# Calvas Canton, Loja Province – Parishes, Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/calvas/

Canton · Loja Province 

# Calvas Canton

Calvas Canton is a canton of Ecuador in Loja Province. It covers **851.9 km²**. Its main town is Cariamanga. It is divided into 5 parishes. 250 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 125 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 852km²
- 5parishes
- 125mapped services

## Where is Calvas Canton?

Calvas Canton lies in [Loja Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 5 other cantons: [Espíndola Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/espindola/), [Gonzanamá Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/gonzanama/), [Paltas Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/paltas/), [Quilanga Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/quilanga/) and [Sozoranga Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/sozoranga/). By area it is the 84th largest of 221 cantons in Ecuador. It covers 7.7% of [Loja Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/). The centre of Calvas Canton is about 472 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 57 km from Loja, the main town of Loja Province. The centre point is at 4.3402° S, 79.5865° 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 Calvas Canton

OpenStreetMap lists 9 named sights in Calvas Canton: 3 memorials; 3 attractions; 1 monument; 1 cave; 1 nature reserve.

- Reserva Jocotoco - Utuana · nature reserve
- Balneario El Lucero - Unión de los dos Ríos. · attraction
- La Piedra sembrada · attraction
- Pailas Rotas · attraction
- Gruta del Niño Jesus · cave
- Hno. Santiago Fernández García · memorial
- Jerónimo Carrión · memorial
- Padre Esteban Narganez · memorial
- Pileta - Baño del Inca · 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: Calvas 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

- Ciudad de Catamayo Airport (LOH) · La Toma (Catamayo)45 km
- Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International Airport (ETR) · Santa Rosa110 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:02) and shortest in Jun (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:22, 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.

## Parishes of Calvas Canton

Parish Area km² Localities Services 

[Cariamanga](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/calvas/cariamanga/) 350 121 89 

[Colaisaca](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/calvas/colaisaca/) 193 45 18 

[El Lucero](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/calvas/el-lucero/) 94 36 11 

[Sanguillín](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/calvas/sanguillin/) 99 17 4 

[Utuana](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/calvas/utuana/) 117 41 3 

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 Calvas Canton

Open gazetteers list **250 villages, towns and localities** in Calvas Canton. The largest with a recorded population: Cariamanga (16,862). Settlements here lie between about 880 m and 2,504 m above sea level (median 1,671 m).

- Ahuaca
- Ahuaca Agua Dulce
- Ahuaca de Agua Dulce
- Ahuaca del Carmen
- Ajilanga
- Alcaparrozas
- Amazonas
- Anchalaya
- Ardanza
- Arton Bajo
- Artón Alto
- Artón Alto Norte
- Artón Bajo
- Asanuma
- Atillo
- Azanuma del Laurel
- Baño del Inca
- Belamine
- Bella Maria Grande
- Bella María
- Bellos Horizontes
- Berbenapamba
- Cabuyal
- Cachaco
- Calguamine
- Calvas
- Camaitos
- Camayos
- Cango Alto
- Cango Bajo
- Cangopita
- Carango
- Cariamanga
- Cascajal
- Centro Civico
- Centro Cívico
- Cerro Huaca Loma
- Chaguarpamba
- Chalacanuma
- Chantaco
- Chaquisca
- Chaquishca
- Checo
- Chiguilche
- Chile
- Chingulle
- Choras
- Chuchulaca
- Chulla Faique
- Ciudadela Crespo
- Cochapamba
- Colaisaca
- Colanga
- Condolanga
- Condolo
- Cruz del Llano
- Cuinuma
- Cuinuma Alto
- Cuinuma Bajo
- Doradilla
- El Algodón
- El Almendro
- El Arrayan
- El Arrayán
- El Atillo
- El Batán
- El Dorado
- El Lindero
- El Llano
- El Lucero
- El Mango
- El Mirador
- El Overal
- El Palo
- El Papayo
- El Parco
- El Saco
- El Sauco
- El Tablón
- El Tambo
- El Toldo
- Espiritu Santo
- Estrellapamba
- Giropamba
- Gualo
- Guama Loma
- Guamba
- Guara
- Guato
- H Remolino
- Hacienda Limón Vega
- Hacienda Samanamaca
- Hacienda San Joaquín
- Horcon
- Huaconuma
- Huacoras
- Huairapungo
- Huallango
- Ingapirca
- Jacapo
- Jatunpamba
- Jorupe
- La Cruz
- La Cría
- La Esperanza
- La Fragua
- La Jima
- La Laguna
- La Loma
- La Merced
- La Nube
- La Palma
- La Quesera
- La Ramada
- La Sierra
- La Unión
- Las Arabiscas
- Las Cuevas
- Las Piedras
- Las Plantas
- Las Totoras
- Las Tunas
- Linderos
- Llano Grande
- Llaulle
- Loma Larga
- Los Cruceros
- Los Guabos
- Los Llanos
- Luranda
- Macaicanza
- Macandamine
- Majarcola
- Melva Usaime
- Moras
- Morupe
- Naypongo
- Naypungo
- Ningomine
- Nongora
- Overal
- Paccha
- Palo Blanco
- Pampa Bonita
- Pampa Chica
- Pampa de Los Alisos
- Pampa de los Alizos
- Pampa del Guabo
- Papaca
- Papurume
- Paraza
- Pasallal
- Pastanuma
- Piedras Negras
- Pindo Alto
- Pindo Bajo
- Pindopamba
- Pinllo
- Pishinamaca
- Pitas
- Pitas Yaguarcocha
- Pongo
- Porotillo
- Portete de Llaulle
- Pucarilla
- Pucará
- Pueblo Nuevo
- Puerto Bolívar
- Puerto Remolino
- Pulperia
- Pulpería
- Quebrada del Ciruelo
- Quisanga
- Salado Grande
- San Antonio
- San Antonio de Yambaca
- San Carlos
- San Felipe
- San Isidro
- San Joaquin
- San Joaquín
- San Jose
- San José
- San José de Cangopita
- San Juan
- San Miguel
- San Pedro Mártir
- San Pedro de Cariamanga
- San Roque
- San Sebastian de Yambaca
- San Sebastián
- San Vicente
- Sanguillín
- Santa Ana
- Santa Teresa
- Saramine
- Shocopa
- Suanamaca
- Sununga
- Suquianda
- Surunuma
- Tablaso
- Tablazo
- Tabloncillo
- Tabloncillo Alto
- Tablonpamba
- Tablón Pamba
- Tacaranga
- Tambillo
- Tambillo Bajo
- Taparuca
- Tarume
- Tierras Coloradas
- Tindaca
- Trapiche
- Trapiche Quemado
- Trapiche Viejo
- Trapichillo
- Trigopamba
- Tuchimine
- Tumbunuma
- Tunamaqui
- Tunas
- Tunas Chingulle
- Tunaspamba
- Tungani
- Tuntún
- Turume
- Tuscuimine
- Upaco
- Urama
- Usaime
- Utuana
- Vado Grande
- Visancio
- Vizancio
- Yaguarcocha
- Yambaca Nongora
- Yambamine
- Yanisanta
- Yaraco
- Yundama
- Yunga
- Yuraza
- Zhilupa
- Zhilupa Alto
- Zhocopa
- Zuro
- Zuro Alto
- Zurunuma

