# Montevideo District, Chachapoyas Province, Amazonas Department

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/chachapoyas/montevideo/

District · Chachapoyas Province 

# Montevideo

Montevideo is a district of Peru in Chachapoyas Province, Amazonas Department. It covers **122.8 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 123km²
- 2mapped services
- 2,767 mtypical elevation

## Where is Montevideo?

Montevideo lies in [Chachapoyas Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/chachapoyas/), [Amazonas Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 5 other districts: [Huicungo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/mariscal-caceres/huicungo/), [Leimebamba](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/chachapoyas/leimebamba/), [Limabamba](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/rodriguez-de-mendoza/limabamba/), [Mariscal Castilla](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/chachapoyas/mariscal-castilla/) and [San Francisco del Yeso](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/luya/san-francisco-del-yeso/). By area it is the 1255th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 4.2% of [Chachapoyas Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/chachapoyas/). The centre of Montevideo is about 607 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. It is about 47 km from Chachapoyas, the main town of Chachapoyas Province. The centre point is at 6.6281° S, 77.7309° W.

Source: [Instituto Geográfico Nacional - IGN via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-per).

## Things to see in and around Montevideo

OpenStreetMap lists 3 named sights in Montevideo: 3 attractions.

- Complejo Olán - Pircacunga · attraction
- Complejo Olán - Pumaurco · attraction
- Rumichaco Monja · attraction

### Nearby, outside Montevideo

- Complejo Olán - Sunipirca · attraction, Mariscal Castilla6.7 km
- Complejo Olán - Olán · attraction, Mariscal Castilla6.9 km
- Ruinas de Pircaloma (Casa circular Chachapoya) · attraction, San Francisco del Yeso11 km
- Purunmachu (Sarcophagi) · attraction, San Francisco del Yeso12 km
- La Congona · attraction, San Francisco del Yeso12 km
- Guishoc · archaeological site, San Francisco del Yeso13 km
- Leymebamba Museum · museum, Leimebamba13 km
- Tragadero de Ucshapugro · cave, La Jalca14 km
- Cueva de Yacyecuj · cave, La Jalca15 km
- Cueva del Frio · cave, La Jalca16 km
- Cascarilla Wasi · attraction, Huicungo16 km
- Tragadero de Totora · cave, La Jalca16 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: Montevideo

- Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Lima
- CurrencySol (PEN)
- Country calling code+51
- LanguagesSpanish, Quechua, Aymara
- Plug typesType A, B, C · 220 V
- Driving sideRight
- Postcode format5 digits (#####)

### Nearest airports

- Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) · Chachapoyas49 km
- Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport (CJA) · Cajamarca101 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:50) and shortest in Jun (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:18, sunset around 18:03).

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 Montevideo

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Montevideo. The largest with a recorded population: Samanga (25) and Potma (1). Settlements here lie between about 2,097 m and 3,234 m above sea level (median 2,767 m).

- Balconcillo
- Boyshayana
- Potma
- Samanga
- Tambo

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 Montevideo

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

### Water

5 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Calalac
- Quebrada Cunche
- Quebrada Honda y Seca
- Quebrada Silencio
- Quebrada Sisohuayco

### Hills and mountains

3 mountains.

- Cerro Rayo Shitana · 3,428 m
- Cerro Fila Alta · 3,406 m
- Cerro Peña Blanca · 2,989 m

### Getting around

1 airport.

- San Francisco 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 Montevideo and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Chachapoyas Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 14 °C) and the coolest is Jun (12 °C), after allowing for this place being about 282 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 611 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (81 mm) and the driest Aug (16 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to December**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 14 70 

Feb 14 66 

Mar 13 81 

Apr 13 74 

May 13 44 

Jun 12 28 

Jul 12 21 

Aug 13 16 

Sep 14 31 

Oct 14 53 

Nov 14 65 

Dec 14 61 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Montevideo

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital María Auxiladora · San Nicolas 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.39547&mlon=-77.47890#map=17/-6.39547/-77.47890) 

Petrol pump Mary Estefany · Santo Tomas 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.56404&mlon=-77.83039#map=17/-6.56404/-77.83039) 

Hotel Hostal La Petaca · Leimebamba 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.70724&mlon=-77.80342#map=17/-6.70724/-77.80342) 

School Institución Educativa No. 18057 · Mariscal Castilla 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.60436&mlon=-77.79454#map=17/-6.60436/-77.79454) 

College Gustavo Eduardo Lanatta Lujan · Leimebamba 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.70455&mlon=-77.80122#map=17/-6.70455/-77.80122) 

Police station Comisaría PNP Durazno Pampa · Mariscal Castilla 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.59343&mlon=-77.80994#map=17/-6.59343/-77.80994) 

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 Montevideo

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

- 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 districts in Chachapoyas Province

- Asuncion
- Balsas
- Chachapoyas
- Cheto
- Chiliquin
- Chuquibamba
- Granada
- Huancas
- La Jalca
- Leimebamba
- Levanto
- Magdalena
- Mariscal Castilla
- Molinopampa
- Olleros
- Quinjalca
- San Francisco de Daguas
- San Isidro de Maino
- Soloco
- Sonche

## Quick answers

- Where is Montevideo?In Chachapoyas Province, Amazonas Department, Peru
- What borders Montevideo?Huicungo, Leimebamba, Limabamba, Mariscal Castilla and San Francisco del Yeso
- What is there to see in Montevideo?Complejo Olán - Pircacunga, Complejo Olán - Pumaurco, Rumichaco Monja
- What time zone is Montevideo in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Montevideo?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Montevideo?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Montevideo?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Montevideo?Settlements lie between 2,097 m and 3,234 m
- What is the highest point in Montevideo?Cerro Rayo Shitana (3,428 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Montevideo?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Montevideo?Hospital María Auxiladora, about 38 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Montevideo?Mary Estefany, about 13 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Montevideo?PE010115 (OCHA common operational dataset)