# Portoviejo Canton, Manabí Province – Parishes, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/portoviejo/ Canton · Manabí Province # Portoviejo Canton Portoviejo Canton is a canton of Ecuador in Manabí Province. It covers **958.2 km²**. Its main town is Portoviejo. It is divided into 8 parishes. 124 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 921 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 958km² - 8parishes - 921mapped services ## Where is Portoviejo Canton? Portoviejo Canton lies in [Manabí Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 9 other cantons: [Bolívar Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/bolivar/), [Jaramijó Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/jaramijo/), [Jipijapa Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/jipijapa/), [Junín Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/junin/), [Montecristi Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/montecristi/), [Pichincha Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/pichincha/), [Rocafuerte Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/rocafuerte/), [Santa Ana Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/santa-ana/) and [Sucre Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/sucre/). By area it is the 79th largest of 221 cantons in Ecuador. It covers 4.9% of [Manabí Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/). The centre of Portoviejo Canton is about 225 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. The centre point is at 0.9973° S, 80.3971° 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 Portoviejo Canton OpenStreetMap lists 41 named sights in Portoviejo Canton: 17 memorials; 10 monuments; 5 attractions; 3 museums; 2 archaeological sites; 2 viewpoints; 1 city gate; 1 castle or fort. - Hojas Jaboncillo · museum - Museo Portoviejo · museum - Museo de la Ciudad de Portoviejo · museum - Cerro Hojas-Jaboncillo · archaeological site - taller Hojas-Jaboncillo · archaeological site - Home · castle or fort - Mirador El Tigre · viewpoint - Mirador Las Pulgas · viewpoint - Concorde · attraction - Hedge Maze (Laberinto) · attraction - La Loma de Crucita · attraction - Letras Crucita · attraction - Quinta muentes · attraction - Abdon Calderón · monument - Banderas · memorial - Cabza de león · memorial - Campo Santo · memorial - Che Guevara · memorial - Cub Rotarac · memorial - César Alan Miranda Vélez · memorial - Eloy Alfaro · monument - Eloy Alfaro · memorial - Eugenio de Santa Cruz y Espejo · memorial - Federico González Suárez · memorial - Francisco Pacheco · memorial - Hemiciclo de las banderas · city gate - Inti Raymi · monument - Juan León Mera · memorial - Juan Montalvo · memorial - Las Puertas de la Ciudad · monument …and 11 more. 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: Portoviejo 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) · Manta32 km - José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) · Guayaquil141 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:11) and shortest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:19, 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. ## Parishes of Portoviejo Canton Parish Area km² Localities Services [Abdón Calderón](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/portoviejo/abdon-calderon/) 121 45 14 [Alhajuela](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/portoviejo/alhajuela/) 31 9 2 [Chirijos](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/portoviejo/chirijos/) 61 1 2 [Crucita](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/portoviejo/crucita/) 62 4 92 [Portoviejo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/portoviejo/portoviejo/) 416 25 794 [Pueblo Nuevo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/portoviejo/pueblo-nuevo/) 37 18 3 [Riochico](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/portoviejo/riochico/) 91 18 11 [San Plácido](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/portoviejo/san-placido/) 139 4 3 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 Portoviejo Canton Open gazetteers list **124 villages, towns and localities** in Portoviejo Canton. The largest with a recorded population: Portoviejo (321,800). Settlements here lie between about 11 m and 451 m above sea level (median 80 m). - Abdón Calderón - Agua Blanca - Alhajuela - Arriagada - Bijagual - Caja Fuego - Cañales - Chirijos - Chone - Ciudadela Municipal - Ciudadela San Fernando - Colón - Crucita - Cuatro Esquinas - El Bejuco - El Cade - El Cangrejal - El Cape - El Cascabel - El Congo - El Coroso - El Gramal - El Guasmo - El Hormiguero - El Jobo - El Limón - El Mate - El Milagro - El Naranjito - El Paraiso - El Pasaje - El Pasaje Alhajuela - El Retiro - El Rodeo - El Tigre - El Tillal - El Tillo - El Tomatal - El Zapallo - El Zapote - Elojo de Agua - Estancia Vieja Adentro - Estancia Vieja Afuera - Estancias Viejas Afuera - Guayabo - Juan Dama - La Balsa de Calderon - La Balsa de Miguelillo - La Balsita - La Cera - La Chirimoya - La Cienega - La Cruz Alta - La Delicia - La Encantada - La Floresta - La Jigua - La Madera - La Majagua - La Paja - La Pampa - La Pita - La Quijije - La Sequita - La Tranca - Las Abejas - Las Chacras - Las Cruces - Las Gilces - Los Cajones - Los Casinos - Los Cuatro Caminos - Los Garcias - Los Laureles - Los Naranjos - Los Pocitos - Los Rosales - Los Tigres - Los Ángeles - Maconta Adentro - Maconta Afuera - Maconta en Medio - Mapasingue - Mata de Cade - Mejía - Mocochal - Moconta Abajo - Moconta Arriba - Naranjal - Pachinche Adentro - Pachinche Afuera - Pachinche en Medio - Palo Quemado - Pata de Pájaro - Pechichal - Pechiche - Picoazá - Pimpiguasi - Playa Prieta - Portoviejo - Potrerillos - Pueblo Nuevo - Quebrada La Mona - Quebrada Seca - Quebrada de Guillen - Quebrada del Agua - Ríochico - Sacón - Salinas - San Antonio de Miguelito - San Clemente - San Gabriel - San Miguel - San Pablo - San Pedro - San Plácido - San Vicente - Santa Rosa - Saquitopo - Tablada de las Brisas - Tablada de los Tigres - Tebaida - Tierra Dura - Zapanillal 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 Portoviejo Canton Named natural and historic features inside Portoviejo Canton, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Getting around 1 airport; 1 airfield. - Porto Viejo Southeast - Reales Tamarindos Airport 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 Portoviejo Canton and the best time to visit In Portoviejo Canton, the warmest month is Feb (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Sep (24 °C). About 574 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Feb (159 mm) and the driest Sep (2 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 25 104 Feb 26 159 Mar 26 152 Apr 25 82 May 25 31 Jun 24 10 Jul 24 3 Aug 24 2 Sep 24 2 Oct 24 4 Nov 24 4 Dec 25 20 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Portoviejo Canton Places mapped inside Portoviejo Canton in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals54 - Banks28 - Petrol pumps26 - Hotels67 - Shopping malls22 - Schools97 - Colleges and universities33 - Cinemas1 - Pharmacies60 - Restaurants444 - Police stations26 - Dental clinics63 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 Portoviejo Canton?In Manabí Province, Ecuador - What borders Portoviejo Canton?Bolívar Canton, Jaramijó Canton, Jipijapa Canton, Junín Canton, Montecristi Canton, Pichincha Canton, Rocafuerte Canton, Santa Ana Canton and Sucre Canton - What is there to see in Portoviejo Canton?Abdon Calderón, Banderas, Cabza de león, Campo Santo - What time zone is Portoviejo Canton in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Portoviejo Canton?Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in Portoviejo Canton?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Portoviejo Canton?124 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Portoviejo Canton?Settlements lie between 11 m and 451 m - What is the best time to visit Portoviejo Canton?April to January - How many hospitals are in Portoviejo Canton?54 mapped - How many banks are in Portoviejo Canton?28 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Portoviejo Canton?26 mapped - What is the P-code of Portoviejo Canton?EC1301 (OCHA common operational dataset)