# Utuana Parish, Calvas Canton, Loja Province – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/calvas/utuana/ Parish · Calvas Canton # Utuana Utuana is a parish of Ecuador in Calvas Canton, Loja Province. It covers **117.0 km²**. 41 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 117km² - 3mapped services - 1,749 mtypical elevation ## Where is Utuana? Utuana 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/), [Colaisaca](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/calvas/colaisaca/), [Sozoranga](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/sozoranga/sozoranga/) and [Tacamoros](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/sozoranga/tacamoros/). By area it is the 524th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 13.7% of [Calvas Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/calvas/). The centre of Utuana is about 479 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 14 km from Cariamanga, the main town of Calvas Canton. The centre point is at 4.3784° S, 79.6705° 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 Utuana OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Utuana: 1 nature reserve. - Reserva Jocotoco - Utuana · nature reserve ### Nearby, outside Utuana - Padre Esteban Narganez · memorial, Cariamanga13 km - Jerónimo Carrión · memorial, Cariamanga14 km - Hno. Santiago Fernández García · memorial, Cariamanga14 km - Pileta - Baño del Inca · monument, Cariamanga15 km - La Piedra sembrada · attraction, Cariamanga16 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: Utuana - 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)54 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. ## Villages and localities in Utuana Open gazetteers list **41 villages, towns and localities** in Utuana. Settlements here lie between about 1,266 m and 2,504 m above sea level (median 1,749 m). - Arton Bajo - Artón Alto - Artón Alto Norte - Artón Bajo - Asanuma - Azanuma del Laurel - Calguamine - Chaguarpamba - Chantaco - Chingulle - Colanga - Condolo - El Lindero - El Mango - El Papayo - Hacienda Samanamaca - Huaconuma - Huairapungo - La Esperanza - Las Tunas - Linderos - Macandamine - Morupe - Palo Blanco - Papaca - Papurume - Pueblo Nuevo - San Felipe - San Miguel - San Vicente - Shocopa - Trapiche - Trapiche Viejo - Tumbunuma - Tunas Chingulle - Urama - Utuana - Yambamine - Zhocopa - Zuro - Zuro Alto 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 Utuana Named natural and historic features inside Utuana, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 4 mountains. - Loma Llambalanga · 2,170 m - Cerro San Miguel · 1,700 m - Cerro Utuana · 1,524 m - Cerro Paduana · 1,504 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 Utuana and the best time to visit Using the climate of 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/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Utuana Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Dispensario Médico del SSC Utuana · Utuana 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.36247&mlon=-79.70995#map=17/-4.36247/-79.70995) Bank BanEcuador B.P. · Cariamanga 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.33008&mlon=-79.55739#map=17/-4.33008/-79.55739) ATM Cajero automatico CoopMego · Cariamanga 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.32643&mlon=-79.55625#map=17/-4.32643/-79.55625) Petrol pump Estación Petrocomercial Sozoranga · Sozoranga 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.33123&mlon=-79.79082#map=17/-4.33123/-79.79082) Hotel tarjeta · Cariamanga 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.33067&mlon=-79.56041#map=17/-4.33067/-79.56041) Mall Comercial Christopher · Cariamanga 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.32729&mlon=-79.55536#map=17/-4.32729/-79.55536) School Unidad Educativa de Utuana · Utuana 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.36214&mlon=-79.70807#map=17/-4.36214/-79.70807) College ESPEC "Servio Tulio Montero" · Cariamanga 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.33513&mlon=-79.56222#map=17/-4.33513/-79.56222) Police station UPC ANTENAS DE UTUANA · Utuana 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.37084&mlon=-79.71856#map=17/-4.37084/-79.71856) 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 Utuana Places mapped inside Utuana in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools1 - 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 - Colaisaca - El Lucero - Sanguillín ## Quick answers - Where is Utuana?In Calvas Canton, Loja Province, Ecuador - What borders Utuana?Cariamanga, Colaisaca, Sozoranga and Tacamoros - What is there to see in Utuana?Reserva Jocotoco - Utuana - What time zone is Utuana in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Utuana?Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in Utuana?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Utuana?41 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Utuana?Settlements lie between 1,266 m and 2,504 m - What is the highest point in Utuana?Loma Llambalanga (2,170 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Utuana?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Utuana?Dispensario Médico del SSC Utuana, about 4.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Utuana?BanEcuador B.P., about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Utuana?Cajero automatico CoopMego, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Utuana?Estación Petrocomercial Sozoranga, about 14 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Utuana?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Utuana?EC110253 (OCHA common operational dataset)