# Cochas District, Ocros Province, Ancash Department – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/ocros/cochas/ District · Ocros Province # Cochas Cochas is a district of Peru in Ocros Province, Ancash Department. It covers **411.1 km²**. 19 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 11 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 411km² - 11mapped services - 633 mtypical elevation ## Where is Cochas? Cochas lies in [Ocros Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/ocros/), [Ancash Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 8 other districts: [Acas](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/ocros/acas/), [Ambar](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lima/huaura/ambar/), [Barranca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lima/barranca/barranca/), [Ocros](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/ocros/ocros/), [Pativilca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lima/barranca/pativilca/), [San Pedro](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/ocros/san-pedro/), [Santiago de Chilcas](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/ocros/santiago-de-chilcas/) and [Supe](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lima/barranca/supe/). By area it is the 559th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 21.5% of [Ocros Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/ocros/). The centre of Cochas is about 162 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 10.6569° S, 77.4826° 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: Cochas - 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 - Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) · Lima157 km - Alferez Fap David Figueroa Fernandini Airport (HUU) · Huánuco164 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 05:42) and shortest in Jun (about 11.5 hours, sunrise around 06:24, sunset around 17:55). 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 Cochas Open gazetteers list **19 villages, towns and localities** in Cochas. The largest with a recorded population: Cochas (211), Alpas (119), Huanchay (64), Espachín Bajo (45), Congón (41) and Tres Cruces (33). Settlements here lie between about 420 m and 2,137 m above sea level (median 633 m). - Alpas - Araya Chica - Cabrillas - Caracha - Cochas - Congón - Espachín Alto - Espachín Bajo - Huanchay - Huayacocha - Huaylillas Grande - Huaylillos Chico - Las Vírgenes - Pichus Bajo - Piedra Hueca - San Telmo - Tentación - Tres Cruces - Yanapampa 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 Cochas Named natural and historic features inside Cochas, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Quebrada de Huanchay ### Hills and mountains 8 mountains; 1 hill. - Cerro Remate · 2,227 m - Cerro Corcobado · 2,193 m - Cerro Campamento · 2,005 m - Cerro Cochas · 1,962 m - Cerro Perdido · 1,640 m - Cerro Canevaro · 1,577 m - Cerro Tentación · 1,407 m - Cerro Alpas · 1,391 m - Cerro Pichus Alto · 1,274 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 Cochas and the best time to visit Using the climate of Ocros Province, the warmest month is Apr (average 33 °C) and the coolest is Jul (32 °C), after allowing for this place being about 2,389 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 148 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (25 mm) and the driest Aug (3 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 33 16 Feb 33 21 Mar 33 24 Apr 33 14 May 33 10 Jun 32 3 Jul 32 3 Aug 33 3 Sep 33 4 Oct 33 10 Nov 32 15 Dec 32 25 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Cochas Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital “Emergencias” Hospital de Supe · Supe 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.79706&mlon=-77.71722#map=17/-10.79706/-77.71722) Bank Banco de la nación · Supe 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.79581&mlon=-77.71721#map=17/-10.79581/-77.71721) ATM Banco de la nación · Supe 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.79697&mlon=-77.71761#map=17/-10.79697/-77.71761) Petrol pump Primax · Supe 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.78892&mlon=-77.71178#map=17/-10.78892/-77.71178) Hotel Hacienda La Paz · Pativilca 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.65193&mlon=-77.61404#map=17/-10.65193/-77.61404) Mall Mercado María Magdalena · Supe 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.79626&mlon=-77.71562#map=17/-10.79626/-77.71562) School Institución Educativa No. 88363 · Cochas 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.63713&mlon=-77.51811#map=17/-10.63713/-77.51811) College UNAB Ciudad Universitaria · Barranca 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.76404&mlon=-77.73992#map=17/-10.76404/-77.73992) Police station Comisaría PNP de protección de carreteras Barranca · Barranca 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.75400&mlon=-77.75897#map=17/-10.75400/-77.75897) 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 Cochas Places mapped inside Cochas in open map data, by type. - Schools11 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 Ocros Province - Acas - Cajamarquilla - Carhuapampa - Congas - Llipa - Ocros - San Cristobal de Rajan - San Pedro - Santiago de Chilcas ## Quick answers - Where is Cochas?In Ocros Province, Ancash Department, Peru - What borders Cochas?Acas, Ambar, Barranca, Ocros, Pativilca, San Pedro, Santiago de Chilcas and Supe - What time zone is Cochas in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Cochas?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Cochas?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Cochas?19 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Cochas?Settlements lie between 420 m and 2,137 m - What is the highest point in Cochas?Cerro Remate (2,227 m, GeoNames elevation model) - Where is the nearest hospital to Cochas?“Emergencias” Hospital de Supe, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Cochas?Banco de la nación, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Cochas?Banco de la nación, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Cochas?Primax, about 29 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Cochas?PE021405 (OCHA common operational dataset)