# Tarapoa Parish, Cuyabeno Canton, Sucumbíos Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/cuyabeno/tarapoa/

Parish · Cuyabeno Canton 

# Tarapoa

Tarapoa is a parish of Ecuador in Cuyabeno Canton, Sucumbíos Province. It covers **1,102.9 km²**. 44 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1,103km²
- 6mapped services
- 274 mtypical elevation

## Where is Tarapoa?

Tarapoa lies in [Cuyabeno Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/cuyabeno/), [Sucumbíos Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 7 other parishes: [Aguas Negras](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/cuyabeno/aguas-negras/), [Cuyabeno](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/cuyabeno/cuyabeno/), [Pacayacu](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/lago-agrio/pacayacu/), [Pañacocha](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/shushufindi/panacocha/), [San Roque](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/shushufindi/san-roque/), [Sansahuari](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/putumayo/sansahuari/) and [Shushufindi](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/shushufindi/shushufindi/). By area it is the 25th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 28.7% of [Cuyabeno Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/cuyabeno/). The centre of Tarapoa is about 237 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. The centre point is at 0.1655° S, 76.3957° 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 Tarapoa

### Nearby, outside Tarapoa

- Condor Mirador · viewpoint, Aguas Negras17 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: Tarapoa

- 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

- Francisco De Orellana Airport (OCC) · Coca74 km
- Tres De Mayo Airport (PUU) · Puerto Asís75 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 05:56) and shortest in Apr (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:02, 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 Tarapoa

Open gazetteers list **44 villages, towns and localities** in Tarapoa. Settlements here lie between about 242 m and 300 m above sea level (median 274 m).

- 17 de Abril
- Bella Maria
- Centro Eno Secoya
- Centro Secoya
- Centro unión
- Ciudad de Piñas
- Comuna Shuar Taikiua
- Cooperativa Unión y Progreso
- Dorine
- El Triunfo
- Jesús del Gran Poder
- La Libertad
- La Raya
- Las Mercedes
- Libertad
- Los Angeles
- Los Ángeles
- Lucha Bolivarence
- Marian
- Montecristi
- Nueva Jerusalen
- Nueva Juventud
- Nueva Santina
- Nuevo Manabí
- Paz y Bien
- Perla del Oriente
- Poza Honda
- Poza Onda
- Pre Cooperativa Lucha Bolivarense
- Pre Cooperativa Villa María
- Puerto Siney
- San Jose
- San José
- Shushufindi
- Sototsiaya
- Tangay
- Tarapoa
- Tigre Grande
- Tres de Mayo
- Union Bolivarence
- Union Lojana
- Unión Bolivarense
- Unión y Progreso
- Virgen del Rosario

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 Tarapoa

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

### Water

3 rivers and streams.

- Río Aguas Negras
- Río Balatayacu
- Río Negro

### Getting around

1 airport.

- Tarapoa Airport

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 Tarapoa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Cuyabeno Canton, the warmest month is Feb (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (24 °C). About 2,539 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is May (264 mm) and the driest Jan (147 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 25 147 

Feb 25 188 

Mar 25 258 

Apr 25 236 

May 25 264 

Jun 24 259 

Jul 24 218 

Aug 25 186 

Sep 25 168 

Oct 25 206 

Nov 25 196 

Dec 25 215 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Tarapoa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Responsabilidad Social Jorge Cajas · Shushufindi 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.18771&mlon=-76.63741#map=17/-0.18771/-76.63741) 

Bank Banecuador Tarapoa · Tarapoa 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.12617&mlon=-76.34413#map=17/-0.12617/-76.34413) 

Petrol pump Petroecuador · Tarapoa 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.12926&mlon=-76.33357#map=17/-0.12926/-76.33357) 

Hotel hotel jennyfer · Tarapoa 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.12559&mlon=-76.34455#map=17/-0.12559/-76.34455) 

Mall Mega Mercado Shushufindi · Shushufindi 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.18878&mlon=-76.63847#map=17/-0.18878/-76.63847) 

School COMUNIDAD ANCESTRAL ALLIPAMBA · Shushufindi 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.12091&mlon=-76.51710#map=17/-0.12091/-76.51710) 

College Unidad Educativa · San Roque 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.30341&mlon=-76.54001#map=17/-0.30341/-76.54001) 

Police station Destacamento Militar · Tarapoa 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.11517&mlon=-76.34188#map=17/-0.11517/-76.34188) 

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 Tarapoa

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

- Banks1
- Petrol pumps2
- Hotels2
- Police stations1

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 Cuyabeno Canton

- Aguas Negras
- Cuyabeno

## Quick answers

- Where is Tarapoa?In Cuyabeno Canton, Sucumbíos Province, Ecuador
- What borders Tarapoa?Aguas Negras, Cuyabeno, Pacayacu, Pañacocha, San Roque, Sansahuari and Shushufindi
- What is there to see in Tarapoa?Condor Mirador
- What time zone is Tarapoa in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Tarapoa?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Tarapoa?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Tarapoa?44 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Tarapoa?Settlements lie between 242 m and 300 m
- Where is the nearest hospital to Tarapoa?Centro de Responsabilidad Social Jorge Cajas, about 27 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Tarapoa?Banecuador Tarapoa, about 7.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Tarapoa?Petroecuador, about 8.0 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Tarapoa?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Tarapoa?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Tarapoa?EC210750 (OCHA common operational dataset)