# Tuutinentsa Parish, Taisha Canton, Morona Santiago Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/taisha/tuutinentsa/

Parish · Taisha Canton 

# Tuutinentsa

Tuutinentsa is a parish of Ecuador in Taisha Canton, Morona Santiago Province. It covers **957.1 km²**. 37 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 957km²
- 5mapped services
- 236 mtypical elevation

## Where is Tuutinentsa?

Tuutinentsa 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 4 other parishes: [Pumpuentsa](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/taisha/pumpuentsa/), [San José de Morona](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/tiwintza/san-jose-de-morona/), [Sevilla Don Bosco](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/morona/sevilla-don-bosco/) and [Taisha](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/taisha/taisha/). By area it is the 39th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 15.6% of [Taisha Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/taisha/). The centre of Tuutinentsa is about 296 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 40 km from Taisha, the main town of Taisha Canton. The centre point is at 2.6921° S, 77.5101° 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: Tuutinentsa

- 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) · Macas81 km
- Mariscal Lamar Airport (CUE) · Cuenca165 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 06:11, sunset around 18:09).

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 Tuutinentsa

Open gazetteers list **37 villages, towns and localities** in Tuutinentsa. Settlements here lie between about 223 m and 295 m above sea level (median 236 m).

- Ankuash
- Chiwias
- Cusuimi
- Dos Lagunas
- Entza
- Iniayu
- Iniayua
- Jempents
- Jiat
- Jiet
- Kaniants
- Kapantinentza
- Kapitian
- Kashaints
- Kusutka
- Naekat
- Nayantza
- Neikimentza
- Nunkuínunka
- Paatinentsa
- Paatints
- Pampants
- Pucar
- Putuimi
- Putunts
- Santa Rosa Sur
- Shiramentza
- Tambo Chumpi
- Tsentzakentza
- Tukupi
- Tutinentza
- Tuutinentza
- Warints
- Weeknunka
- Yamanunka
- Yawaentza
- Yuraank

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 Tuutinentsa

Named natural and historic features inside Tuutinentsa, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

14 rivers and streams.

- Río Copotaza Entza
- Río Cushuimi
- Río Cuzutca
- Río Kashaints
- Río Macuma
- Río Morona
- Río Muishimi
- Río Panguientza
- Río Panki
- Río Pumpuentza
- Río Rusulime
- Río Samiquim
- Río Wawaimi
- Río Wichimi

### Getting around

22 airfields.

- Cusuimi
- Etsa
- Inaywa Sur
- Jempentza
- Kaniats
- Kapatinentza
- Kapitian
- Libertad Sur
- Nayantza
- Numkuin
- Pampantza
- Patintza
- Pucar
- Putuimi
- Putunts
- Rio Cangaime Northwest
- Shiramentza
- Tsentsakentza
- Tucupi
- Tutinentza
- Yawaentza
- Yurank

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 Tuutinentsa 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 Tuutinentsa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro De Salud Tuutinentza · Tuutinentsa 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.54816&mlon=-77.47002#map=17/-2.54816/-77.47002) 

Bank BanEcuador · Taisha 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.38033&mlon=-77.50933#map=17/-2.38033/-77.50933) 

Petrol pump Gasolinera AeroSangay · Taisha 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.38770&mlon=-77.50392#map=17/-2.38770/-77.50392) 

Hotel Monte Verde Hostal · San José de Morona 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.88066&mlon=-77.67487#map=17/-2.88066/-77.67487) 

School Escuela Kashaints · Tuutinentsa 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.70056&mlon=-77.53583#map=17/-2.70056/-77.53583) 

Police station UPC San Jose de Morona · San José de Morona 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.88086&mlon=-77.67216#map=17/-2.88086/-77.67216) 

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 Tuutinentsa

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

- Hospitals3
- Schools2

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 Taisha Canton

- Huasaga
- Macuma
- Pumpuentsa
- Taisha

## Quick answers

- Where is Tuutinentsa?In Taisha Canton, Morona Santiago Province, Ecuador
- What borders Tuutinentsa?Pumpuentsa, San José de Morona, Sevilla Don Bosco and Taisha
- What time zone is Tuutinentsa in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Tuutinentsa?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Tuutinentsa?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Tuutinentsa?37 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Tuutinentsa?Settlements lie between 223 m and 295 m
- Where is the nearest hospital to Tuutinentsa?Centro De Salud Tuutinentza, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Tuutinentsa?BanEcuador, about 35 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Tuutinentsa?Gasolinera AeroSangay, about 34 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Tuutinentsa?3 mapped
- What is the P-code of Tuutinentsa?EC140953 (OCHA common operational dataset)