# Cochapeti District, Huarmey Province, Ancash Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/huarmey/cochapeti/ District · Huarmey Province # Cochapeti Cochapeti is a district of Peru in Huarmey Province, Ancash Department. It covers **98.5 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 98.5km² - 8mapped services - 2,750 mtypical elevation ## Where is Cochapeti? Cochapeti lies in [Huarmey Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/huarmey/), [Ancash Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 4 other districts: [Cotaparaco](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/recuay/cotaparaco/), [Huarmey](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/huarmey/huarmey/), [Malvas](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/huarmey/malvas/) and [Pararin](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/recuay/pararin/). By area it is the 1381st largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 2.5% of [Huarmey Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/huarmey/). The centre of Cochapeti is about 241 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 9.9801° S, 77.6958° W. Source: [Instituto Geográfico Nacional - IGN via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-per). ## Know before you go: Cochapeti - 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 - FAP Lieutenant Jaime Andres de Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) · Chimbote129 km - Alferez Fap David Figueroa Fernandini Airport (HUU) · Huánuco164 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 05:44) and shortest in Jun (about 11.5 hours, sunrise around 06:24, sunset around 17:57). 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 Cochapeti Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Cochapeti. The largest with a recorded population: Cochapetí (255), San Isidro (94), Huichay (83), Pirauya (47), Equiparco (7) and Huancuato (6). Settlements here lie between about 951 m and 3,649 m above sea level (median 2,750 m). - Chochapeti - Cochapetí - Equiparco - Huancuato - Huataspín - Huichay - Lampi - Pirauya - San Isidro - San Miguel - Santa Cruz - Yauyan - Yauyán 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 Cochapeti Named natural and historic features inside Cochapeti, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Río Cataparaco 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 Cochapeti and the best time to visit Using the climate of Huarmey Province, the warmest month is Feb (average 7 °C) and the coolest is Oct (3 °C), after allowing for this place being about 2,483 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 137 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (25 mm) and the driest Aug (1 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 6 14 Feb 7 18 Mar 7 25 Apr 6 15 May 5 11 Jun 4 2 Jul 4 2 Aug 4 1 Sep 4 3 Oct 3 8 Nov 4 13 Dec 5 25 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Cochapeti Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital De Apoyo Recuay · Recuay 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.72806&mlon=-77.45329#map=17/-9.72806/-77.45329) Bank Banco de la Nación · Recuay 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.72169&mlon=-77.45663#map=17/-9.72169/-77.45663) Petrol pump Grifo Pam Pam · Marca 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.14443&mlon=-77.50202#map=17/-10.14443/-77.50202) Hotel Las Terrazas de Cajacay · Cajacay 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.15639&mlon=-77.43907#map=17/-10.15639/-77.43907) School Institución Educativa No. 88176 · Cochapeti 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.96598&mlon=-77.69463#map=17/-9.96598/-77.69463) College Círculo de Estudios Miguel Ángel Cornejo " Mac" · Catac 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.80534&mlon=-77.43105#map=17/-9.80534/-77.43105) Police station Comisaría Raquia · Antonio Raymondi 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.15635&mlon=-77.47216#map=17/-10.15635/-77.47216) 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 Cochapeti Places mapped inside Cochapeti in open map data, by type. - Schools8 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 Huarmey Province - Culebras - Huarmey - Huayan - Malvas ## Quick answers - Where is Cochapeti?In Huarmey Province, Ancash Department, Peru - What borders Cochapeti?Cotaparaco, Huarmey, Malvas and Pararin - What time zone is Cochapeti in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Cochapeti?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Cochapeti?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Cochapeti?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Cochapeti?Settlements lie between 951 m and 3,649 m - Where is the nearest hospital to Cochapeti?Hospital De Apoyo Recuay, about 39 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Cochapeti?Banco de la Nación, about 39 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Cochapeti?Grifo Pam Pam, about 28 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Cochapeti?PE021102 (OCHA common operational dataset)