# Quinindé Canton, Esmeraldas Province – Parishes & Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/quininde/

Canton · Esmeraldas Province 

# Quinindé Canton

Quinindé Canton is a canton of Ecuador in Esmeraldas Province. It covers **3,624.4 km²**. It is divided into 6 parishes. 353 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 97 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3,624km²
- 6parishes
- 97mapped services

## Where is Quinindé Canton?

Quinindé Canton lies in [Esmeraldas Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 9 other cantons: [Chone Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/chone/), [Cotacachi Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/imbabura/cotacachi/), [Eloy Alfaro Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/), [Esmeraldas Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/esmeraldas/), [La Concordia Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/santo-domingo-de-los-tsachilas/la-concordia/), [Muisne Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/muisne/), [Pedernales Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/pedernales/), [Puerto Quito Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/puerto-quito/) and [Rioverde Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/rioverde/). By area it is the 13th largest of 221 cantons in Ecuador. It covers 22.9% of [Esmeraldas Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/). The centre of Quinindé Canton is about 124 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 73 km from Esmeraldas, the main town of Esmeraldas Province. The centre point is at 0.3178° N, 79.4980° 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 Quinindé Canton

OpenStreetMap lists 9 named sights in Quinindé Canton: 4 attractions; 2 monuments; 2 nature reserves; 1 memorial.

- FCAT · nature reserve
- Reserva Jocotoco - Canandé · nature reserve
- Cuevas del Capitán · attraction
- Finca La Marina · attraction
- Finca Velazquez Meza · attraction
- parque · attraction
- Monumento a La Independencia · memorial
- Monumento al Sagrado Corazón de Jesús · monument
- Parque la union · 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: Quinindé 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

- Carlos Concha Torres International Airport (ESM) · Tachina75 km
- Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) · Quito136 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:13) and shortest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:09, sunset around 18:16).

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 Quinindé Canton

Parish Area km² Localities Services 

[Chura](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/quininde/chura/) 184 24 0 

[Cube](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/quininde/cube/) 658 68 1 

[La Unión](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/quininde/la-union/) 658 92 29 

[Malimpia](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/quininde/malimpia/) 1,006 77 7 

[Rosa Zárate](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/quininde/rosa-zarate/) 1,022 105 54 

[Viche](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/quininde/viche/) 97 10 6 

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 Quinindé Canton

Open gazetteers list **353 villages, towns and localities** in Quinindé Canton. The largest with a recorded population: Rosa Zarate (42,121). Settlements here lie between about 35 m and 641 m above sea level (median 214 m).

