# Alhajuela Parish, Portoviejo Canton, Manabí Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/portoviejo/alhajuela/

Parish · Portoviejo Canton 

# Alhajuela

Alhajuela is a parish of Ecuador in Portoviejo Canton, Manabí Province. It covers **31.1 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 31.1km²
- 2mapped services
- 74 mtypical elevation

## Where is Alhajuela?

Alhajuela lies in [Portoviejo Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/portoviejo/), [Manabí Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 5 other parishes: [Abdón Calderón](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/portoviejo/abdon-calderon/), [Ayacucho](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/santa-ana/ayacucho/), [Chirijos](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/portoviejo/chirijos/), [Honorato Vásquez](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/santa-ana/honorato-vasquez/) and [San Plácido](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/portoviejo/san-placido/). By area it is the 893rd largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 3.2% of [Portoviejo Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/portoviejo/). The centre of Alhajuela is about 216 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 19 km from Portoviejo, the main town of Portoviejo Canton. The centre point is at 1.0591° S, 80.2829° 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 Alhajuela

### Nearby, outside Alhajuela

- Abdon Calderón · monument, Abdón Calderón7.6 km
- COMUNA RÍO CAÑA · attraction, Ayacucho9.1 km
- Mirador El Tigre · viewpoint, Chirijos13 km
- Rio. Junin · attraction, Junín17 km
- Mirador Las Pulgas · viewpoint, Portoviejo18 km
- Cabza de león · memorial, Portoviejo18 km
- Juan Montalvo · memorial, Portoviejo18 km
- Banderas · memorial, Portoviejo19 km
- Eloy Alfaro · memorial, Portoviejo19 km
- Museo Portoviejo · museum, Portoviejo19 km
- Eloy Alfaro · monument, Portoviejo19 km
- Francisco Pacheco · memorial, Portoviejo19 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: Alhajuela

- 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) · Manta46 km
- José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) · Guayaquil130 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 06:19, 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 Alhajuela

Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Alhajuela.

- Agua Blanca
- Alhajuela
- Chone
- El Cascabel
- El Guasmo
- El Pasaje Alhajuela
- La Madera
- La Pita
- Las Cruces

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 Alhajuela and the best time to visit

Using the climate of 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/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Alhajuela

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital DISPENSARIO MEDICO PACHINCHE ADENTRO · Portoviejo 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.13846&mlon=-80.35348#map=17/-1.13846/-80.35348) 

Bank Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Abdón Calderón · Abdón Calderón 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.02922&mlon=-80.34466#map=17/-1.02922/-80.34466) 

Petrol pump Motesa · Abdón Calderón 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.01285&mlon=-80.37118#map=17/-1.01285/-80.37118) 

Hotel Casa de los padres de Johanna · Alhajuela 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.04392&mlon=-80.26236#map=17/-1.04392/-80.26236) 

Mall Silva Comercial · Portoviejo 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.05346&mlon=-80.45131#map=17/-1.05346/-80.45131) 

School Escuela Emilio Uzcategui · Abdón Calderón 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.07709&mlon=-80.30875#map=17/-1.07709/-80.30875) 

College Colegio de Ingenieros Civiles de Manabí · Abdón Calderón 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.01322&mlon=-80.36937#map=17/-1.01322/-80.36937) 

Police station UPC-ALAJUELA 1 · Alhajuela 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.05267&mlon=-80.27705#map=17/-1.05267/-80.27705) 

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 Alhajuela

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

- Hotels1
- 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 Portoviejo Canton

- Abdón Calderón
- Chirijos
- Crucita
- Portoviejo
- Pueblo Nuevo
- Riochico
- San Plácido

## Quick answers

- Where is Alhajuela?In Portoviejo Canton, Manabí Province, Ecuador
- What borders Alhajuela?Abdón Calderón, Ayacucho, Chirijos, Honorato Vásquez and San Plácido
- What is there to see in Alhajuela?Abdon Calderón, COMUNA RÍO CAÑA, Mirador El Tigre, Rio. Junin
- What time zone is Alhajuela in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Alhajuela?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Alhajuela?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Alhajuela?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Alhajuela?April to January
- Where is the nearest hospital to Alhajuela?DISPENSARIO MEDICO PACHINCHE ADENTRO, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Alhajuela?Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Abdón Calderón, about 7.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Alhajuela?Motesa, about 11 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Alhajuela?EC130152 (OCHA common operational dataset)