# Mejía Canton, Pichincha Province – Parishes, Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/mejia/

Canton · Pichincha Province 

# Mejía Canton

Mejía Canton is a canton of Ecuador in Pichincha Province. It covers **1,411.2 km²**. Its main town is Machachi. It is divided into 8 parishes. 249 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 344 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1,411km²
- 8parishes
- 344mapped services

## Where is Mejía Canton?

Mejía Canton lies in [Pichincha Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 6 other cantons: [Archidona Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/napo/archidona/), [Distrito Metropolitano de Quito Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/distrito-metropolitano-de-quito/), [Latacunga Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/cotopaxi/latacunga/), [Rumiñahui Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/ruminahui/), [Santo Domingo Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/santo-domingo-de-los-tsachilas/santo-domingo/) and [Sigchos Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/cotopaxi/sigchos/). By area it is the 44th largest of 221 cantons in Ecuador. It covers 14.9% of [Pichincha Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/). The centre of Mejía Canton is about 31 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. The centre point is at 0.4773° S, 78.6550° 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 Mejía Canton

OpenStreetMap lists 26 named sights in Mejía Canton: 5 volcanos; 5 memorials; 4 waterfalls; 3 nature reserves; 2 monuments; 2 viewpoints; 2 attractions; 1 gallery; 1 archaeological site; 1 museum.

- Centro de interpretación y cafetería · museum
- Pucará de Salitre · archaeological site
- Cascada de Fuego · waterfall
- Cascadas San Luis de la Calera · waterfall
- La Chorrera del Napa · waterfall
- Rumiñahui · waterfall
- Bosque Protector Toachi Pilaton · nature reserve
- Parque Nacional Cotopaxi · nature reserve
- Refugio de Vida Silvestre y Bosque de Protección Pasochoa · nature reserve
- La Base · viewpoint
- Summit ridge · viewpoint
- El Murco · attraction
- Monumento al Ordeño · attraction
- CAMPO SANTO JARDINES DE SANTA ROSA · memorial
- Casa del Arte · gallery
- Cementerio de Machachi · memorial
- Corazón · volcano
- El Caballo · monument
- Illiniza Norte · volcano
- Illiniza Sur · volcano
- Jose Mejia · memorial
- Monumento Atahualpa · memorial
- Rumiñahui · volcano
- San Cristóbal · monument
- Sincholahua · volcano
- Soldado de Infantería · memorial

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: Mejía 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

- Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) · Latacunga48 km
- Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) · Quito51 km

### Nearest railway station

Estación de tren Tambillo (Tambillo), about 15 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:05) and shortest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:11, sunset around 18:17).

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 Mejía Canton

Parish Area km² Localities Services 

[Aloag](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/mejia/aloag/) 213 42 26 

[Aloasí](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/mejia/aloasi/) 66 41 42 

[Cutuglahua](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/mejia/cutuglahua/) 32 26 14 

[El Chaupi](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/mejia/el-chaupi/) 143 13 11 

[Machachi](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/mejia/machachi/) 393 69 160 

[Manuel Cornejo Astorga](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/mejia/manuel-cornejo-astorga/) 494 35 26 

[Tambillo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/mejia/tambillo/) 50 27 53 

[Uyumbicho](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pichincha/mejia/uyumbicho/) 21 16 12 

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 Mejía Canton

Open gazetteers list **249 villages, towns and localities** in Mejía Canton. The largest with a recorded population: Machachi (25,742). Settlements here lie between about 1,236 m and 3,960 m above sea level (median 2,941 m).