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 Calvas Canton

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

### Water

9 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Laracapac
- Quebrada Nongora
- Quebrada Pishinamaca
- Quebrada Quindo
- Quebrada Samanamaca
- Quebrada San José
- Quebrada San Juan
- Quebrada Trigopamba
- Quebrada Yambaca

### Hills and mountains

14 mountains.

- Cerro Condorhuasi · 2,289 m
- Loma Llambalanga · 2,170 m
- Cerro Belamine · 2,089 m
- Loma Pate · 1,912 m
- Cerro Pindal · 1,853 m
- Cerro Sununga · 1,750 m
- Cerro La Huaca · 1,746 m
- Cerro San Miguel · 1,700 m
- Cerro El Toldo · 1,588 m
- Cerro Jorupe · 1,587 m
- Cerro Yumbuna · 1,556 m
- Cerro Utuana · 1,524 m
- Cerro Paduana · 1,504 m
- Cerro Andurcu · 1,357 m

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 Calvas Canton and the best time to visit

In Calvas Canton, the warmest month is Sep (average 18 °C) and the coolest is Jul (16 °C). About 588 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Feb (96 mm) and the driest Sep (19 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to December**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 18 58 

Feb 18 96 

Mar 17 96 

Apr 17 64 

May 17 36 

Jun 16 31 

Jul 16 26 

Aug 17 19 

Sep 18 19 

Oct 18 40 

Nov 18 48 

Dec 18 55 

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Calvas Canton

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

- Hospitals6
- Banks9
- ATMs2
- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels11
- Shopping malls1
- Schools50
- Colleges and universities6
- Pharmacies11
- Restaurants23
- Police stations4
- Dental clinics1

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 Calvas Canton?In Loja Province, Ecuador
- What borders Calvas Canton?Espíndola Canton, Gonzanamá Canton, Paltas Canton, Quilanga Canton and Sozoranga Canton
- What is there to see in Calvas Canton?Balneario El Lucero - Unión de los dos Ríos., Gruta del Niño Jesus, Hno. Santiago Fernández García, Jerónimo Carrión
- What time zone is Calvas Canton in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Calvas Canton?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Calvas Canton?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Calvas Canton?250 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Calvas Canton?Settlements lie between 880 m and 2,504 m
- What is the highest point in Calvas Canton?Cerro Condorhuasi (2,289 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Calvas Canton?January to December
- How many hospitals are in Calvas Canton?6 mapped
- How many banks are in Calvas Canton?9 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Calvas Canton?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Calvas Canton?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Calvas Canton?EC1102 (OCHA common operational dataset)