# San José de Cayapas Parish, Eloy Alfaro Canton – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/san-jose-de-cayapas/

Parish · Eloy Alfaro Canton 

# San José de Cayapas

San José de Cayapas is a parish of Ecuador in Eloy Alfaro Canton, Esmeraldas Province. It covers **120.0 km²**. 16 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 120km²
- 2mapped services
- 96 mtypical elevation

## Where is San José de Cayapas?

San José de Cayapas 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 4 other parishes: [Atahualpa](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/atahualpa/), [Borbón](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/borbon/), [San Francisco de Onzole](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/san-francisco-de-onzole/) and [Selva Alegre](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/selva-alegre/). By area it is the 512th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 2.7% of [Eloy Alfaro Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/). The centre of San José de Cayapas is about 134 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 13 km from Valdez, the main town of Eloy Alfaro Canton. The centre point is at 0.8943° N, 78.9656° 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: San José de Cayapas

- 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) · Tachina74 km
- La Florida Airport (TCO) · Tumaco105 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:10) 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 San José de Cayapas

Open gazetteers list **16 villages, towns and localities** in San José de Cayapas. Settlements here lie between about 8 m and 108 m above sea level (median 96 m).

- Boca para Arriba
- Chivatillo
- El Rosario
- Herradura
- La Herradura
- Luz del Carmen
- Pichiyacu
- Pichiyacu Chachis
- Pichiyacu Negro
- Pichiyacu de los Chachis
- Pichiyacu de los Negros
- Playa Grande
- Playa Grande Chachis
- Playa Grande Negro
- San Antonio
- San José de Cayapas

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).

## Weather in San José de Cayapas 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 San José de Cayapas

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Salud · Telembí 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.79462&mlon=-78.91770#map=17/0.79462/-78.91770) 

Petrol pump Gasolina · Telembí 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.82086&mlon=-78.93600#map=17/0.82086/-78.93600) 

Hotel Hotel "María José" · Timbiré 16 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 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.07003&mlon=-78.90973#map=17/1.07003/-78.90973) 

Police station Destacamento Militar · Selva Alegre 11 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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in San José de Cayapas

Places mapped inside San José de Cayapas in open map data, by type.

- Pharmacies1
- Restaurants1

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 parishes in Eloy Alfaro Canton

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

## Quick answers

- Where is San José de Cayapas?In Eloy Alfaro Canton, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador
- What borders San José de Cayapas?Atahualpa, Borbón, San Francisco de Onzole and Selva Alegre
- What time zone is San José de Cayapas in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in San José de Cayapas?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in San José de Cayapas?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in San José de Cayapas?16 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of San José de Cayapas?Settlements lie between 8 m and 108 m
- What is the best time to visit San José de Cayapas?May to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to San José de Cayapas?Centro de Salud, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to San José de Cayapas?Gasolina, about 8.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of San José de Cayapas?EC080263 (OCHA common operational dataset)