- Agua Caliente
- Aloasí
- Alóag
- Anchamasa
- Angamarca
- Anita Lucia de Quisinche
- Arrayan
- Aso. Tierra y Trabajo
- Atenas
- Ayahurco
- Aychapicho
- Aymesa
- Bellavista
- Boliche
- Boloña
- Canchacoto
- Canzacoto
- Capulisuco
- Champamba
- Chaupi
- Chillagua
- Chisinche
- Chisinche de Aloasí
- Cobadonga
- Cortijo
- Cuatro Esquinas del Belén
- Culala Alto
- Culala Bajo
- Cutuglagua
- Del Salitre
- El Belén
- El Capulí
- El Cedral
- El Chaupi
- El Corazón
- El Obelisco
- El Paraíso
- El Rosal
- El Rosario
- El Tambo
- El Tanque
- El Tejar
- Falcon
- Florencia
- Gualilagua
- Guitig Alto
- Guitig Bajo
- Génova
- Hacienda Aichapiche
- Hacienda Alvarez
- Hacienda Araujo
- Hacienda Ayaurcu
- Hacienda Ayurcu
- Hacienda Ayurcu de Peña
- Hacienda Bellavista
- Hacienda Casiganda
- Hacienda Catahuango
- Hacienda Chisinche
- Hacienda Colache
- Hacienda Concepción
- Hacienda Cosmorama
- Hacienda Cristina
- Hacienda El Belén
- Hacienda El Carmen
- Hacienda El Corazón
- Hacienda El Jordán
- Hacienda El Obraje
- Hacienda El Rosario
- Hacienda El Tambo
- Hacienda Escudero
- Hacienda Galpón
- Hacienda Gualilagua Chica
- Hacienda Gualilagua de Donoso
- Hacienda Gualilagua de Uribe
- Hacienda Génova
- Hacienda Güitig Bajo
- Hacienda La Alegría
- Hacienda La Boyería
- Hacienda La Calera
- Hacienda La Concepción
- Hacienda La Esperanza
- Hacienda La Granja
- Hacienda La Lola
- Hacienda La Merced
- Hacienda La Moya
- Hacienda La Recoletilla
- Hacienda La Victoria
- Hacienda Laiques
- Hacienda Llumaguango
- Hacienda Lolita
- Hacienda Los Potreros Bajos
- Hacienda Mancheno
- Hacienda Manuales
- Hacienda Mariscal
- Hacienda Matilde
- Hacienda Mera
- Hacienda Miraflores
- Hacienda Monjas
- Hacienda Porvenir
- Hacienda Puchalitola
- Hacienda Puichig
- Hacienda Romerillos
- Hacienda Rosario
- Hacienda San Alfonso
- Hacienda San Antonio
- Hacienda San Francisco
- Hacienda San Félix
- Hacienda San Isidro
- Hacienda San Javier
- Hacienda San José
- Hacienda San José Alto
- Hacienda San José Bajo
- Hacienda San Miguel
- Hacienda San Rafael
- Hacienda Santa Catalina
- Hacienda Santa Elena
- Hacienda Santa Laurita
- Hacienda Santa Rosa
- Hacienda Santo Domingo
- Hacienda Sillunchi Chico
- Hacienda Sillunchi Grande
- Hacienda Tambillo Alto
- Hacienda Tambillo Bajo
- Hacienda Turín
- Hacienda Unagua
- Huasimillo
- Illolán
- La Bahia
- La Chorrera de San Pablo
- La Concepción
- La Dolorosa de Aychapicho
- La Esperanza
- La Esperie
- La Estación
- La Granja
- La Ilusión
- La Isla
- La Joya
- La Libertad
- La Merced
- La Merced Nuevo Machachi
- La Moya
- Las Pampas Argentinas
- Llano Largo
- Llulluchis
- Loreto Pedregal
- Loreto del Pedregal
- Los Alpes
- Los Eucaliptos
- Los Olivos
- Lourdes
- Machachi
- Manuel Cornejo Astorga
- Manuel Cornejo Astorga Tandapi
- Marianito
- Mirabad
- Mirador
- Miraflores Alto
- Miraflores Bajo
- Murco
- Musuag
- Novillero Cocha
- Ovejería
- Palestina
- Pansaleo
- Peñas Blancas
- Piliche
- Pilongo
- Pilopata de Monjas
- Pinllocruz
- Polivio
- Pongo
- Potreros Altos
- Pucara Grande
- Pucará
- Pugyopamba
- Puichig
- Pujín
- Pungua
- Púlpito
- Rancho
- Rosario
- Rumipamba
- Rìo Silante
- Río Blanco
- Saguanchi
- Salanco
- San Agustín
- San Alfonso
- San Antonio
- San Antonio Alto
- San Antonio de Chamisa
- San Antonio de Chamizas
- San Antonio del Pilatón
- San Augusto
- San Cristobal
- San Cristóbal
- San Francisco
- San Francisco 1
- San Francisco de Cutuglagua
- San Fransisco
- San Ignacio
- San Jose
- San Jose de Tucuso
- San Jose de Yomboya
- San José
- San José de Tucusu
- San Juan
- San Juan de Quitasol
- San Luis
- San Manuel
- San Miguel
- San Roque
- San Sabina
- San Sebastián
- San Vicente
- San Vicente de Yamboya
- Santa Ana
- Santa Ana de Changalli
- Santa Ana de Pedregal
- Santa Ana de la Concepción
- Santa Ana del Pedregal
- Santa Clara
- Santa Inés
- Santa Isabel
- Santa María
- Santa Rosa
- Santa Rosa Alta
- Santa Rosa Baja
- Santa Rosa de Taguachi
- Santa Rosa de los Molinos
- Santo Domingo
- Santuario de Baños
- Sarapullo Alto
- Sarapullo Bajo
- Tahuachi
- Tahuaico
- Tambillo
- Tambillo Viejo
- Tambopamba
- Tunduluquin
- Umbalá
- Umbria
- Unachi
- Uyumbicho
- Valle Hermoso
- Yamboya
- Yolán
- Zumba

