# Chumundé Parish, Rioverde Canton, Esmeraldas Province

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

Parish · Rioverde Canton 

# Chumundé

Chumundé is a parish of Ecuador in Rioverde Canton, Esmeraldas Province. It covers **540.0 km²**. 45 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 540km²
- 2mapped services
- 131 mtypical elevation

## Where is Chumundé?

Chumundé lies in [Rioverde Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/rioverde/), [Esmeraldas Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 7 other parishes: [Chinca](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/esmeraldas/chinca/), [Chontaduro](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/rioverde/chontaduro/), [Chura](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/quininde/chura/), [Majua](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/esmeraldas/majua/), [Malimpia](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/quininde/malimpia/), [Montalvo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/rioverde/montalvo/) and [Santo Domingo de Onzole](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/santo-domingo-de-onzole/). By area it is the 104th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 35.6% of [Rioverde Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/rioverde/). The centre of Chumundé is about 144 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 39 km from Río Verde, the main town of Rioverde Canton. The centre point is at 0.7222° N, 79.3975° 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 Chumundé

### Nearby, outside Chumundé

- Cascade Canchalagua · waterfall, Chinca19 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: Chumundé

- 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) · Tachina38 km
- La Florida Airport (TCO) · Tumaco141 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 18:15).

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 Chumundé

Open gazetteers list **45 villages, towns and localities** in Chumundé. Settlements here lie between about 92 m and 241 m above sea level (median 131 m).

- Altamar
- Banqueo
- Bellavista
- Brito
- Cabello de Ángel
- Campamento
- Capulí
- Chazara
- Chumundé
- Concordia Manabita
- Damacio
- Dogola
- Dógola
- El Capricho
- El Capuli
- El Ceibo
- El Descanso
- Estero Hondo
- La Nacida
- La Pascuala
- La Vuelta del Toro
- Las Guantas
- Las Maravillas
- Las Medianas
- Las Peñas
- Los Guayacanes
- Los Laureles
- Los Rosales
- Matacaballo Adentro
- Matacaballo Afuera
- Mediania
- Meribe
- Molumpaqui
- Nache
- Nueva Esperanza
- Pambilar
- Partidero
- Playón
- Rascadera
- San Francisco
- San Rufino
- Tulpero
- Unión de Chumundé
- Venado
- Vuelta del Recreo

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 Chumundé

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Río Chumundé
- Río Meribe

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 Chumundé 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 Chumundé

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Salud Chumunde · Chumundé 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.83273&mlon=-79.41887#map=17/0.83273/-79.41887) 

Bank ATM BANCO PACIFICO GASOLINERA PRIMAX · Esmeraldas 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.92309&mlon=-79.66968#map=17/0.92309/-79.66968) 

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

Petrol pump Petrolrios · Viche 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.62779&mlon=-79.54610#map=17/0.62779/-79.54610) 

Hotel House Lema Guagua · San Mateo 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.86964&mlon=-79.63124#map=17/0.86964/-79.63124) 

Mall Plaza Rio · Tachina 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.95714&mlon=-79.63057#map=17/0.95714/-79.63057) 

School Escuela de Papayal · Chontaduro 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.83020&mlon=-79.33688#map=17/0.83020/-79.33688) 

College Unidad Educativa FIBA JAKI · Santo Domingo de Onzole 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.58032&mlon=-79.15771#map=17/0.58032/-79.15771) 

Police station Control Ambiental · San Mateo 31 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 Chumundé

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

- Hospitals1
- 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 Rioverde Canton

- Chontaduro
- Lagarto
- Montalvo
- Rioverde
- Rocafuerte

## Quick answers

- Where is Chumundé?In Rioverde Canton, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador
- What borders Chumundé?Chinca, Chontaduro, Chura, Majua, Malimpia, Montalvo and Santo Domingo de Onzole
- What is there to see in Chumundé?Cascade Canchalagua
- What time zone is Chumundé in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Chumundé?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Chumundé?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Chumundé?45 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Chumundé?Settlements lie between 92 m and 241 m
- What is the best time to visit Chumundé?June to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Chumundé?Centro de Salud Chumunde, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Chumundé?ATM BANCO PACIFICO GASOLINERA PRIMAX, about 38 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Chumundé?Chaupara, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chumundé?Petrolrios, about 20 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Chumundé?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Chumundé?EC080752 (OCHA common operational dataset)