# La Unión Parish, Jipijapa Canton, Manabí Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/jipijapa/la-union/

Parish · Jipijapa Canton 

# La Unión

La Unión is a parish of Ecuador in Jipijapa Canton, Manabí Province. It covers **47.7 km²**. 20 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 47.7km²
- 2mapped services
- 516 mtypical elevation

## Where is La Unión?

La Unión lies in [Jipijapa Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/jipijapa/), [Manabí Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 5 other parishes: [América](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/jipijapa/america/), [El Anegado](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/jipijapa/el-anegado/), [Jipijapa](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/jipijapa/jipijapa/), [Noboa](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/24-de-mayo/noboa/) and [Paján](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/pajan/pajan/). By area it is the 817th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 3.5% of [Jipijapa Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/jipijapa/). The centre of La Unión is about 253 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 17 km from Jipijapa, the main town of Jipijapa Canton. The centre point is at 1.4338° S, 80.4540° 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 La Unión

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in La Unión: 1 attraction.

- Cascada de San Nicolás · attraction

### Nearby, outside La Unión

- Cascada de Bajo Grande · attraction, El Anegado6.7 km
- Turismo Comunitario Tataniche,Pisloy Abajo · attraction, Jipijapa13 km
- Parque El Loro · monument, Paján14 km
- Las Golondrinas · monument, Paján14 km
- Agua fria. R3cinto · viewpoint, Bellavista16 km
- Monumento a Eloy Alfaro · memorial, Jipijapa17 km
- Monumento a la Libertad · monument, Jipijapa17 km
- Monumento al Sombrero de Paja Toquilla · memorial, Jipijapa17 km
- Monumento al Choclo · monument, Jipijapa18 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: La Unión

- 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) · Manta60 km
- José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) · Guayaquil102 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:10) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:20, sunset around 18:23).

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 La Unión

Open gazetteers list **20 villages, towns and localities** in La Unión.

- Agua Dulce
- Bajo de la Union
- Bejucal
- Cadecito
- El Arenal
- El Carmen
- El Ramito
- La Monserrate
- La Naranja
- La Naranjita
- La Unión
- Las Maravillas
- Naranja
- Rio Chico
- San Antonio
- San Eloy
- San José De Afuera
- San Ramón
- San Vicente
- Santa Barbara

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 La Unión and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Jipijapa Canton, the warmest month is Feb (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Sep (23 °C), after allowing for this place being about 166 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 546 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Feb (161 mm) and the driest Sep (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to January**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 24 91 

Feb 24 161 

Mar 24 155 

Apr 24 80 

May 24 26 

Jun 23 7 

Jul 23 2 

Aug 23 1 

Sep 23 1 

Oct 23 3 

Nov 23 3 

Dec 24 17 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from La Unión

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital La Naranjita · La Unión 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.41901&mlon=-80.45634#map=17/-1.41901/-80.45634) 

Bank Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Santa Ana Ltda. · Paján 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.55360&mlon=-80.42816#map=17/-1.55360/-80.42816) 

ATM Cajero Banco Pichincha · Jipijapa 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.34869&mlon=-80.57800#map=17/-1.34869/-80.57800) 

Petrol pump Terpel · Jipijapa 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.37077&mlon=-80.58722#map=17/-1.37077/-80.58722) 

Hotel Bosque Rosita Indaura. · Paján 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.54504&mlon=-80.42710#map=17/-1.54504/-80.42710) 

Mall Terminal Terrestre Xipixapa · Jipijapa 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.35889&mlon=-80.58963#map=17/-1.35889/-80.58963) 

School 9 de octubre · La Unión 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.39624&mlon=-80.47388#map=17/-1.39624/-80.47388) 

College (Universidad Estatal Del Sur De Manabi) · Jipijapa 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.34958&mlon=-80.56413#map=17/-1.34958/-80.56413) 

Police station Comando Provincial de Policía Manabí N 4 · Paján 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.55538&mlon=-80.43083#map=17/-1.55538/-80.43083) 

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 La Unión

Places mapped inside La Unión in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals1
- Schools1

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 Jipijapa Canton

- América
- El Anegado
- Jipijapa
- Julcuy
- Membrillal
- Pedro Pablo Gómez
- Puerto Cayo

## Quick answers

- Where is La Unión?In Jipijapa Canton, Manabí Province, Ecuador
- What borders La Unión?América, El Anegado, Jipijapa, Noboa and Paján
- What is there to see in La Unión?Cascada de San Nicolás
- What time zone is La Unión in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in La Unión?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in La Unión?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in La Unión?20 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit La Unión?April to January
- Where is the nearest hospital to La Unión?La Naranjita, about 1.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to La Unión?Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Santa Ana Ltda., about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to La Unión?Cajero Banco Pichincha, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to La Unión?Terpel, about 16 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in La Unión?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of La Unión?EC130654 (OCHA common operational dataset)