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 Mejía Canton

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

### Water

157 rivers and streams; 2 lakes.

- Dias-Chaina
- Laguna Alumis-cocha
- Laguna Sancudo Cocha
- Mudadero
- Niñahullca
- Patocucho
- Quebrada Alvarez
- Quebrada Ashpachaca
- Quebrada Atucchupa
- Quebrada Atucchupa Chico
- Quebrada Atucchupa Grande
- Quebrada Barrio Nuevo
- Quebrada Bolsones
- Quebrada Bomboli
- Quebrada Candelillas
- Quebrada Capulísucu
- Quebrada Cariacu
- Quebrada Cascungu
- Quebrada Cashapamba
- Quebrada Casitahua
- Quebrada Caspungo
- Quebrada Chamilco
- Quebrada Chan
- Quebrada Chaquishcahua

…and 135 more.

### Hills and mountains

17 mountains.

- Iliniza · 5,132 m
- Lliniza Sur · 5,084 m
- Lliniza Norte · 4,890 m
- Corazón · 4,756 m
- Atacazo · 4,420 m
- Cerro Ingacorral · 3,672 m
- Cerro Alto · 3,550 m
- Cerro Zunfana · 3,541 m
- Loma Caballocunga · 3,403 m
- La Moya · 3,332 m
- La Esperanza · 3,308 m
- Pansaleo · 3,224 m
- San Miguel · 3,050 m
- Calvario · 2,956 m
- Murcu · 2,819 m
- Mirador · 2,793 m
- Cerro Verde · 2,637 m

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 Mejía Canton and the best time to visit

In Mejía Canton, the warmest month is May (average 15 °C) and the coolest is Jul (14 °C). About 1,179 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (169 mm) and the driest Aug (33 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to December**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 14 132 

Feb 14 142 

Mar 14 169 

Apr 15 168 

May 15 117 

Jun 14 63 

Jul 14 43 

Aug 14 33 

Sep 14 41 

Oct 14 80 

Nov 14 92 

Dec 14 100 

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Mejía Canton

Places mapped inside Mejía Canton in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals18
- Banks9
- ATMs3
- Petrol pumps30
- Hotels49
- Shopping malls2
- Schools57
- Cinemas1
- Pharmacies14
- Restaurants145
- Police stations12
- Dental clinics4

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 Mejía Canton?In Pichincha Province, Ecuador
- What borders Mejía Canton?Archidona Canton, Distrito Metropolitano de Quito Canton, Latacunga Canton, Rumiñahui Canton, Santo Domingo Canton and Sigchos Canton
- What is there to see in Mejía Canton?Bosque Protector Toachi Pilaton, CAMPO SANTO JARDINES DE SANTA ROSA, Casa del Arte, Cascada de Fuego
- What time zone is Mejía Canton in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Mejía Canton?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Mejía Canton?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Mejía Canton?249 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Mejía Canton?Settlements lie between 1,236 m and 3,960 m
- What is the highest point in Mejía Canton?Iliniza (5,132 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Mejía Canton?May to December
- How many hospitals are in Mejía Canton?18 mapped
- How many banks are in Mejía Canton?9 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Mejía Canton?3 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Mejía Canton?30 mapped
- What is the P-code of Mejía Canton?EC1703 (OCHA common operational dataset)