# Pumpuentsa Parish, Taisha Canton, Morona Santiago Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/taisha/pumpuentsa/ Parish · Taisha Canton # Pumpuentsa Pumpuentsa is a parish of Ecuador in Taisha Canton, Morona Santiago Province. It covers **1,325.4 km²**. 40 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1,325km² - 266 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pumpuentsa? Pumpuentsa lies in [Taisha Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/taisha/), [Morona Santiago Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 3 other parishes: [Huasaga](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/taisha/huasaga/), [Taisha](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/taisha/taisha/) and [Tuutinentsa](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/taisha/tuutinentsa/). By area it is the 17th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 21.7% of [Taisha Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/taisha/). The centre of Pumpuentsa is about 296 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 34 km from Taisha, the main town of Taisha Canton. The centre point is at 2.5786° S, 77.2742° 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). ## Know before you go: Pumpuentsa - 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) · Macas99 km - Mariscal Lamar Airport (CUE) · Cuenca193 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 05:56) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:09, sunset around 18:08). 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 Pumpuentsa Open gazetteers list **40 villages, towns and localities** in Pumpuentsa. Settlements here lie between about 229 m and 289 m above sea level (median 266 m). - Arutam - Bacundo - Chinkianentsa - Huasaga - Huasaga Viejo - Jikiamat - Jikimiat - Jimbiquito - Juyukam Entsa - Kukajentza - Kurintsa - Kurinua - Maki - Mashumarentza - Mashumarentza Civil - Mashumarentza Militar - Murunts - Muruntsa - Patukmai - Pedro - Pumpuentsa - San Sebastián - Sawastian - Sawints - Situche Civil - Situchi - Situchi Civil - Suritiak - Tsapapentza - Tsuayentza - Tsunkintza - Waruints - Waruitns - Wasekentza - Washintza - Wasurak - Wichimi - Yamaram - Yasnunka - Zoo 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 Pumpuentsa Named natural and historic features inside Pumpuentsa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Río Guambushi - Río Kurimi - Río Wichimi ### Getting around 23 airfields. - Capitan Federico Engelman - Chinkianentza - Curintza Sur - Juyukamentza - Kupit - Kurinua - Maki - Mashumarentza - Muruntsa - Patukmai - Pumpuentza - Rio Panguientza Southwest - Saumi - Sebastian - Setuch - Sunkintza - Tzapapentza - Waruints - Wasakentza - Wasurak - Wichimi - Yankuntza - Yasnunka 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 Pumpuentsa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Taisha Canton, the warmest month is Feb (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (22 °C). About 2,275 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (227 mm) and the driest Sep (135 mm). No month is both mild and dry, so plan around the rains. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 168 Feb 24 177 Mar 24 224 Apr 24 227 May 23 222 Jun 22 221 Jul 22 175 Aug 23 153 Sep 24 135 Oct 24 193 Nov 24 189 Dec 24 192 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pumpuentsa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de salud Tutinentza · Tuutinentsa 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.54651&mlon=-77.46975#map=17/-2.54651/-77.46975) Bank BanEcuador · Taisha 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.38033&mlon=-77.50933#map=17/-2.38033/-77.50933) Petrol pump Gasolinera AeroSangay · Taisha 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.38770&mlon=-77.50392#map=17/-2.38770/-77.50392) Hotel HOSTERíA KAWAA Taisha - Morona Santiago - Ecuador · Taisha 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.38333&mlon=-77.50000#map=17/-2.38333/-77.50000) School Cecib Jimpikit · Taisha 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.41806&mlon=-77.44594#map=17/-2.41806/-77.44594) Police station Upc Taisha · Taisha 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.38284&mlon=-77.50950#map=17/-2.38284/-77.50950) 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. ## Other parishes in Taisha Canton - Huasaga - Macuma - Taisha - Tuutinentsa ## Quick answers - Where is Pumpuentsa?In Taisha Canton, Morona Santiago Province, Ecuador - What borders Pumpuentsa?Huasaga, Taisha and Tuutinentsa - What time zone is Pumpuentsa in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Pumpuentsa?Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in Pumpuentsa?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Pumpuentsa?40 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Pumpuentsa?Settlements lie between 229 m and 289 m - Where is the nearest hospital to Pumpuentsa?Centro de salud Tutinentza, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pumpuentsa?BanEcuador, about 34 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pumpuentsa?Gasolinera AeroSangay, about 33 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pumpuentsa?EC140954 (OCHA common operational dataset)