- 1 de Julio
- 4 Ranchos
- 5 DE AGOSTO
- 5 de Agosto
- Achicana Adentro
- Achicana Afuera
- Achicube
- Achicube Abajo
- Achicube Ají
- Achicube Bajo
- Agrupación Guayllabamba
- Agua Clara
- Aguacate
- Almorzadero
- Amazonas
- Arenanga
- Artonal
- Aserradero San Vicente
- Ataguales
- Bajua
- Bamba
- Bambe
- Bambe Adentro
- Bambe Afuera
- Barbudal
- Bellavista
- Boca de Mache
- Boca de Sabaleta
- Bocana de Campo
- Bocana del Búa
- Bolívar
- Brazo Largo
- Buena Esperanza
- Cachimba
- Cajoncito
- Cajones
- Calle Mansa
- Caple
- Caña Brabal
- Centro Agua Clara
- Centro Guayacana
- Centro Las Pavas
- Centro Naranjal
- Cerpe Vieja
- Chancama
- Chancama Adentro
- Chancama Afuera
- Charcopa
- Charcopita
- Cheche
- Chemere
- Chipo Adentro
- Chipo Afuera
- Chipo Centro
- Chique
- Chiva
- Chorrera Grande
- Chorro Blanco
- Chucable
- Chucaple
- Chucaple Adentro
- Chura
- Cinco de Agosto
- Ciudad Perdida
- Cole
- Colesito
- Conejo
- Consuelo
- Cooperativa Diez de Agosto
- Cooperativa ICA
- Cooperativa Nueva Jerusalen
- Cooperativa Nueva Jerusalén
- Cooperativa Perla del Pacífico
- Cooperativa Zaracay
- Corre Monito
- Corre Mono
- Cosmopolita
- Crisanto Vera
- Cristobál Colón
- Cristóbal Colón
- Cuatro Esquinas
- Cuatro Ranchos
- Cube
- Culebra
- Cumbanchira
- Cupa
- Cutapo
- Diez de Agosto
- Digue
- Dogle
- Dogola
- Duana
- El Achiote
- El Ají
- El Azul
- El Barquito
- El Barrero
- El Belén
- El Berjel
- El Carmen
- El Caucho
- El Cedro
- El Chorro
- El Coco
- El Conejo
- El Consuelo
- El Consullo
- El Diablito
- El Doscientos
- El Guabo
- El Libertador
- El Limon
- El Mache
- El Mirador
- El Paisaje
- El Palmar
- El Paraiso
- El Paraíso
- El Porvenir
- El Progreso
- El Ramal
- El Recreo
- El Rocio
- El Rocío
- El Rosario
- El Roto
- El Silencio
- El Triunfo del Conejo
- El Vergel
- El Viudo
- Emilio Huerta
- Estero de Plátano
- Fruta de Pan
- Gorgona
- Guachal
- Guacharaco
- Guadalajara
- Guadual
- Guayacan
- Herrera
- Ieos
- Juncal
- La "Y" de La Laguna
- La Amazonas
- La Bocana de Guayllabamba
- La Bocana del Calvario
- La Cabaña
- La Comuna
- La Cuarta
- La Cucaracha
- La Cumbre
- La Delicia
- La Doctrina
- La Floresta
- La Florida
- La Fortuna
- La Gloria
- La Gorgona
- La Independencia
- La Juanita
- La Lagartera
- La Libertad
- La Mina
- La Pradera
- La Primavera
- La Primera
- La Segunda
- La Te
- La Tercera
- La Unión
- La Virgencita
- La Yuca
- La Zaragay
- Lagero
- Las Brisas
- Las Chiles
- Las Chontas
- Las Cuarenta
- Las Delicias
- Las Doctrinas
- Las Dos Bocas
- Las Juntas
- Las Lagunas
- Las Mercedes
- Las Palmeras
- Las Pimientas
- Las Vegas
- Libertad
- Libertad Lojana
- Limón
- Los Andes
- Los Andes Dos
- Los Andes Uno
- Los Angeles
- Los Arenales
- Los Cerezos
- Los Choritos
- Los Jadillos
- Los Laureles
- Los Naranjos
- Los Narnajos
- Los Velez
- Los Vélez
- Macayare
- Magdalena
- Male
- Male Adentro
- Malimpia
- Mancha de Caña
- Manuel Antonio
- Matamba
- Medio Cube
- Milagro de Dios
- Miracle of God
- Mirador La Juanita
- Miramuchin
- Miramuchín
- Monserrat
- Monte Olivo
- Morube
- Mucampara
- Naranjal
- Nueva Aurora
- Nueva Esperanza
- Nueva Fortuna
- Nueva Grecia
- Nuevo Azuay
- Nuevos Horizontes
- Palma Real
- Palmera de Los Andes
- Palmichal
- Pambula
- Perla de Sade
- Peñas Blancas
- Pichincha
- Piedrita Adentro
- Piedrita Afuera
- Pircuta
- Playa del Muerto
- Porvenir de Mache
- Primavera
- Primero de Mayo
- Pueblo Nuevo
- Puerto Cupa
- Puerto Nuevo
- Pupusa
- Quininde
- Quinindé
- Rama el Viudo
- Ramal El Viudo
- Rancho Barroco
- Rancho Quemado
- Rio Blanco
- Rio Campito
- Rio Silencio Chico
- Roncador
- Roncatigrillo
- Rosa Zarate
- Río Blanco
- Río Campo
- Río Colorado
- Río Silencio
- Sabaleta de Enmedio
- Sabaletita
- Sabaletita del Enmedio
- Sabalito
- Sade
- Salinas
- Salvador
- San Andres
- San Andrés
- San Antonio
- San Carlos
- San Francisco
- San Francisco de Tramposo
- San Francisco del Tramposo
- San Gregorio
- San Isidro
- San Jacinto del Chipo
- San Jose
- San José
- San Juan
- San Lorenzo
- San Martín
- San Mateo
- San Miguel 1
- San Miguel 2
- San Miguel del Mirador
- San Pablo de Achicana
- San Pablo de Cube
- San Pedro
- San Ramon
- San Ramón
- San Roque
- San Roque de Arenanga
- San Vicente
- Santa Ana
- Santa Bárbara
- Santa Elvira
- Santa Isabel
- Santa Lucia
- Santa Lucía
- Santa Martha
- Santa Rosa
- Santa Rose del Sade
- Sazara
- Silencio Chico
- Silencio Grande
- Simón Plata Torres
- Sinaí
- Sociedad Lojana
- Sábalo
- Tachina
- Tachina Afuera
- Tachina Boca Grande
- Tachina Cabecera
- Tachina Media
- Tacunque
- Tambillo
- Tapaje Adentro
- Tapajo
- Tembán
- Tres Esquinas
- Union Manabita
- Union y Progreso
- Unión Bolivarense
- Unión Manabita
- Unión y Progreso
- Uve
- Valle Esmeraldeño
- Valle de Sade
- Valle del Sade
- Valle del Sade Adentro
- Venado
- Viche
- Vinsade Adentro
- Vinsade Afuera
- Virgencita
- Voluntad de Dios
- Voluntad de Dios Número Dos
- Voluntad de Dios Número Uno
- Yerbero
- Zapallo
- Zapotal
- Zapotal Adentro
- Zapotal Afuera
- Zapotal Bajo
- Zapotalito
- Zaracay 1
- Zaracay 2
- Zaracay Dos
- Zaracay Uno
- Zazara

