# Ricaurte Parish, Chone Canton, Manabí Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/chone/ricaurte/

Parish · Chone Canton 

# Ricaurte

Ricaurte is a parish of Ecuador in Chone Canton, Manabí Province. It covers **399.3 km²**. 64 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 39 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 399km²
- 39mapped services
- 77 mtypical elevation

## Where is Ricaurte?

Ricaurte lies in [Chone Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/chone/), [Manabí Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 5 other parishes: [Boyacá](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/chone/boyaca/), [Chone](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/chone/chone/), [Eloy Alfaro](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/chone/eloy-alfaro/), [Flavio Alfaro](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/flavio-alfaro/flavio-alfaro/) and [Zapallo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/flavio-alfaro/zapallo/). By area it is the 154th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 13.0% of [Chone Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/chone/). The centre of Ricaurte is about 160 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 24 km from Chone, the main town of Chone Canton. The centre point is at 0.5647° S, 79.9214° 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 Ricaurte

### Nearby, outside Ricaurte

- Puente zapallo · viewpoint, Zapallo18 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: Ricaurte

- 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

- Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) · Manta94 km
- Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) · Latacunga150 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:10) and shortest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:17, sunset around 18:22).

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 Ricaurte

Open gazetteers list **64 villages, towns and localities** in Ricaurte. Settlements here lie between about 30 m and 198 m above sea level (median 77 m).

- Agua Blanca
- Altamira
- Boca de Garza
- Buenos Aires
- Cachafat
- Cevallos
- Chagualu
- Colorado Chico
- Colorado Grande
- Conejo
- El Brasil
- El Levante
- El Mirador
- El Porvenir
- El Páramo
- El Tillo
- Estero Rio Chico
- Garrapata
- Garrapatilla
- Garza
- Garza de Pacho
- Guayacan
- Isla de Abajo
- Isla de Arriba
- La Betilla
- La Celinda
- La Delicia
- La Dibujada
- La Habana
- La Mancilla
- La Paloma
- La Providencia
- La Tambora
- Las Jaguas
- Las Lagunas
- Las Lajas
- Limón
- Loma
- Los Charcos
- Los Frejones
- Mantilla
- Moreira
- Pacho en Medio
- Pavón
- Piedra Azul
- Piedral
- Portete
- Páramo Nº 1
- Páramo Nº 2
- Quebrada Rancho Viejo
- Ricaurte
- Rio Plata
- Río Santo
- Saavedra
- San Francisco
- Santa Martha
- Santo de Adentro
- Serradales
- Sesme
- Tablada de Santos
- Tablada de los Muñoz
- Taragon
- Tres Bocas
- Tutumbe

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 Ricaurte and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Chone Canton, the warmest month is Sep (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jun (25 °C). About 1,165 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (250 mm) and the driest Aug (9 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to December**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 196 

Feb 25 244 

Mar 25 250 

Apr 25 190 

May 25 102 

Jun 25 40 

Jul 25 15 

Aug 26 9 

Sep 26 13 

Oct 26 20 

Nov 26 22 

Dec 26 65 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ricaurte

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Básico San Andrés · Flavio Alfaro 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.40413&mlon=-79.90963#map=17/-0.40413/-79.90963) 

Bank BANECUADOR CHONE · Chone 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.69674&mlon=-80.09396#map=17/-0.69674/-80.09396) 

Petrol pump Carmita · Flavio Alfaro 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.40695&mlon=-79.92077#map=17/-0.40695/-79.92077) 

Hotel Motel Luxury · Flavio Alfaro 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.39700&mlon=-79.91441#map=17/-0.39700/-79.91441) 

Mall Casa Comercial Delgado · Chone 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.68333&mlon=-80.10000#map=17/-0.68333/-80.10000) 

School Zaida Quiñonez de Hernandez · Ricaurte 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.55094&mlon=-79.90021#map=17/-0.55094/-79.90021) 

College Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador · Ricaurte 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.63177&mlon=-80.03708#map=17/-0.63177/-80.03708) 

Police station UPC-ZAPALLO 1 · Zapallo 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.44641&mlon=-79.99475#map=17/-0.44641/-79.99475) 

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 Ricaurte

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

- Schools35
- Colleges and universities3
- Restaurants1

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 Chone Canton

- Boyacá
- Canuto
- Chibunga
- Chone
- Convento
- Eloy Alfaro
- San Antonio

## Quick answers

- Where is Ricaurte?In Chone Canton, Manabí Province, Ecuador
- What borders Ricaurte?Boyacá, Chone, Eloy Alfaro, Flavio Alfaro and Zapallo
- What is there to see in Ricaurte?Puente zapallo
- What time zone is Ricaurte in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Ricaurte?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Ricaurte?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Ricaurte?64 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Ricaurte?Settlements lie between 30 m and 198 m
- What is the best time to visit Ricaurte?May to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ricaurte?Hospital Básico San Andrés, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ricaurte?BANECUADOR CHONE, about 24 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ricaurte?Carmita, about 18 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ricaurte?EC130356 (OCHA common operational dataset)