# Cotundo Parish, Archidona Canton, Napo Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/archidona/cotundo/

Parish · Archidona Canton 

# Cotundo

Cotundo is a parish of Ecuador in Archidona Canton, Napo Province. It covers **1,529.7 km²**. 41 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 21 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1,530km²
- 21mapped services
- 1,074 mtypical elevation

## Where is Cotundo?

Cotundo lies in [Archidona Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/archidona/), [Napo Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 8 other parishes: [Archidona](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/archidona/archidona/), [Cosanga](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/quijos/cosanga/), [Cuyuja](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/quijos/cuyuja/), [Hatun Sumaku](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/archidona/hatun-sumaku/), [Papallacta](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/quijos/papallacta/), [Puerto Misahuallí](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/tena/puerto-misahualli/), [San Pablo de Ushpayacu](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/archidona/san-pablo-de-ushpayacu/) and [Sumaco](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/quijos/sumaco/). By area it is the 13th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 50.1% of [Archidona Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/archidona/). The centre of Cotundo is about 83 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. The centre point is at 0.6677° S, 77.9178° 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 Cotundo

OpenStreetMap lists 74 named sights in Cotundo: 40 waterfalls; 25 attractions; 3 viewpoints; 3 nature reserves; 2 caves; 1 zoo.

- Antonia · waterfall
- Canta Gallo · waterfall
- Cascada · waterfall
- Cascada Las Rocas · waterfall
- Cascada María paccha · waterfall
- Cascada Rio Hollin Chico · waterfall
- Challua Paccha · waterfall
- Copalpaccha · waterfall
- Curipaccha · waterfall
- Curiquindi · waterfall
- Del Ángel · waterfall
- Dina paccha · waterfall
- Gallo de la peña · waterfall
- Gran Cañón de Cotundo · waterfall
- Guamapaccha · waterfall
- Jhonypaccha · waterfall
- Juanapaccha · waterfall
- Lorenzopaccha · waterfall
- Mágica · waterfall
- Nanampi paccha · waterfall
- Narupayacu · waterfall
- Pachacutick · waterfall
- Pavapaccha · waterfall
- Pishcopaccha · waterfall
- Pishñapacca · waterfall
- Purinapaccha · waterfall
- Puyupaccha · waterfall
- Quindipaccha · waterfall
- Sahinopaccha · waterfall
- Sindypaccha · waterfall

…and 44 more.

### Nearby, outside Cotundo

- Estación biológica Yanayacu · attraction, Cosanga8.2 km
- Chontas Birdwatching · nature reserve, Cosanga11 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: Cotundo

- 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

- Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) · Quito77 km
- Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) · Latacunga82 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:01) and shortest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:09, sunset around 18:14).

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 Cotundo

Open gazetteers list **41 villages, towns and localities** in Cotundo. Settlements here lie between about 756 m and 3,835 m above sea level (median 1,074 m).

- 20 de Mayo
- 5 de Octubre
- 9 de Junio
- Boaloma
- Buenos Aires
- Cocodrilo
- Comunidad San Juan
- Cotundo
- Curiurcu
- Gutiupamba
- Hacienda Chamanal
- Hollin
- Huamakurku
- Huasquilla
- Jondachi
- La Merced de Jondachi
- Los Andes
- Machangara
- Manku
- Mondayacu
- Mushuapa
- Nachiyacu
- Narupa
- Ninacaspi
- Nueva Esperanza
- Osayacu
- Pachakutik
- Pangayacu
- Pavayacu
- Rumiñahui
- San Fransisco de Cotundo
- San Pedro de Chimbiyacu
- San Pedro de Sardinas
- San Ramon
- Sarayacu
- Sardinas
- Shamato
- Shiguango
- Sociedad Libre
- Urcusiqui
- Yanayaku

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 Cotundo

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

### Water

5 rivers and streams; 1 lake.

- Laguna de Mica
- Quebrada Micahuaycu
- Quebrada Ramón Huañuña
- Río Altoyacu
- Río Claro
- Río Urcusiqui

### Forests and nature

1 forest reserve; 1 nature reserve.

- El Angel Ecological Reserve
- Sumaco Forest Reserve

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 Cotundo and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Archidona Canton, the warmest month is Nov (average 9 °C) and the coolest is Jul (7 °C), after allowing for this place being about 167 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,459 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (180 mm) and the driest Aug (62 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 9 134 

Feb 9 140 

Mar 9 168 

Apr 9 180 

May 9 146 

Jun 7 104 

Jul 7 81 

Aug 7 62 

Sep 8 69 

Oct 9 119 

Nov 9 130 

Dec 9 126 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Cotundo

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Puresto de Salud / Sardinas de Jondachi · Cotundo 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.77929&mlon=-77.79093#map=17/-0.77929/-77.79093) 

Bank BANECUADOR BAEZA · Baeza 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.46492&mlon=-77.89161#map=17/-0.46492/-77.89161) 

Petrol pump cosanga gasolinera · Cosanga 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.58045&mlon=-77.86776#map=17/-0.58045/-77.86776) 

Hotel San Isidro Lodge · Cosanga 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.59005&mlon=-77.88060#map=17/-0.59005/-77.88060) 

Mall Comercial Tobar · Tena 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.98730&mlon=-77.81356#map=17/-0.98730/-77.81356) 

School Escuela Gil Ramirez Davalos · Cosanga 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.57906&mlon=-77.86788#map=17/-0.57906/-77.86788) 

College Jaime Roldós Aguilera · Cotundo 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.84361&mlon=-77.79744#map=17/-0.84361/-77.79744) 

Police station GEMA Grupo Especial Movil Antinarcoticos BAEZA · Baeza 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.46404&mlon=-77.91723#map=17/-0.46404/-77.91723) 

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 Cotundo

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

- Hospitals2
- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels5
- Schools2
- Colleges and universities1
- Restaurants8
- Police stations1
- Dental clinics1

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 Archidona Canton

- Archidona
- Hatun Sumaku
- San Pablo de Ushpayacu

## Quick answers

- Where is Cotundo?In Archidona Canton, Napo Province, Ecuador
- What borders Cotundo?Archidona, Cosanga, Cuyuja, Hatun Sumaku, Papallacta, Puerto Misahuallí, San Pablo de Ushpayacu and Sumaco
- What is there to see in Cotundo?Amarun Huasi, Antisana Viewpoint, Antonia, Armallu Huasi
- What time zone is Cotundo in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Cotundo?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Cotundo?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Cotundo?41 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Cotundo?Settlements lie between 756 m and 3,835 m
- Where is the nearest hospital to Cotundo?Puresto de Salud / Sardinas de Jondachi, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Cotundo?BANECUADOR BAEZA, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Cotundo?cosanga gasolinera, about 11 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Cotundo?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Cotundo?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Cotundo?EC150352 (OCHA common operational dataset)