# Sumaco Parish, Quijos Canton, Napo Province – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/quijos/sumaco/

Parish · Quijos Canton 

# Sumaco

Sumaco is a parish of Ecuador in Quijos Canton, Napo Province. It covers **285.3 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 285km²
- 1mapped service
- 2,040 mtypical elevation

## Where is Sumaco?

Sumaco lies in [Quijos Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/quijos/), [Napo Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 8 other parishes: [Baeza](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/quijos/baeza/), [Cosanga](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/quijos/cosanga/), [Cotundo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/archidona/cotundo/), [Hatun Sumaku](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/archidona/hatun-sumaku/), [Linares](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/el-chaco/linares/), [San Francisco de Borja](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/quijos/san-francisco-de-borja/), [San José de Payamino](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/orellana/loreto/san-jose-de-payamino/) and [Sardinas](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/el-chaco/sardinas/). By area it is the 224th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 18.0% of [Quijos Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/quijos/). The centre of Sumaco is about 94 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. The centre point is at 0.4678° S, 77.7138° 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 Sumaco

OpenStreetMap lists 5 named sights in Sumaco: 3 attractions; 2 waterfalls.

- Chontayacu · waterfall
- La Escondida · waterfall
- Cascada · attraction
- Concierto de las aves · attraction
- Finca Agroturistica El Madrigal · attraction

### Nearby, outside Sumaco

- Pakayaku · waterfall, Linares9.7 km
- Volcán Sumaco · volcano, Hatun Sumaku13 km
- Pan de Azúcar · volcano, Gonzalo Díaz de Pineda15 km
- Petroglifos del Río Cauchillo · attraction, Linares16 km
- Cascada del Río Cauchillo · attraction, Linares17 km
- Finca - Granja las Tres Marcelas · attraction, San Francisco de Borja17 km
- La Brisa Hummingbird Garden · attraction, Baeza17 km
- Templo del búho · attraction, Sardinas18 km
- Machangara · waterfall, Baeza20 km
- Machangara 2 · waterfall, Baeza20 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: Sumaco

- 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) · Quito81 km
- Francisco De Orellana Airport (OCC) · Coca81 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:01) and shortest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:08, sunset around 18:13).

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 Sumaco

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Sumaco.

- Sala Honda
- Sumaco

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 Sumaco

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Río Borja
- Río Cosanga

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 Sumaco and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Quijos Canton, the warmest month is Nov (average 10 °C) and the coolest is Jul (8 °C). 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 10 134 

Feb 10 140 

Mar 10 168 

Apr 10 180 

May 10 146 

Jun 8 104 

Jul 8 81 

Aug 8 62 

Sep 9 69 

Oct 10 119 

Nov 10 130 

Dec 10 126 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Sumaco

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital subcentro · San Francisco de Borja 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.42472&mlon=-77.84523#map=17/-0.42472/-77.84523) 

Bank Banco Pichincha · El Chaco 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.34076&mlon=-77.81263#map=17/-0.34076/-77.81263) 

Petrol pump Terpel · El Chaco 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.33572&mlon=-77.80687#map=17/-0.33572/-77.80687) 

Hotel Río Quijos Ecolodge · Sardinas 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.39163&mlon=-77.81648#map=17/-0.39163/-77.81648) 

School Unidad Educativa El Chaco · El Chaco 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.33817&mlon=-77.81391#map=17/-0.33817/-77.81391) 

College Unidad Educativa Napo · El Chaco 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.33723&mlon=-77.80956#map=17/-0.33723/-77.80956) 

Police station UPC Valle de Quijos · Baeza 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.46190&mlon=-77.90401#map=17/-0.46190/-77.90401) 

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 Sumaco

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

- Hotels1

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 Quijos Canton

- Baeza
- Cosanga
- Cuyuja
- Papallacta
- San Francisco de Borja

## Quick answers

- Where is Sumaco?In Quijos Canton, Napo Province, Ecuador
- What borders Sumaco?Baeza, Cosanga, Cotundo, Hatun Sumaku, Linares, San Francisco de Borja, San José de Payamino and Sardinas
- What is there to see in Sumaco?Cascada, Chontayacu, Concierto de las aves, Finca Agroturistica El Madrigal
- What time zone is Sumaco in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Sumaco?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Sumaco?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Sumaco?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Sumaco?subcentro, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Sumaco?Banco Pichincha, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sumaco?Terpel, about 18 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Sumaco?EC150756 (OCHA common operational dataset)