# Chontaduro Parish, Rioverde Canton, Esmeraldas Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/rioverde/chontaduro/

Parish · Rioverde Canton 

# Chontaduro

Chontaduro is a parish of Ecuador in Rioverde Canton, Esmeraldas Province. It covers **216.0 km²**. 26 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 216km²
- 6mapped services
- 81 mtypical elevation

## Where is Chontaduro?

Chontaduro lies in [Rioverde Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/rioverde/), [Esmeraldas Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 6 other parishes: [Camarones](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/esmeraldas/camarones/), [Chinca](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/esmeraldas/chinca/), [Chumundé](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/rioverde/chumunde/), [Montalvo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/rioverde/montalvo/), [Rioverde](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/rioverde/rioverde/) and [Rocafuerte](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/rioverde/rocafuerte/). By area it is the 324th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 14.3% of [Rioverde Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/rioverde/). The centre of Chontaduro is about 158 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 22 km from Río Verde, the main town of Rioverde Canton. The centre point is at 0.8780° N, 79.4178° 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 Chontaduro

### Nearby, outside Chontaduro

- Cascade Canchalagua · waterfall, Chinca11 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: Chontaduro

- 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) · Tachina26 km
- La Florida Airport (TCO) · Tumaco128 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:12) and shortest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:10, sunset around 18:14).

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 Chontaduro

Open gazetteers list **26 villages, towns and localities** in Chontaduro. Settlements here lie between about 41 m and 230 m above sea level (median 81 m).

- Businga
- Cayapa
- Chemere
- Chontaduro
- Chorreron
- Chémere
- El Achiote
- El Carmen
- El Moral
- El Porvenir
- El Torre
- Gloria
- Guayabal
- Juanache (Candelilla)
- Julian
- La Sierpe
- La Torre
- Las Cumbres
- Mocole
- Papayal
- Partidero
- San Roque
- Tortuga
- Venado
- Zapallito
- Zapallo

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 Chontaduro and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Rioverde Canton, the warmest month is Sep (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Feb (25 °C). About 1,146 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (179 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 26 164 

Feb 25 162 

Mar 26 171 

Apr 26 179 

May 26 135 

Jun 26 71 

Jul 26 34 

Aug 26 20 

Sep 26 30 

Oct 26 46 

Nov 26 49 

Dec 26 84 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chontaduro

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Salud Chumunde · Chumundé 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.83273&mlon=-79.41887#map=17/0.83273/-79.41887) 

Bank BGR Banco General Rumiñahui · Esmeraldas 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.96263&mlon=-79.65113#map=17/0.96263/-79.65113) 

ATM Chaupara · Majua 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.68298&mlon=-79.54101#map=17/0.68298/-79.54101) 

Petrol pump E.S. San Mateo · San Mateo 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.87700&mlon=-79.63776#map=17/0.87700/-79.63776) 

Hotel Hosteria Olimar · Camarones 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.00792&mlon=-79.52580#map=17/1.00792/-79.52580) 

Mall Plaza Rio · Tachina 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.95714&mlon=-79.63057#map=17/0.95714/-79.63057) 

School Escuela Venado · Chontaduro 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.88322&mlon=-79.39352#map=17/0.88322/-79.39352) 

College José Peralta · Esmeraldas 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.92938&mlon=-79.65974#map=17/0.92938/-79.65974) 

Police station Control Ambiental · San Mateo 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.87585&mlon=-79.63529#map=17/0.87585/-79.63529) 

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 Chontaduro

Places mapped inside Chontaduro in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals1
- Schools5

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 Rioverde Canton

- Chumundé
- Lagarto
- Montalvo
- Rioverde
- Rocafuerte

## Quick answers

- Where is Chontaduro?In Rioverde Canton, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador
- What borders Chontaduro?Camarones, Chinca, Chumundé, Montalvo, Rioverde and Rocafuerte
- What is there to see in Chontaduro?Cascade Canchalagua
- What time zone is Chontaduro in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Chontaduro?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Chontaduro?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Chontaduro?26 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Chontaduro?Settlements lie between 41 m and 230 m
- What is the best time to visit Chontaduro?June to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Chontaduro?Centro de Salud Chumunde, about 5.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Chontaduro?BGR Banco General Rumiñahui, about 28 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Chontaduro?Chaupara, about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chontaduro?E.S. San Mateo, about 24 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Chontaduro?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Chontaduro?EC080751 (OCHA common operational dataset)