# Chirijos Parish, Portoviejo Canton, Manabí Province – Villages

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

Parish · Portoviejo Canton 

# Chirijos

Chirijos is a parish of Ecuador in Portoviejo Canton, Manabí Province. It covers **60.8 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 60.8km²
- 2mapped services

## Where is Chirijos?

Chirijos 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/), [Alhajuela](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/portoviejo/alhajuela/), [Junín](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/junin/junin/), [Quiroga](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/bolivar/quiroga/) and [San Plácido](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/portoviejo/san-placido/). By area it is the 743rd largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 6.3% of [Portoviejo Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/manabi/portoviejo/). The centre of Chirijos is about 204 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 30 km from Portoviejo, the main town of Portoviejo Canton. The centre point is at 1.0221° S, 80.1844° 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 Chirijos

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Chirijos: 1 viewpoint.

- Mirador El Tigre · viewpoint

### Nearby, outside Chirijos

- Rio. Junin · attraction, Junín8.7 km
- COMUNA RÍO CAÑA · attraction, Ayacucho14 km
- Abdon Calderón · monument, Abdón Calderón18 km
- Balneario "El Tape" Platanales · attraction, Calceta19 km
- Monumento al Balsero del Carrizal · monument, Calceta20 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: Chirijos

- 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) · Manta56 km
- José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) · Guayaquil131 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 06:18, 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 Chirijos

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Chirijos.

- Chirijos

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 Chirijos 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 Chirijos

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Salud Carlos Morales Locke · Junín 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.93211&mlon=-80.20582#map=17/-0.93211/-80.20582) 

Bank Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Abdón Calderón · Abdón Calderón 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.02922&mlon=-80.34466#map=17/-1.02922/-80.34466) 

Petrol pump gasolinera Petrolríos · Calceta 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.85113&mlon=-80.17083#map=17/-0.85113/-80.17083) 

Hotel Casa de los padres de Johanna · Alhajuela 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.04392&mlon=-80.26236#map=17/-1.04392/-80.26236) 

Mall Portal Plaza · Calceta 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.84694&mlon=-80.16529#map=17/-0.84694/-80.16529) 

School Eloy Intriago Loor · Junín 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.95517&mlon=-80.22620#map=17/-0.95517/-80.22620) 

College Unidad Educativa Sebastián Muñoz · San Sebastián 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.05816&mlon=-80.01026#map=17/-1.05816/-80.01026) 

Police station UPC-ALAJUELA 1 · Alhajuela 11 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 Chirijos

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

- Pharmacies1
- 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 Portoviejo Canton

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Chirijos?In Portoviejo Canton, Manabí Province, Ecuador
- What borders Chirijos?Abdón Calderón, Alhajuela, Junín, Quiroga and San Plácido
- What is there to see in Chirijos?Mirador El Tigre
- What time zone is Chirijos in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Chirijos?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Chirijos?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Chirijos?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Chirijos?April to January
- Where is the nearest hospital to Chirijos?Centro de Salud Carlos Morales Locke, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Chirijos?Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Abdón Calderón, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chirijos?gasolinera Petrolríos, about 19 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Chirijos?EC130157 (OCHA common operational dataset)