# Chura Parish, Quinindé Canton, Esmeraldas Province – Villages

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

Parish · Quinindé Canton 

# Chura

Chura is a parish of Ecuador in Quinindé Canton, Esmeraldas Province. It covers **183.8 km²**. 24 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 184km²
- 166 mtypical elevation

## Where is Chura?

Chura lies in [Quinindé Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/quininde/), [Esmeraldas Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 6 other parishes: [Chumundé](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/rioverde/chumunde/), [Cube](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/quininde/cube/), [Majua](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/esmeraldas/majua/), [Malimpia](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/quininde/malimpia/), [Rosa Zárate](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/quininde/rosa-zarate/) and [Viche](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/quininde/viche/). By area it is the 367th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 5.1% of [Quinindé Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/quininde/). The centre of Chura is about 135 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. The centre point is at 0.5432° N, 79.4597° 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 Chura

### Nearby, outside Chura

- parque · attraction, Rosa Zárate19 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: Chura

- 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) · Tachina52 km
- Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) · Quito144 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:13) and shortest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:10, sunset around 18:15).

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 Chura

Open gazetteers list **24 villages, towns and localities** in Chura. Settlements here lie between about 39 m and 306 m above sea level (median 166 m).

- Chancama
- Chancama Adentro
- Chancama Afuera
- Chiva
- Chucaple Adentro
- Chura
- El Berjel
- El Vergel
- La Bocana del Calvario
- La Delicia
- Las Pimientas
- Morube
- Salinas
- San Carlos
- San Miguel 1
- San Miguel 2
- San Miguel del Mirador
- Sazara
- Tacunque
- Uve
- Yerbero
- Zapotal
- Zapotalito
- 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 Chura

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Río Sasa

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 Chura and the best time to visit

Using the climate of 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/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chura

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital centro de salud · Malimpia 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.50164&mlon=-79.43043#map=17/0.50164/-79.43043) 

Bank Banco Internacional · Rosa Zárate 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.33423&mlon=-79.47122#map=17/0.33423/-79.47122) 

ATM Chaupara · Majua 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.68298&mlon=-79.54101#map=17/0.68298/-79.54101) 

Petrol pump Petrolrios · Viche 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.62779&mlon=-79.54610#map=17/0.62779/-79.54610) 

Hotel Hotel Sans · Rosa Zárate 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.32834&mlon=-79.47242#map=17/0.32834/-79.47242) 

School calle del cementerio · Rosa Zárate 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.37285&mlon=-79.48988#map=17/0.37285/-79.48988) 

College Unidad Educativa Particular Velasco Ibarra · Rosa Zárate 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.33002&mlon=-79.47433#map=17/0.33002/-79.47433) 

Police station UPC Las Maravillas · Rosa Zárate 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.32977&mlon=-79.45688#map=17/0.32977/-79.45688) 

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 Quinindé Canton

- Cube
- La Unión
- Malimpia
- Rosa Zárate
- Viche

## Quick answers

- Where is Chura?In Quinindé Canton, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador
- What borders Chura?Chumundé, Cube, Majua, Malimpia, Rosa Zárate and Viche
- What is there to see in Chura?parque
- What time zone is Chura in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Chura?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Chura?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Chura?24 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Chura?Settlements lie between 39 m and 306 m
- What is the best time to visit Chura?June to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Chura?centro de salud, about 5.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Chura?Banco Internacional, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Chura?Chaupara, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chura?Petrolrios, about 13 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Chura?EC080452 (OCHA common operational dataset)