# Jama Canton, Manabí Province – Parishes, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/jama/ Canton · Manabí Province # Jama Canton Jama Canton is a canton of Ecuador in Manabí Province. It covers **569.0 km²**. Its main town is Jama. It is divided into 1 parishe. 60 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 33 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 569km² - 1parishe - 33mapped services ## Where is Jama Canton? Jama Canton lies in [Manabí Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 4 other cantons: [Chone Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/chone/), [Pedernales Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/pedernales/), [San Vicente Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/san-vicente/) and [Sucre Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/sucre/). By area it is the 117th largest of 221 cantons in Ecuador. It covers 2.9% of [Manabí Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/). The centre of Jama Canton is about 190 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 97 km from Portoviejo, the main town of Manabí Province. The centre point is at 0.2151° S, 80.2296° 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 Jama Canton OpenStreetMap lists 7 named sights in Jama Canton: 3 nature reserves; 2 beachs; 1 attraction; 1 museum. - Museo Municipal de Jama · museum - Bosque Seco Lalo Loor · nature reserve - Reserva Biológica Tito Santos · nature reserve - Reserva Ecológica Jama-Coaque · nature reserve - JAMA CAMPAY HOEMRESORT & SPA · beach - JAMA CAMPAY RESORT · beach - Parque Central · attraction 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: Jama 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 - Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) · Manta95 km - Carlos Concha Torres International Airport (ESM) · Tachina149 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:11) and shortest in Aug (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:22, sunset around 18:29). 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 Jama Canton Parish Area km² Localities Services [Jama](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/jama/jama/) 569 60 33 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 Jama Canton Open gazetteers list **60 villages, towns and localities** in Jama Canton. Settlements here lie between about 8 m and 461 m above sea level (median 77 m). - Barrio Bellavista De Don Juan - Barrio Betania - Barrio El Puente - Barrio La Division - Barrio La Papaya Bajo - Barrio Las Cañas - Barrio Las Palmitas - Barrio Limon - Barrio Nuevo Tabuga - Barrio Punta Blanca - Barrio San Bartolo - Barrio Tabuga Centro - Barrio Tasaste - Barrio Venado En Medio - Bijahual Abajo - Boca de Bigua - Calade - Camarones - Campamento - Canque - Casa Blanca - Cañaveral - Colorado - Don Juan - El Churo - El Cruce - El Matal - El Salto de Bigua - El Salto de Huele - Estero Seco - Huele - Jama - Jose Loor - La Azucena - La Chonta - La Laguna - La Mocora - La Pabla - La Piquigua - La Romana - La Vela - Laguna - Las Mañanitas - Los Camarones - Matal - Naranjal - Potrero - Punta Adentro - Punta Larga - Purichime - Rambuche - Salima - Salvación - Santa Rosa - Santo Tomas - Tabuga - Venado - Venado Abajo - Venado Afuera - Venado Arriba 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 Jama Canton Named natural and historic features inside Jama Canton, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Río El Venado ### Coast and islands 1 headland. - Punta Venado 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 Jama Canton and the best time to visit In Jama Canton, the warmest month is Dec (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jun (25 °C). About 1,220 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (241 mm) and the driest Aug (12 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 25 202 Feb 25 229 Mar 25 241 Apr 25 193 May 25 121 Jun 25 55 Jul 25 21 Aug 25 12 Sep 25 19 Oct 25 27 Nov 25 26 Dec 25 74 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Jama Canton Places mapped inside Jama Canton in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hotels14 - Schools4 - Pharmacies2 - Restaurants11 - Police stations2 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 Jama Canton?In Manabí Province, Ecuador - What borders Jama Canton?Chone Canton, Pedernales Canton, San Vicente Canton and Sucre Canton - What is there to see in Jama Canton?Bosque Seco Lalo Loor, JAMA CAMPAY HOEMRESORT & SPA, JAMA CAMPAY RESORT, Museo Municipal de Jama - What time zone is Jama Canton in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Jama Canton?Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in Jama Canton?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Jama Canton?60 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Jama Canton?Settlements lie between 8 m and 461 m - What is the best time to visit Jama Canton?June to December - What is the P-code of Jama Canton?EC1320 (OCHA common operational dataset)