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 Quinindé Canton

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

### Water

31 rivers and streams; 1 lake.

- Estero Virgencita
- Lago de Sade
- Río Baldomero
- Río Blanco
- Río Búa
- Río Campo
- Río Canindé
- Río Chamba
- Río Chipo
- Río Cocola
- Río Cole
- Río Conejo
- Río Conga
- Río Corre Manos
- Río Cube
- Río Cucaracha
- Río Cuni
- Río Diablo
- Río Dogola
- Río Guayllabamba
- Río Inca
- Río Mache
- Río Quiebra Cabeza
- Río Quinindé

…and 8 more.

### Forests and nature

1 nature reserve.

- Mache-Chindul Ecological Reserve

### Getting around

2 airfields.

- Km 192
- Km 200

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 Quinindé Canton and the best time to visit

In Quinindé Canton, the warmest month is Sep (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jun (24 °C). About 1,417 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (239 mm) and the driest Aug (20 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **June to December**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 210 

Feb 25 214 

Mar 25 239 

Apr 25 227 

May 25 158 

Jun 24 78 

Jul 25 32 

Aug 26 20 

Sep 26 34 

Oct 26 50 

Nov 26 52 

Dec 25 102 

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Quinindé Canton

Places mapped inside Quinindé Canton in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals14
- Banks4
- Petrol pumps6
- Hotels5
- Schools28
- Colleges and universities5
- Pharmacies12
- Restaurants20
- Police stations3

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 Quinindé Canton?In Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador
- What borders Quinindé Canton?Chone Canton, Cotacachi Canton, Eloy Alfaro Canton, Esmeraldas Canton, La Concordia Canton, Muisne Canton, Pedernales Canton, Puerto Quito Canton and Rioverde Canton
- What is there to see in Quinindé Canton?Cuevas del Capitán, FCAT, Finca La Marina, Finca Velazquez Meza
- What time zone is Quinindé Canton in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Quinindé Canton?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Quinindé Canton?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Quinindé Canton?353 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Quinindé Canton?Settlements lie between 35 m and 641 m
- What is the best time to visit Quinindé Canton?June to December
- How many hospitals are in Quinindé Canton?14 mapped
- How many banks are in Quinindé Canton?4 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Quinindé Canton?6 mapped
- What is the P-code of Quinindé Canton?EC0804 (OCHA common operational dataset)