# Colaisaca Parish, Calvas Canton, Loja Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/calvas/colaisaca/ Parish · Calvas Canton # Colaisaca Colaisaca is a parish of Ecuador in Calvas Canton, Loja Province. It covers **192.9 km²**. 45 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 18 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 193km² - 18mapped services - 1,910 mtypical elevation ## Where is Colaisaca? Colaisaca lies in [Calvas Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/calvas/), [Loja Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 4 other parishes: [Cariamanga](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/calvas/cariamanga/), [Catacocha](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/paltas/catacocha/), [Sozoranga](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/sozoranga/sozoranga/) and [Utuana](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/calvas/utuana/). By area it is the 354th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 22.6% of [Calvas Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/calvas/). The centre of Colaisaca is about 465 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 17 km from Cariamanga, the main town of Calvas Canton. The centre point is at 4.2440° S, 79.6826° 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 Colaisaca ### Nearby, outside Colaisaca - Reserva Jocotoco - Utuana · nature reserve, Utuana14 km - La Piedra sembrada · attraction, Cariamanga15 km - Hno. Santiago Fernández García · memorial, Cariamanga17 km - Padre Esteban Narganez · memorial, Cariamanga17 km - Pileta - Baño del Inca · monument, Cariamanga17 km - Jerónimo Carrión · memorial, Cariamanga17 km - Bosque Protector Jatumpamba-Jorupe · nature reserve, Sabiango20 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: Colaisaca - 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)44 km - Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International Airport (ETR) · Santa Rosa96 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 18:15). 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 Colaisaca Open gazetteers list **45 villages, towns and localities** in Colaisaca. Settlements here lie between about 880 m and 2,486 m above sea level (median 1,910 m). - Ajilanga - Atillo - Belamine - Carango - Chiguilche - Chuchulaca - Cochapamba - Colaisaca - El Atillo - El Batán - Gualo - Guamba - Guato - Horcon - Huallango - Jatunpamba - La Laguna - La Sierra - Los Cruceros - Majarcola - Moras - Ningomine - Paraza - Piedras Negras - Pinllo - Pitas - Pitas Yaguarcocha - Pongo - Pulperia - Pulpería - Saramine - Surunuma - Tacaranga - Tarume - Trapichillo - Tuchimine - Tunamaqui - Tunas - Turume - Tuscuimine - Upaco - Yaguarcocha - Yanisanta - Yuraza - 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 Colaisaca Named natural and historic features inside Colaisaca, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 3 mountains. - Cerro Condorhuasi · 2,289 m - Cerro Belamine · 2,089 m - Loma Pate · 1,912 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 Colaisaca and the best time to visit Using the climate of Calvas Canton, the warmest month is Sep (average 16 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C), after allowing for this place being about 239 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 16 58 Feb 16 96 Mar 16 96 Apr 16 64 May 16 36 Jun 15 31 Jul 15 26 Aug 16 19 Sep 16 19 Oct 16 40 Nov 16 48 Dec 16 55 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Colaisaca Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Dispensario de Salud de Colaisaca · Colaisaca 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.31650&mlon=-79.69221#map=17/-4.31650/-79.69221) Bank Ban Ecuador · Sozoranga 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.32673&mlon=-79.79199#map=17/-4.32673/-79.79199) ATM Cajero automático CoopMego · Cariamanga 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.32485&mlon=-79.55531#map=17/-4.32485/-79.55531) Petrol pump Estación Petrocomercial Sozoranga · Sozoranga 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.33123&mlon=-79.79082#map=17/-4.33123/-79.79082) Hotel Miss Isabel Cabrera house · Catacocha 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.13586&mlon=-79.61502#map=17/-4.13586/-79.61502) Mall Comercial Christopher · Cariamanga 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.32729&mlon=-79.55536#map=17/-4.32729/-79.55536) School Batallon Cabo Minacho · Colaisaca 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.27737&mlon=-79.69225#map=17/-4.27737/-79.69225) College Colegio 18 de Noviembre · Sozoranga 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.32730&mlon=-79.78961#map=17/-4.32730/-79.78961) Police station UPC Colaisaca · Colaisaca 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.31719&mlon=-79.69271#map=17/-4.31719/-79.69271) 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 Colaisaca Places mapped inside Colaisaca in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools15 - Restaurants1 - Police stations1 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 Calvas Canton - Cariamanga - El Lucero - Sanguillín - Utuana ## Quick answers - Where is Colaisaca?In Calvas Canton, Loja Province, Ecuador - What borders Colaisaca?Cariamanga, Catacocha, Sozoranga and Utuana - What is there to see in Colaisaca?Reserva Jocotoco - Utuana, La Piedra sembrada, Hno. Santiago Fernández García, Padre Esteban Narganez - What time zone is Colaisaca in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Colaisaca?Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in Colaisaca?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Colaisaca?45 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Colaisaca?Settlements lie between 880 m and 2,486 m - What is the highest point in Colaisaca?Cerro Condorhuasi (2,289 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Colaisaca?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Colaisaca?Dispensario de Salud de Colaisaca, about 8.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Colaisaca?Ban Ecuador, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Colaisaca?Cajero automático CoopMego, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Colaisaca?Estación Petrocomercial Sozoranga, about 15 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Colaisaca?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Colaisaca?EC110251 (OCHA common operational dataset)