# San José de Chamanga Parish, Muisne Canton – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/muisne/san-jose-de-chamanga/ Parish · Muisne Canton # San José de Chamanga San José de Chamanga is a parish of Ecuador in Muisne Canton, Esmeraldas Province. It covers **153.6 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 154km² - 4mapped services - 240 mtypical elevation ## Where is San José de Chamanga? San José de Chamanga lies in [Muisne Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/muisne/), [Esmeraldas Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 5 other parishes: [Cojimíes](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/pedernales/cojimies/), [Cube](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/quininde/cube/), [Daule](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/muisne/daule/), [San Gregorio](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/muisne/san-gregorio/) and [Sálima](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/muisne/salima/). By area it is the 421st largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 12.0% of [Muisne Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/muisne/). The centre of San José de Chamanga is about 163 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 34 km from Muisne, the main town of Muisne Canton. The centre point is at 0.3448° N, 79.8749° 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 San José de Chamanga ### Nearby, outside San José de Chamanga - Reserva Ecológica Mache - Chindul · nature reserve, San Gregorio9.9 km - Cascada de Chindul · waterfall, Cojimíes13 km - Chindul · waterfall, Cojimíes13 km - Entrada a Puerto Cotera · viewpoint, Cojimíes14 km - Cascada de Cuasa · attraction, Cojimíes15 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: San José de Chamanga - 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) · Tachina76 km - Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) · Manta169 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:15) and shortest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:11, sunset around 18:17). 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 Chamanga Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in San José de Chamanga. Settlements here lie between about 103 m and 322 m above sea level (median 240 m). - Balzar - Barrio El Mae - Boca de Tigua - Chamanga - La Florida - Los Laureles - Mango - Palmar - Piedra Fina - San José de Chamanga - Tigua - Tigua Arriba - Vilza 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 San José de Chamanga Named natural and historic features inside San José de Chamanga, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Río Balzar - Río Cojimíes 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 San José de Chamanga and the best time to visit Using the climate of Muisne Canton, the warmest month is Apr (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (25 °C). About 1,088 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (195 mm) and the driest Aug (14 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to December**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 175 Feb 26 188 Mar 26 195 Apr 26 168 May 25 117 Jun 25 60 Jul 25 24 Aug 25 14 Sep 25 21 Oct 25 28 Nov 25 27 Dec 25 71 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from San José de Chamanga Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Carlos del Pozo Melgar · Muisne 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.60929&mlon=-80.01979#map=17/0.60929/-80.01979) Bank BANECUADOR · Muisne 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.60949&mlon=-80.01903#map=17/0.60949/-80.01903) ATM Akí Pedernales · Pedernales 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.07055&mlon=-80.05194#map=17/0.07055/-80.05194) Petrol pump Rios · Sálima 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.32356&mlon=-79.96278#map=17/0.32356/-79.96278) Hotel Hotel Mon Val · San José de Chamanga 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.27626&mlon=-79.94895#map=17/0.27626/-79.94895) Mall Plaza Pedernales S.A. · Pedernales 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.07433&mlon=-80.03862#map=17/0.07433/-80.03862) School Escuela República de Honduras · Sálima 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.33825&mlon=-79.93763#map=17/0.33825/-79.93763) College Unidad educativa Cóndor Mirador · Cojimíes 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.23163&mlon=-79.87827#map=17/0.23163/-79.87827) Police station UPC-BECHE 1 · Cojimíes 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.20044&mlon=-79.86232#map=17/0.20044/-79.86232) 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 Chamanga Places mapped inside San José de Chamanga in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Schools2 - Pharmacies1 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 Muisne Canton - Bolívar - Daule - Galera - Muisne - Quingue - San Francisco - San Gregorio - Sálima ## Quick answers - Where is San José de Chamanga?In Muisne Canton, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador - What borders San José de Chamanga?Cojimíes, Cube, Daule, San Gregorio and Sálima - What is there to see in San José de Chamanga?Reserva Ecológica Mache - Chindul, Cascada de Chindul, Chindul, Entrada a Puerto Cotera - What time zone is San José de Chamanga in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in San José de Chamanga?Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in San José de Chamanga?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in San José de Chamanga?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of San José de Chamanga?Settlements lie between 103 m and 322 m - What is the best time to visit San José de Chamanga?May to December - Where is the nearest hospital to San José de Chamanga?Hospital Carlos del Pozo Melgar, about 34 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to San José de Chamanga?BANECUADOR, about 34 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to San José de Chamanga?Akí Pedernales, about 36 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to San José de Chamanga?Rios, about 10 km from the centre - What is the P-code of San José de Chamanga?EC080358 (OCHA common operational dataset)