# Morona Canton, Morona Santiago Province – Parishes & Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/morona/ Canton · Morona Santiago Province # Morona Canton Morona Canton is a canton of Ecuador in Morona Santiago Province. It covers **4,363.5 km²**. Its main town is Macas. It is divided into 9 parishes. 101 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 278 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4,364km² - 9parishes - 278mapped services ## Where is Morona Canton? Morona Canton lies in [Morona Santiago Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 9 other cantons: [Alausí Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/chimborazo/alausi/), [Azogues Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/canar/azogues/), [Guamote Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/chimborazo/guamote/), [Huamboya Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/huamboya/), [Logroño Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/logrono/), [Pablo Sexto Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/pablo-sexto/), [Sucúa Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/sucua/), [Taisha Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/taisha/) and [Tiwintza Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/tiwintza/). By area it is the 9th largest of 221 cantons in Ecuador. It covers 18.2% of [Morona Santiago Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/). The centre of Morona Canton is about 255 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 31 km from Macas, the main town of Morona Santiago Province. The centre point is at 2.4291° S, 77.8673° 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 Morona Canton OpenStreetMap lists 24 named sights in Morona Canton: 8 attractions; 4 viewpoints; 4 monuments; 3 waterfalls; 2 zoos; 2 nature reserves; 1 volcano. - Aguas TERMALES · waterfall - Cascada termal Míazal · waterfall - Jimbitono · waterfall - Parque Nacional Sangay · nature reserve - Reserva Ecologica Nantar · nature reserve - Mirador Quilamo · viewpoint - Torre · viewpoint - Torre · viewpoint - best view · viewpoint - Cascada Yantsa · attraction - Coliseo Parroquial WILLMAN PEREZ · attraction - Inicio de las bajada hasta la Purísima de Macas · attraction - Inicio del recorrido a la Purísima de Macas · attraction - Playas Río Upano · attraction - Playas de Arapicos · attraction - Río Yuquipa sector Panki · attraction - Templo de la amazonía · attraction - El Eden · zoo - Fatima · zoo - Monumento a La Virgen Purísima de Macas · monument - Redondel NORTE · monument - Redondel de Los MACABEOS · monument - Redondel de la Virgen · monument - Sangay · volcano 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: Morona 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 - Coronel E Carvajal Airport (XMS) · Macas32 km - Mariscal Lamar Airport (CUE) · Cuenca134 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 05:58) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:12, sunset around 18:10). 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 Morona Canton Parish Area km² Localities Services [Alshi](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/morona/alshi/) 269 4 1 [Cuchaentza](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/morona/cuchaentza/) 345 6 3 [General Proaño](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/morona/general-proano/) 73 6 6 [Macas](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/morona/macas/) 49 1 227 [Río Blanco](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/morona/rio-blanco/) 225 3 6 [San Isidro](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/morona/san-isidro/) 129 3 3 [Sevilla Don Bosco](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/morona/sevilla-don-bosco/) 2,244 65 26 [Sinaí](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/morona/sinai/) 405 8 5 [Zuña](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/morona/zuna/) 625 5 1 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 Morona Canton Open gazetteers list **101 villages, towns and localities** in Morona Canton. The largest with a recorded population: Macas (23,687). Settlements here lie between about 204 m and 2,917 m above sea level (median 929 m). - 18 de Febrero - 9 de Octubre - Abanico - Alshí - Alto Timbiana - Ankuash - Arapicos - Barranco - Buena Esperanza - Cascadas - Centro Guadalupe - Chanalá - Chapiza - Chiriap - Comunidad Kampan - Conchay - Cuchaentza - Domono Alto - Eden Evenecer - General Proaño - Huacho - Isidoro - Jimbitono - Jordan - Kaspaimi - Kirubá - Kusuim - La Cascada - La Merced - La Unión - La Y de Sinai - Luz de America - Macas - Mangosiza - Miasal - Miazal - Musap - Mutinza - Nayumbime - Nayumpim - Nueva Jerusalem - Numbain - Nuwents - Palmeras - Panki - Petzcinda - Pikiur - Playas San Luis - Proaño - Pumpuis - Retiro - Rio Blanco - Sagrado Corazón - Salado - San Andrés - San Antonio - San Isidro - San Jacinto de Domono - San Juan - San Luis de Ininkis - San Martin - San Miguel - San Pedro de Ankuash - San Pedro de Chuvints - San Ramon - San Ramon de Huambimi - Santa Ana - Santa María de Tunants - Santa Rosa - Saunts - Sevilla Don Bosco - Sevilla Rural - Shakaim - Shimpis - Shiram - Sinaí - Suentza - Suritiak - Tambillo - Tarimiat - Tashap - Tinguichaca - Tres Marías - Tsuntsuts - Tukupi - Tundiak - Tunduana - Tuyuntsa - Uchich Suants - Untsuri Entsa - Urbanización Valle Real - Uunt Suants - Uunt Wichim - Uyunts - Veracruz - Wapu - Wee - Yapi - Yurank - Zuña - Zuñac 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 Morona Canton Named natural and historic features inside Morona Canton, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 14 rivers and streams; 1 dam. - Abanico Dam - Río Abanico - Río Anguachaca - Río Mangosiza - Río Miazal - Río Numpain - Río Nuwents - Río Patents - Río Pingüints - Río Suants - Río Suentza - Río Tashap - Río Tzurin - Río Volcán - Río Wampis ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains. - Cerro Colai · 4,292 m - Collay · 4,148 m ### Getting around 5 airfields; 1 airport. - Canusa - Edmundo Carvajal Airport - Kaspaim - Miasal - Tayuntza - Unswants 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 Morona Canton and the best time to visit In Morona Canton, the warmest month is Nov (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 1,603 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (168 mm) and the driest Sep (91 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **July to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 20 125 Feb 20 131 Mar 19 165 Apr 19 168 May 19 155 Jun 18 155 Jul 18 114 Aug 18 102 Sep 19 91 Oct 20 131 Nov 20 134 Dec 20 133 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Morona Canton Places mapped inside Morona Canton in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals10 - Banks12 - ATMs1 - Petrol pumps4 - Hotels49 - Shopping malls7 - Schools36 - Colleges and universities10 - Pharmacies11 - Restaurants113 - Police stations7 - Dental clinics18 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 Morona Canton?In Morona Santiago Province, Ecuador - What borders Morona Canton?Alausí Canton, Azogues Canton, Guamote Canton, Huamboya Canton, Logroño Canton, Pablo Sexto Canton, Sucúa Canton, Taisha Canton and Tiwintza Canton - What is there to see in Morona Canton?Aguas TERMALES, Cascada Yantsa, Cascada termal Míazal, Coliseo Parroquial WILLMAN PEREZ - What time zone is Morona Canton in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Morona Canton?Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in Morona Canton?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Morona Canton?101 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Morona Canton?Settlements lie between 204 m and 2,917 m - What is the highest point in Morona Canton?Cerro Colai (4,292 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Morona Canton?July to September - How many hospitals are in Morona Canton?10 mapped - How many banks are in Morona Canton?12 mapped - How many ATMs are in Morona Canton?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Morona Canton?4 mapped - What is the P-code of Morona Canton?EC1401 (OCHA common operational dataset)