Atahualpa?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Atahualpa?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Atahualpa?Settlements lie between 88 m and 171 m
- What is the best time to visit Atahualpa?May to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Atahualpa?Centro de Salud, about 9.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Atahualpa?Gasolina, about 7.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Atahualpa?EC080252 (OCHA common operational dataset)